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Jayme Closs, Missing After Parents’ Deaths, Is Found Alive in Wisconsin
Jayme Closs disappeared from a small Wisconsin town in October at the same time her parents were found dead in their home. A suspect has been taken into custody, the authorities said.
By Sarah Maslin Nir and Julia Jacobs @ NYTimes.com, Jan. 10
[....] Details are scarce, but the girl, Jayme Closs, was discovered early in the evening by officers from Douglas County, north of her hometown, Barron, Wis. [....] But Jayme’s return was still shrouded in as much mystery as her disappearance. No motive had been discovered for her parents’ killings, and no weapon had been found. A news conference was scheduled for 10 a.m. local time on Friday in Barron, officials said [....]
[....] The double homicide of the Closses, a quiet couple who worked at the local turkey plant, and the mystery of their daughter’s disappearance on Oct. 15, riveted Barron, a town of just over 3,400. A manhunt drew 2,100 tips and thousands of volunteers. The local police force of 78 swelled to a corps of 200 federal, state and local officers in a hunt that went on day and night [....]
[....] Jayme’s disappearance drew national attention to the town about 90 miles northeast of the Twin Cities. Her name topped the F.B.I.’s missing persons list as the reward for her recovery grew to $50,000 [....]
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Sheriff says Jayme Closs is a hero after she freed herself from captivity and sought help
@ CNN.com, Updated 8:33 PM ET, Fri January 11, 2019
Includes info. and photo of suspect, that he did not know the family and that Jayme was the target, and a cross link: What we know about the suspect in the kidnapping of Jayme Closs
by artappraiser on Fri, 01/11/2019 - 9:45pm