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In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. Patterson convicted of kidnapping a Wisconsin girl and killing her parents told police after his arrest that he never thought Jayme Closs would escape because she was petrified and that after holding her captive for two weeks, he believed he'd get away with his crimes, according to a transcript of a police interview that was released Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool)

Jake Patterson, man who kidnapped Wisconsin teen: She was ‘terrified of me’

By Amy Forliti - Associated Press

In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. On May 24, 2019, Patterson was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents in a case that mystified authorities for months until the girl made a daring escape from the remote cabin where she was held for 88 days. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Jake Patterson, Jayme Closs kidnapper, gets in prison fight

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Records show Closs kidnapper fought New Mexico inmate

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In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. On May 24, 2019, Patterson was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents in a case that mystified authorities for months until the girl made a daring escape from the remote cabin where she was held for 88 days. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Jake Patterson, Jayme Closs kidnapper, transferred to New Mexico prison

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Man who abducted girl, shot her parents moved to New Mexico

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In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. On May 24, 2019, Patterson was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents in a case that mystified authorities for months until the girl made a daring escape from the remote cabin where she was held for 88 days. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Jake Patterson, Jayme Closs kidnapper, erased from prison records

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In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. On May 24, 2019, Patterson was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents in a case that mystified authorities for months until the girl made a daring escape from the remote cabin where she was held for 88 days. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Jake Patterson, Jayme Closs kidnapper, moved out of Wisconsin

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Man who kidnapped Jayme Closs moved out of Wisconsin

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In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. On May 24, 2019, Patterson was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents in a case that mystified authorities for months until the girl made a daring escape from the remote cabin where she was held for 88 days. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Wisconsin man who kidnapped Jayme Closs gets life in prison

By AMY FORLITI and TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

In this March 27, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a hearing at the Barron County Justice Center, in Barron, Wis. On May 24, 2019, Patterson was sentenced Friday to life in prison for kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents in a case that mystified authorities for months until the girl made a daring escape from the remote cabin where she was held for 88 days. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool) **FILE**

The Latest: Jayme Closs’ family satisfied with sentence

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Kidnapping victim Jayme Closs, second from left, appears with her family and supporters to receive a &quot;hometown hero&quot; award from the Wisconsin Assembly on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Madison, Wis. Closs escaped in January after her parents were killed and she was held captive for three months in a remote cabin. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Statement of Jayme Closs at sentencing for abductor

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for his preliminary hearing at Barron County Circuit Court in Barron, Wis. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool, File)

Jake Patterson pleads guilty to kidnapping Jayme Closs, killing her parents

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, file photo, Jake Patterson appears for his preliminary hearing at Barron County Circuit Court in Barron, Wis. (T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: Kidnapper’s parting remark: ‘Bye, Jayme’

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FILE - In a Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 file photo, Jake Patterson appears for a brief hearing in Barron County Circuit Court in Barron, Wis. A Minnesota television station is reporting Thursday, March 7, 2019 that Patterson, who is charged in the kidnapping of 13-year-old Jayme Closs, says in a letter from jail that he plans to plead guilty. Patterson, 21, is accused of killing James and Denise Closs on Oct. 15 and kidnapping their daughter, Jayme Closs, from their Barron home. Jayme escaped on Jan. 10, after 88 days.(Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Station: Suspect in Closs abduction says he’ll plead guilty

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In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Elizabeth Smart arrives for a news conference in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Elizabeth Smart set to speak in Wisconsin on Closs rescue

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