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Closs Kidnapper Pleads To Murder And Kidnapping Charges

28 March 2019 News


The 21-year-old Gordon, Wisconsin man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and murdered her parents won’t be going to trial. A plea agreement was announced in a Barron County courtroom yesterday. Through that agreement Jake Patterson agreed to plead guilty to two counts of first degree intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 24th. Patterson had targeted Closs after spotting her at a school bus stop. Last October he killed her parents and kidnapped her. She managed to escape from his home after 88 days in captivity.


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