A teenager who went missing in October after her parents were murdered in their home has been found alive, officials say. Jayme Closs, 13, had not been seen for nearly three months and her disappearance sparked massive searches, involving 1,500 volunteers scouring woods and fields in suburban Minneapolis, and the offer of a $25,000 (£20,000) reward for her safe return. But on Thursday evening she was found near the small village of Gordon, Wisconsin, by a dog-walker, just a one-hour drive from her family’s home in Barron, northwest Wisconsin, where her father and mother, James and Denise Closs, were found murdered in October. The 13-year-old seemed malnourished and dirty and was wearing shoes that were too big for her, but otherwise seemed in good health. One of the locals who found the teen and called 911, Peter Kasinkas, said he was astonished. Recommended Teenager Jayme Closs still missing after search offers no clues “I honestly still think I’m dreaming right now. It was like I was seeing a ghost. My jaw just went to the floor,” he told Minneapolis newspaper the Star Tribune. Jayme refused offers of food and water and seemed quiet and emotionally “flat”, he said, adding that she did not know where she was. The local police chief, Barron county sheriff Chris Fitzgerald, said in a statement a suspect in the case had been taken into custody but released no other information ahead of a press briefing later on Friday. 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Call the tip line 1-855-744-3879.#FindJayme pic.twitter.com/rNELlQKJb6<doc-sep>Advertisement The police have praised the bravery of kidnapped teen Jayme Closs for escaping her captor and breaking the 88-day abduction case. 'The will of a 13-year-old girl is what broke this case,' Sheriff Fitzgerald told '48 Hours'. Jayme was found 'skinny and dirty but outwardly OK' on January 10 after escaping the cabin she was being held at in Eau Claire Acres, in rural Wisconsin, a development located about 70 miles away from her home. She was taken from her home in Barron, Wisconsin on October 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, were found shot dead inside. The teen was discovered by dogwalker Jeanne Nutter who recognized her immediately and took her to a neighbors house. The Kasiskas described the terrifying moment that Jayme arrived at their home, as they feared that her abductor could be right behind her. 'When our neighbor Jeanne came in with Jayme, she said: 'Get a gun. We don't know if he's after us,' Kasinskas said. 'So we were armed and ready in case this person showed up,' Kristin Kasiskas told Fox. Jayme, pictured following her miraculous escape, is said to have slept soundly next to her relatives last night. Cops have credited her with breaking her own case Jeanne Nutter, pictured Friday, was walking her dog near the cabin she owns with her husband Forrest when she found Jayme Closs coming out of nearby woods. Kristin and Peter Kasinskas, pictured right, say their neighbor had a skinny, dirty girl with matted hair wearing shoes several sizes too big for her feet standing next to her The couple quickly called 911 and Jayme gave a description of the car that kidnapper Jake Patterson, 21, was driving. Police say that he was driving round hunting for Jayme after he noticed her missing. The Kasinskas said that three officers arrived at their home, took Closs to safety and told Kristin and their kids to get away from the windows in case Patterson tried to enter. Kristin's husband was asked to stand guard outside the door on the upper floor. FBI Special Agent Justin Tolomeo said: 'In cases like this we often need a big break, and it was Jayme herself who gave us that break.' The suspect was arrested a short time later, near their home. Patterson is charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping and is being held in jail. So far, police have not identified a motive for the killings but say he did not appear to know or have any connection with the family. 'This is a true mystery. We believe the first time they met was the night of the incident,' said the sheriff. Authorities are now searching through Patterson's phones and computers and the car he was driving in when arrested. The home in Eau Claire Acres in Gordon, Wisconsin where kidnap victim Jayme Closs, 13, was held captive for 88 days Jayme's aunt Jennifer Smith, pictured with the teen right, said: 'She had a good night's sleep. It's been just wonderful and it's just wonderful to have her back' Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs, 13, is pictured with her aunt Sue Naiberg Allard on January 12, 2019, following her rescue from kidnapper Jake Patterson Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said