Two year anniversary of escape: Jayme Closs’ family says she is surrounded by love
Jayme Closs escaped the home of her captor Jake Patterson on January 10, 2019, after having been missing for 88 days. Peterson is now serving life in prison.…
Closs Case
Timeline of events: The story of Jayme Closs’ abduction and rescue
Jake Patterson will be sentenced on Friday for…
Demolished Closs family home could mean fresh start for Barron
So far there is no official word on what will…
BREAKING: Closs home, site of tragic killings and kidnappings, torn down
Barron (WQOW) – The Closs home, where Jim…
Jake Patterson pleads guilty to abducting Jayme, killing James and Denise Closs
In a packed courtroom on Wednesday afternoon,…
Man suspected of kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing her parents identified as Jake Patterson
A man is in custody this morning suspected of…
“He can’t take my freedom”: Powerful statement from Jayme Closs
Chris Gramstrump, the family’s lawyer ad litem…
Sheriff looks to move community forward following Patterson sentencing
News 18 asked Fitzgerald what his department can learn from this experience. His answer: “You never give…
Live Updates: Jake Patterson’s sentencing
It is a packed and emotional courtroom on Friday as six family members took the…
WATCH: Jayme Closs honored before state Assembly as hometown hero
Jayme Closs, the Barron County teen who was abducted for 88 days before escaping her captor and finding help, was honored today before the Wisconsin…
Abduction survivors share advice in new documentary about Closs case
A new Lifetime documentary that aired Saturday evening, sheds light on a case all too familiar with our region and with the…
Sheriff: Jake Patterson moved to Dunn Co. Jail until sentencing
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald tells News 18 that Patterson will be housed in the Dunn County Jail until his sentencing May 24.…
Closs kidnapping, murder suspect due in court Wednesday
The man accused of kidnapping Jayme Closs after killing her parents will return to court in Barron County on Wednesday at 1…
Elizabeth Smart discusses moving forward following tragedy in Barron
Friday makes five months to the day that Jim and Denise Closs of Barron were murdered and their 13-year-old daughter…
Elizabeth Smart coming to Barron 5 months after Jayme Closs abducted
Elizabeth Smart, a now 31-year-old woman, knows all too well what it is like to be abducted at a young age. Now, nearly five months since Jayme Closs…
Jayme Closs and family send gratitude for gifts and donations
Jayme Closs’ guardian is relaying a message from Jayme, just over one month after she escaped her alleged captor in Douglas…
Jayme Closs’ family, community celebrates one month anniversary home
Sunday marks one month since Jayme Closs escaped her abductor and found her way to…