Timeline of the Closs case

Oct. 15, 2018: Barron County Sheriff's Office receives a frantic 911 call at 1 a.m. from a home just outside Barron, Wis. When deputies arrive, they find the bodies of James Closs, 56, and Denise Closs, 46. Their daughter, Jayme, 13, is gone. She was last seen on Oct. 14 at a family function. Jayme "is missing from the residence" and her life "is considered endangered," Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says at a news conference. An Amber Alert is issued. A tip from Miami is dismissed.

Oct. 18: About 100 volunteers trudge through brush and scour ditches along Hwy. 8 looking for clues but find nothing.

Oct. 22: A "gathering of hope" for Jayme draws a crowd to a local high school football field. Earlier that day, authorities ask the public to look for two cars seen in the area around the time Jayme disappeared.

Oct. 23: About 1,500 volunteers cover a dozen square miles searching for clues in the second search for Jayme.

Oct. 24: Jayme's family members break their silence at a news conference and deliver an emotional plea for her safe return. A $25,000 reward for information leading to Jayme's whereabouts is announced.

Oct. 27: Hundreds of mourners attend a funeral service for James and Denise Closs in nearby Cameron, Wis.

Jan. 10: Jayme escapes from a home in a remote area of Gordon, Wis., where she had been held captive for nearly three months. After a short while, she sought help from a woman walking her dog; authorities are notified, and later, suspect Jake T. Patterson, 21, is arrested.

Monday: Patterson is charged in Barron County Circuit Court with murder, kidnapping and armed burglary.

Staff reports