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发帖数: 4796 | 1 Jayme Closs' Mom Tried to Protect Her with 'Bear Hug' During
Kidnapping and Murder
Chris Harris
Those who knew Denise Closs said she and her 13-year-old daughter Jayme were
inseparable. It was no different in the moments before Denise was fatally
shot, allegedly by a man intent on kidnapping her only child.
According to the criminal complaint against Jake Thomas Patterson, on Oct.
15 of last year, the 21-year-old suspect in Jayme’s kidnapping and the
killing of her parents allegedly went room to room in the family’s Barron
home searching for Jayme after fatally shooting her father, 56-year-old
James Closs.
Eventually, Patterson happened upon the only locked door in the house: the
bathroom door. After forcing it open, investigators allege Patterson ripped
back the shower curtain to reveal Denise, 46, and Jayme, seated in the tub.
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One of Denise’s last acts as a mother was to protect her daughter, the
complaint states: It describes Denise as having “her arms wrapped around [
Jayme] in a bear hug” the moment Patterson allegedly found them.
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’: ‘He Just Ignored Everyone’
Moments later, after attempting to force Denise to bind her daughter’s
mouth with duct tape and then removing the mom from the tub, Patterson
fatally shot Denise, the complaint alleges.
“They were just two peas in a pod,” family friend Melissa Salmonson
previously told PEOPLE, describing the pair as “almost inseparable” and
saying Denise “was pretty quiet and shy like Jayme — they were similar.”
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The criminal complaint against Patterson alleges he told detectives he “put
quite a bit of thought into the details of how he was going to abduct”
Jayme after first noticing her as she boarded a school bus one morning.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald alleged Jayme was Patterson’s “only
target.”
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On two occasions before the kidnapping and killings, Patterson allegedly
drove to the Closs home, intent on carrying out his plan.
But Patterson postponed both attempts after deciding it was too risky.
Police allege that as he made his way to the Closs home on Oct. 15, he
stopped along the side of the road to put stolen license plates on his
vehicle. He also removed the dome light from his red Ford Taurus, so it
would not illuminate when he entered or exited the vehicle. Police allege he
also removed the glow-in-the-dark anti-kidnapping release cord, designed by
car manufacturers to help potential abductees; when pulled, it disengages
the trunk’s lock, allowing it to be opened from the inside.
According to the complaint, Patterson allegedly told police he researched
the gun he used in the killings, saying it was his father’s and, because
the weapon was mass-produced, knew it would be harder to trace.
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The complaint further alleges Patterson wore gloves to wipe down the shotgun
and the shells he loaded into it, determined to leave no trace evidence.
Patterson also allegedly admitted to shaving his face and head to reduce the
chances he’d leave DNA evidence at the crime scene.
He also allegedly wore two pairs of gloves to the killings as well as a
balaclava mask, a black shirt and blue jeans, the complaint states.
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Before he allegedly fatally shot Denise, Patterson bound Jayme’s wrists and
ankles with duct tape, the complaint states.
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He then allegedly put Jayme in the trunk of his vehicle and drove off. In
the distance, Jayme could hear sirens. Those sirens, it turned out, were
police officers responding to a disturbing 911 call from the Closs home,
made by Denise before she was shot.
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Jayme escaped Patterson’s remote cabin last week, finding a woman walking
her dog, identifying herself, and pleading for assistance.
At his court arraignment on Monday, Patterson was not asked to enter a plea
and his bail was set at $5 million.
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Next to Me All Night,’ Says Aunt
“This is a very tragic situation,” Patterson’s lawyers said in a joint
statement, according to local media reports. “There is a substantial amount
of information, interest, and emotion involved in this case. Mr. Patterson
’s legal team will be relying on the integrity of our judicial system to
ensure that everyone’s rights are protected and respected.”
PEOPLE has reached out to the two lawyers for additional comment.
Patterson is being held in the Barron County Jail. He is charged with two
counts of first-degree homicide, one count of kidnapping and one count of
armed burglary, according to the complaint.
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发帖数: 16092 | 2 homicide是他杀，更广泛，murder是有预谋的homicide，必须有预谋，现在DA还不能证
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【在 W*****B 的大作中提到】
: Jayme Closs' Mom Tried to Protect Her with 'Bear Hug' During
: Kidnapping and Murder
: Chris Harris
: Those who knew Denise Closs said she and her 13-year-old daughter Jayme were
: inseparable. It was no different in the moments before Denise was fatally
: shot, allegedly by a man intent on kidnapping her only child.
: According to the criminal complaint against Jake Thomas Patterson, on Oct.
: 15 of last year, the 21-year-old suspect in Jayme’s kidnapping and the
: killing of her parents allegedly went room to room in the family’s Barron
: home searching for Jayme after fatally shooting her father, 56-year-old
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发帖数: 4013 | 3 first degree murder吧，妓者是文盲 | Y****w
发帖数: 95 | 4 你们都是文盲
first-degree homicide就是first-degree murder | a********r
发帖数: 4013 | 5 要咬文嚼字的话这是威州的first degree intentional homicide,所以你也是文盲
：你们都是文盲
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发帖数: 2012 | 6 靠谱回答
【在 k**********4 的大作中提到】
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