Jake Patterson sentenced to life without possibility of parole
"There is no doubt in my mind that you are one of the most dangerous men to ever walk on this planet," Barron County District Judge James Babler told the kidnapper of Jayme Closs and the murderer of her parents. "You are the embodiment of evil."
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Jayme Closs' relatives: Sentencing helps give her 'much needed peace of mind'
Jake Patterson was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for the murders of James and Denise Closs and kidnapping of their daughter Jayme.
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