Ex-Kidnapping Victims: Jayme Closs Needs Space, Time to Heal

Ex-Kidnapping Victims: Jayme Closs Needs Space, Time to Heal
Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks during a news conference about 13-year-old Jayme Closs who has been missing since her parents were found dead in their home in Barron, Wis., on Oct. 17, 2018. Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP, File
The Associated Press
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CHICAGO—Katie Beers’ joy quickly turned to deep concern when she learned 13-year-old Jayme Closs had been found alive in rural Wisconsin nearly three months after police say a man shot and killed her parents then abducted the girl from their home.

“She is going to have to grieve the loss of her parents and also come to terms with the fact she was abducted, escaped and whatever (other) hell she went through,” said Beers. “And it’s not going to be easy.”