[4][5] Police took Patterson into custody; shortly after, he told them he kidnapped Closs and murdered her parents.

Her story has been widely reported on and has raised awareness about the issue of child abduction and the need for greater support for victims and their families.

Wearing a black coat and ski mask, he approached the front door of the home, carrying the shotgun.

[13] James Closs, 56, shone a light on Patterson through a glass pane in the front door and asked him to show him his badge.

[14][15] While Denise Closs did not speak, the operator heard a disturbance and yelling before the phone call disconnected.

[16] Patterson bound Jayme's wrists and ankles using duct tape, then fatally shot Denise Closs.

On one occasion, Closs says she accidentally moved one of the bins, and Patterson threatened that bad things would happen if she did it again.

Closs says on one occasion when she upset Patterson, he hit her "really hard" on the back with a curtain rod.

[22] After police were called, Closs told them "Jake Patterson" had killed her parents, taken her, and kept her prisoner just a few houses away from her current location in the neighborhood.

[14] The neighbors described Closs as calm, quiet, dazed, and surprised that they recognized her from news coverage.

[31] Patterson told authorities he saw Closs getting on a school bus outside the family residence in September while he was driving to work and that he "knew that she was the girl I wanted to take".

[13] The day Closs escaped, Patterson applied for a job at a liquor distribution facility in Superior, Wisconsin.

Barron County Circuit Court Judge James Babler set his bail at $5 million.

In his response, Patterson expresses his intent to plead guilty, stating he "didn't want Jayme and her family to worry about a trial."

"[36][37][38] Later that month, a television reporter with WCCO in Minneapolis received a cell phone call from Patterson in which he briefly answered questions sent to him in a letter.

Regarding the time Closs spent in captivity, Patterson said, "We were just like watching TV, playing board games, talking about stuff.

Patterson agreed to plead guilty to the two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, and the kidnapping charge.

Prosecutors from both Barron County and Douglas County, where Closs was held, decided not to pursue charges for any potential crimes committed at Patterson's home, as they did not want to bring Closs in for questioning and believed that there was sufficient evidence to pursue a life sentence without additional charges.

In her statement, Closs says her parents and her home "were the most important things in her life" and that Patterson "took them away from her in a way that will always leave her with a horrifying memory."

[8] Patterson's attorneys argued for a sentence of life with a possibility of parole far down the road, which would enable him with rehabilitative programs while in prison.

The judge stated that a light sentence like that would be redundant, as Patterson had no diagnosis or sign of any psychopathic behavior or mental disorder.

The judge sentenced Patterson to the maximum of life in prison without the eligibility for parole on the murder charges, plus an additional 40 years for the kidnapping.