The Wisconsin man who admitted to kidnapping Jayme Closs and murdering her parents to be sentenced Friday
The home where 13-year-old Jayme Closs lived with her parents, James and Denise, in Barron, Wisconsin.He's told investigators that he targeted Jayme as"the girl he was going to take" after spotting her getting on a school bus near her home,Patterson admitted to that he planned his crime meticulously, wearing all-black clothing, putting stolen license plates on his car and making sure he left no fingerprints on the shotgun he used to kill Jayme's parents.
Jayme told investigators she woke up the early morning of Oct. 15 because the family's dog was barking. As James Closs went to investigate the car which had rolled up to their driveway, Jayme and her mom hid in the bathtub. James Closs was then killed moments later by a shotgun blast, fired by Patterson, prosecutors said.
Patterson found Jayme and her mom, and taped the girl's mouth shut and bound her behind her back before gunning down Denise Closs, the teen has said. He faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole on each homicide count, and up to 25 years behind bars for kidnapping. The sentences could be served concurrently or consecutively.
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