Man charged with burglarizing Wisconsin home where couple killed

The Associated Press

7 years ago

A Barron County, Wis., sheriff’s vehicle is parked on Oct. 23 outside the home where James Closs and Denise Closs were found fatally shot on Oct. 15. A search to find the couple’s missing 13-year-old daughter, Jayme continues. Prosecutors have charged Kyle Jaenke-Annis with burglarizing their home and felony bail jumping. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen File)

BARRON, Wis. — Prosecutors have charged a man with burglarizing a Wisconsin home where a couple was killed and their 13-year-old daughter went missing, but authorities say he’s not a suspect in the case.

Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says 32-year-old Kyle Jaenke-Annis was arrested over the weekend at the home of James and Denise Closs. The couple was found shot dead early on Oct. 15 and their daughter, Jayme, was missing. Authorities believe Jayme was abducted, and she has been ruled out as a suspect in her parents’ killings.

According to the complaint, authorities discovered Jaenke-Annis in the Closs home early Saturday, the morning of the couple’s funeral. Jaenke-Annis told investigators he found the house unlocked, walked in and took some of Jayme’s clothing.

Fitzgerald did not say why Jaenke-Annis was cleared of any involvement in Jayme’s disappearance. He is due in court Nov. 7.