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Investigators learn more about Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor

January 13, 2019 / 09:34

This episode covers the miraculous rescue of 13-year-old Jamie Kloss, who was kidnapped from her home in Wisconsin and found alive 88 days later. Key discussions include the details of her abduction, the investigation led by Sheriff Kris Fitzgerald, and the arrest of Jake Patterson, the alleged kidnapper and murderer of Jamie's parents.

Jamie Kloss was reported missing after a 911 call indicated something was wrong at her home. Sheriff Fitzgerald describes the initial investigation, which focused on her parents, Denise and James Kloss, who were murdered. The investigation took a turn when Jamie escaped from Patterson's home in Gordon, Wisconsin.

Authorities believe Patterson had targeted Jamie specifically, despite having no prior criminal history. The episode highlights the community's response and the emotional relief felt by Jamie's family and law enforcement upon her safe return.

Jamie is praised for her bravery, with her father expressing gratitude for her survival. The episode raises questions about Patterson's motives and the lack of connection between him and the Kloss family.

Overall, the episode emphasizes the importance of community support and the resilience of a young girl in the face of adversity.

TLDR

Jamie Kloss, kidnapped for 88 days, escapes and is found alive, leading to the arrest of her alleged abductor Jake Patterson.

Episode

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Wow Thank You Brady eight days I have stood before you and said we would work tirelessly to bring Jamie cause home
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today I can report we have done just that 13-year old Jamie cloths was found alive 88 days after a stranger kidnapped
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her from her Wisconsin home I was crying and talking and he's like what is wrong
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I caught Jamie's phone it's unbelievable it is miraculous Jamie is the hero in this case there's no question about it
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she's the one that helped us break the case it's amazing the will of that 13 year old girl to
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survive and escape I was finishing my walk right at the end of my driveway and Jamie was coming towards me she just
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said I'm lost I don't know where I am I know she needed help so I knew I need to
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get her out of the cold I knew I needed to get her to a safe place the sheriff and detective showed
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up and they gave us that news and we cried happy tears cried he targeted Jamie Jake Patterson is a 21 year old
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male with no criminal history nothing's nothing what questions do you want answered why why did mr. Patterson pick
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Jamie this was truly a community and a country coming together for one purpose solving this is the will of a 13 year
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old girl solving this case in coming home and saying enough is enough think of the positive impact this child
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has already made on our world the talk of hope the talk of love the talk of faith the talk of family jamie has
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already made such an impression on this world my kids got an extra hug last night when I got home her Christmas
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presents are all waiting for her from me and her sake it's all waiting downstairs
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this guy tried to do his best to beat us and he just didn't [Music] I jumped up and start dropping up and
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down we're glasses clinking and bottles clinking and hugs and kisses and what a brave kid Janie's father she's
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safe oh my gosh I can't believe it she's a survivor yes she's our little survivor she's been through a lot it's
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been nearly 48 hours since Jamie class stunned the world by escaping the horrors of her captivity here in
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northern Wisconsin real questions remain but today the answers began trickling in
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we're still in the active stages of the investigation we're still serving a search warrant
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sheriff Kris Fitzgerald led the nearly three month investigation into the disappearance of Jamie cloths from her
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home in Barron County Wisconsin under arrest his 21 year old Jake Thomas Patterson who allegedly murdered Jamie's
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parents Denise and James cloths and abducted Jamie a teenager whose life revolved around ice skating volleyball
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and her dog Molly as the will of a 13 year old girl is what broke this case it was late Thursday afternoon that Jamie
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escaped from a rural isolated home in the town of Gordon 77 miles north of Jamie's home authorities believe Jake
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Patterson had imprisoned her there and today Patterson is in a cell at the Barron County Justice Center his public
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defenders call it a tragic situation the report I got as he was sitting in his cell looking at the wall all by himself
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Patterson is expected to be charged Monday with two counts of homicide and one count of kidnapping last night we
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were actually able to bring her home to Barron County that's been the goal of mine for 88 days and we got to bring her
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home Jaime's ordeal began last October 15th when a strange 911 alerted authorities
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that something was amiss at the Kloss home on highway 8 in Baron that night what one call is very inaudible you
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can't hear words you hear yelling or maybe a scream do you hear a gunshot on the 911 no you
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do that you hear a lot of movement you don't hear a lot of words how long is the 911 one tape and how does it end 48
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seconds and it ends by getting hung up the time from the navel one call and tell our deputies arrive is less than
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four minutes sheriff Fitzgerald's investigators now believe it was Jake Patterson who used a
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shotgun to blow through the front door here at the cloths household before turning the weapon on Jamie's parents we
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think this was well planned out he targeted Jamie he prepared himself to try to beat the forensics of law
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enforcement sheriff Fitzgerald says Patterson left no fingerprints behind and no obvious
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clues and Fitzgerald says Patterson hit his trail so well that originally investigators were convinced the true
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targets were Jamie's parents we really keyed on the parents because Jamie was an innocent thirteen-year-old girl
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Denise and James cloths were supervisors at a local turkey processing plant and detectives suspected a disgruntled
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worker may have killed them we actually thought that Denise or James had to be the target this had to be a revenge or
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something like the rage killing them yeah it turned out that Jake Patterson did have a connection to the turkey
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plant but a tenuous one he worked there exactly one day three years ago investigators don't believe it has any
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relevance so for now there remains a giant hole at the heart of this investigation the link between Jamie and
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her alleged abductor why the heck did this happen yeah the million-dollar question I'd love to know the answer to
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that sheriff Fitzgerald's investigators had already done a forensic sweep of all
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the cloths family cellphones and computers and found no connection to Jake Patterson authorities are now
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searching through Patterson's phones and computers and this car he was driving in
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when arrested she gave details we understand of the vehicle that Jake Patterson used which resulted in the car
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being pulled over is that true Jessica Justin Tolomeo is a special agent for the FBI and Brian O'Keefe runs
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Wisconsin's Division of Criminal Investigation this is the nightmare case that we all as parents family friends
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members dread that there's a potential of somebody out there commits acts of violence and takes your
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children I don't know that we can ever put reason to evil Jake Patterson is something of a cipher he was voted the
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quietest person in his high school class in his home town of Gordon reportedly Patterson's parents separated years ago
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authorities say Jake was living in the house alone and that's where they say they found a shotgun believed to be the
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murder weapon have you been given any details was she kept in a locked room was she bound was she properly fed did
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she ever get outdoors to have any details I don't think we can get into that right now are you talking to
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neighbors would he go to the grocery store what were his habits yeah what do you know about this guy well there's not
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much up in Gordon couple gas stations in a couple bars in Gordon if that so it's a very very small
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town at J and K's halfway house Bar and Grill there was a lot of talk about Jake
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Patterson everybody's been talking exclusively about this and nobody knew Jake or his family which is extremely
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rare because everybody knows everybody here Patterson had no job anyone knows of was never in trouble with the law and
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most perplexing for authorities Patterson has no obvious link to Jamie cloths this is a true mystery we believe
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the first time they met was the night of the incident [Music]

