Jayme Closs

Jayme Closs is a 13 year old who was abducted after the murder of her parents.

Abduction
On the night of the disappearance, Patterson pulled up again to the home of the Closs family. As soon as he walked up the front door, the family dog, Molly, realised something was wrong and started barking.

Patterson then James was shot at point blank range trying to protect his family

He kicked the bathroom door down and ordered Denise to tape her own daughter's mouth closed. When she struggled with the tape, he snatched it off her and did it himself, tying her hands and ankles. He shot Denise in the head and left her body in the bath.

Jake had dragged her to his car and drove away, After sitting in the trunk of the car for about two hours, she arrived at a home where she was placed in a bedroom and told to remove her clothing.

For months, she told to hide under a bed and stay hidden or "bad things would happen to her," The bed, was barricaded with totes and laundry bins filled with weights. Closs was kept under the bed for as many as 12 hours at a time without food, water or bathroom.

Rescue and Recovery
On January 10, 2019, Jayme escaped after Patterson told her he would be gone for a few hours. She was able to push the bins and weights away from the bed and crawl out before putting on a pair of Patterson's shoes and fleeing the house. She was found when a woman walking her dog. The woman says she begged her for help, saying Patterson had been hiding her in a nearby cabin and that she had escaped when he left her alone.

Elizabeth Smart described the recovery as a miracle and described Closs as a hero, commenting: "What a brave, strong, and powerful survivor!!!! No matter what may unfold in her story let’s all try to remember that this young woman has SURVIVED and whatever other details may surface the most important will still remain that she is alive."