A Timeline of Events in the Jayme Closs Disappearance Case

Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, who authorities said admitted abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and holding her captive for three months, makes his initial court appearance on Jan 14, 2019, via video feed from the Barron County jail during his bond hearing in Barron, Wis. Judge James Babler set his bail at $5 million. KSTP-TV via AP, Pool

BARRON, Wis.—Notable events in the disappearance and discovery of Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who went missing after her parents were killed in the family’s home. Authorities say Jayme was found alive after being held captive for three months by a man who is now charged in her kidnapping and her parents’ deaths.

Oct. 15, 2018—James Closs, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, are found shot to death in their home in Barron, a town in western Wisconsin. Authorities issue an Amber Alert for 13-year-old Jayme Closs, and the search for her begins.