$25K in Reward Money Will Go Directly to Jayme Closs

Hormel Foods and Jennie-O made announcement regarding plans
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jan 23, 2019 6:32 PM CST
$25K in Reward Money Will Go Directly to Jayme Closs
This Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 photo shows Jayme Closs, right, with her aunt, Jennifer Smith in Barron, Wis.   (Jennifer Smith via AP)

Hormel Foods and Jennie-O say they'll donate the $25,000 it had offered in reward money for information leading to Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl, the AP reports. Jayme was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, on Oct. 15 and both of her parents were killed. She escaped 88 days later. Twenty-one-year-old Jake Patterson is charged with kidnapping and homicide. Jayme's parents, James and Denise Closs, worked at Jennie-O. The FBI and Jennie-O contributed a total of $50,000 for information on Jayme's whereabouts. Jennie-O and its parent company, Hormel Foods, announced Thursday that they're working with law enforcement to get its share of the reward to Jayme. Jennie-O President Steve Lykken says in a statement that he hopes a trust fund can be set up for Jayme's current and future needs. (More Jayme Closs stories.)

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