Crime & Justice

Jake Patterson, Suspect in Jayme Closs Kidnapping, Briefly Worked at Same Plant as Murdered Parents

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The kidnapped 13-year-old was found alive and her alleged captor was arrested, but police are still investigating why the family was targeted.

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The Wisconsin man charged with abducting Jayme Closs and murdering her parents was arrested while he was apparently hunting for the teen after she escaped from his remote cabin, police said Friday.

The arrest of 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson on Thursday afternoon, after Closs flagged down a bystander for help, closed...

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