The 911
call from the people who helped Jayme Closs after she escaped from her
kidnapper has been released. In the call, Kristin Kasinskas [[
kuh-ZINS-kes ]] tells the dispatcher that Jayme Closs is in her home and
provides her address. Kasinskas stays on the phone with the dispatcher
and can be heard offering Closs food and water in the background. The
dispatcher also spoke to the woman who was walking her dog when Closs
approached her for help. The call lasted approximately 30 minutes with
the dispatcher continuing to gather information about Closs’ experience while
authorities make their way to the home.
A criminal complaint released yesterday details how
21-year-old Jake Patterson planned and executed the kidnapping of Jayme Closs
and the murder of her parents. Court documents say Patterson planned the
kidnapping after seeing her get off a bus one day and had gone to the Closs
home twice before his successful attempt with the intention to kidnap her. He
put stolen license plates on his vehicle, shaved his face and his head, and
purchased a mask. On October 15th, he shot her father James through a
window before breaking into the house, tying up Jayme, then shooting her mother
Diane. Patterson put Jayme in his trunk and drove her to his home in Gordon
where he kept her under a bed for up to 12 hours a day. Jayme escaped the
cabin Thursday and found help from a woman walking her dog.
Jayme Closs is reunited with her family, but faces a long
road to healing. An expert from UW-Stout says the first step in the
process is for time to pass as Jayme processes her experience and the deaths of
her parents at her own speed. Dr. John Klem is a psychologist at UW-Stout
and says support will be key for her recovery as begins to adjust her
perception of how safe the world is. He recommends that people who see
her out as she returns to school and other activities treat her like a normal
13-year-old and not ask her questions about her experience, letting her share
in her own time.
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT RELEASED, BAIL SET AT $5MILLION
