Wisconsin man gets life sentence for murder, kidnapping

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A Wisconsin man has been found guilty of kidnapping a teenaged girl and killer her parents.

21-year-old Jack Patterson will serve a pair of life sentencing in addition to 40 years for abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs.

Closs was held by Patterson at a remote cabin for nearly 90 days.

She eventually escaped and was found by a local teacher who was walking her dog.

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