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Episode Highlights

  • Jamie Clauss Found Alive
    13-year-old Jamie Clauss was found alive 88 days after being kidnapped.
    “It is miraculous, Jamie is the hero in this case.”
    @ 00m 41s
    January 13, 2019
  • A Brave Escape
    Jamie escaped her captor, marking a miraculous turn in her harrowing ordeal.
    “The will of that 13 year old girl to survive and escape is amazing.”
    @ 00m 50s
    January 13, 2019
  • Community Comes Together
    The community united to find Jamie, showcasing hope and resilience.
    “This was truly a community and a country coming together for one purpose.”
    @ 01m 32s
    January 13, 2019

Episode Quotes

  • Jamie is the hero in this case, there's no question about it.
    Investigators learn more about Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor
  • It's amazing the will of that 13 year old girl to survive and escape.
    Investigators learn more about Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor
  • This was truly a community and a country coming together for one purpose.
    Investigators learn more about Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor
  • Think of the positive impact this child has already made on our world.
    Investigators learn more about Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor
  • What a brave kid, Jamie's father, she's safe!
    Investigators learn more about Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor
  • I can't believe it, she's a survivor!
    Investigators learn more about Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor

Key Moments

  • Miraculous Discovery00:28
  • Community Support01:32
  • Brave Survivor02:46
  • Investigation Unfolds03:17
  • Tragic Background03:36
  • Mystery Remains09:19

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