that the latest report was: 'He was sitting in his cell - lookin' at the wall, all by himself.' Patterson's attorneys, Charles Glynn and Richard Jones, called it 'a very tragic situation'. Glynn and Jones say they're relying on 'the integrity of our judicial system' to treat him fairly. Jayme has now been reunited with her surviving family members and has been pictured settling back into life with loved ones and flashing 'big smiles'. Speaking to DailyMail.com on the first day that she has woken up in the safety of her family's care since her extraordinary recovery on Thursday afternoon, her aunt Jennifer Smith said: 'She had a good night's sleep. It's been just wonderful and it's just wonderful to have her back. 'God is good! He answered our prayers he certainly did and we've just been overwhelmed by everyone's support. ' 'Last night, we were actually able to bring her home to Barron County. That's been the goal of mine for 88 days. And - we got to bring her home,' said Fitzgerald. Police believe Patterson - said to have hidden the girl in the home he grew up in - killed the Wisconsin couple because he wanted to abduct their daughter. They say she was 'the only target'. Fitzgerald say Patterson 'planned his actions and took many steps to hide his identity'. She was kept in a 'home in a remote area' of Douglas County, Fitzgerald said. An aerial shot shows the home on Saturday with several parked vehicles outside, covered in snow in the wooded area. A road runs nearby with other cabins dotted around the remote dwelling. It is one of the neighbor's homes Jayme was rushed to on Thursday evening after escaping and asking dogwalker Jeanne Nutter for help. The development is made up of a small looped street called called Eau Claire Acres Circle and is about six miles east of Gordon on Highway Y. Jake Thomas Patterson, of Gordon, Wis., has been jailed on kidnapping and homicide charges in the October killing of a Wisconsin couple and abduction of their teen daughter, Jayme Closs Fitzgerald aid: 'Jayme was taken against her will and escaped from the residence at which she was being held in. We also don't believe at this time the suspect had any contact with the family. We do believe that Jayme was the only target. 'I can tell you that the subject planned his actions and took many proactive steps to hide his identity from law enforcement and the general public. 'It appears he concealed her from other people ... his friends.' Fitzgerald said he doesn't know if Jayme was abused by her captor and that detectives are now interviewing her about her ordeal. Patterson lived three doors down from the woman who called 911 to report that a missing 13-year-old Wisconsin girl had been found. Teacher Kristin Kasinskas says she taught him middle school science but only remembers that he was quiet. Kasinskas says she didn't see Patterson during the months that Jayme was missing. She added: 'I don't really remember a ton about him. He seemed like a quiet kid. I don't recall anything that would have explained this, by any means.' It comes as another neighbor of Patterson says she and her husband had problems with him siphoning gas years ago. Daphne Ronning told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Patterson's parents moved to Gordon about 15 years ago. She says the parents later moved away but Patterson and his brother continued to use the home. She says she and her husband once caught them siphoning gas. She says her husband spoke with them and they didn't have any further problems. Ronning says she didn't know Patterson was living in the house and hadn't seen Jayme around. It has also since emerged that ownership of the remote cabin where she was apparently held was passed to a credit union soon after her abduction. Patterson's father transferred the title of the cabin near Gordon to Superior Choice Credit Union on Oct. 23 - eight days after the attack at the Closs family's home, according to records. Jayme was described as 'skinny and dirty but outwardly OK' by the couple who called 911 after the teenager flagged down dogwalker Jeanne Nutter in rural Wisconsin. FBI Special Agent Justin Tolomeo said: 'In cases like this we often need a big break, and it was Jayme herself who gave us that break.' Fitzgerald says Closs was medically cleared, is out of the hospital and is being interviewed by law enforcement. She was taken from her home in Barron, Wisconsin on October 15, the same day her parents, James, 56, and Denise Closs, 46, were found shot dead inside. The Barron County Sheriff's Department confirmed Jayme was found at Eau Claire Acres, a development located about 70 miles away from her home.<doc-sep>
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