“When Jake Patterson left his Gordon, Wisconsin, home for a few hours January 10, he left Jayme Closs hidden under a bed surrounded by heavy bins and weights to prevent her from leaving.

“His method to keep her captive had worked for months.

“But she wasn’t there when he returned. The 13-year-old had escaped, leaving footprints outside.

“So, Patterson climbed back into his red Ford Taurus and drove around looking for the girl he had held captive for 88 days, attempting to salvage what had until then been a meticulously executed abduction, prosecutors say.

“Police were waiting when he returned.”

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