A week after missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs was found, people started to question who the $50,000 reward should go to. The reward was originally going to be given to whoever gave officials information about Jayme leading to her rescue, but people now believe the money should go to her. Kristin Krasinskas, the woman who called 911 when Jayme came to her house, has not been offered a reward, but believes that the money should go to Jayme because she escaped her captor’s house herself. According to Chris Fitzgerald, a Barron County sheriff, “Jayme was the hero in the case. Jayme was the champion that finally said enough is enough.” Fitzgerald is currently working with the FBI to decide who the $50K reward should go to, and if the money should be rewarded to anybody at all. 

On October 15, 2018, Jayme Closs was kidnapped by Jake Patterson after he broke into her home and killed both of her parents. Jayme was held captive in his house for 3 months before she was able to escape on January 10. Closs approached Jeanne Nutter, who was walking her dog and asked her for help. Nutter immediately recognized that she was the missing girl and took her to Krasinskas’ house where they called the police. Patterson, who confessed to kidnapping Jayme and murdering her parents has been charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, kidnapping and armed burglary. Patterson’s bail is set at $5 million.