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Today in History: Jayme Closs rescued after 88-day captivity

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC · How we work

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On October 15 2018, 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson shot 13-year-old Jayme Closs’s parents in Barron, Wisconsin, then abducted her. He drove her 70 miles to a rural house in Gordon, where he held her captive for 88 days until she escaped on January 10 2019, seeking help from neighbors.

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On October 15 2018, 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson shot 13-year-old Jayme Closs’s parents in Barron, Wisconsin, then abducted her. He drove her 70 miles to a rural house in Gordon, where he held her captive for 88 days until she escaped on January 10 2019, seeking help from neighbors.