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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

FILE - In this image made from a pool Jan 14, 2019 video by KSTP-TV, Jake Thomas Patterson, 21, makes his initial court appearance via video feed from the Barron County jail during his bond hearing in Barron, Wis. Authorities in Wisconsin have examined call logs, photos and videos stored on the cellphone of Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents. Closs escaped on Jan. 10. (KSTP-TV via AP, Pool, File)

Authorities examine cellphone of alleged Wisconsin kidnapper

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This undated photo provided by Barron County, Wis., Sheriff’s Department, shows Jayme Closs. Authorities say that Closs, a missing teenage girl, could be in danger after two adults were found dead at a home in Barron, Wis., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Barron County Sheriff’s Department via AP)

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This undated photo provided by Barron County, Wis., Sheriff’s Department, shows Jayme Closs. Authorities say that Closs, a missing teenage girl, could be in danger after two adults were found dead at a home in Barron, Wis., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. (Courtesy of Barron County Sheriff’s Department via AP)

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