The reward for information leading to the location of 13-year-old Jayme Closs, who has been missing for almost two weeks and is believed to be in danger, has doubled to $50,000.
Jayme went missing from her home on Oct. 15, the same day her parents were found shot to death.
Authorities said on Oct. 26 that the reward amount had been raised “with the help of Jennie-O Turkey Store,” the company that owns a turkey hatchery and processing plant where the missing teen’s parents worked in Barron, Wisconsin.
Doubling of the reward came as a joint funeral service was held at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Cameron, Wisconsin, on Saturday, for Jayme’s parents, Denise and James Closs.
Missy Ruffin, who worked with Jayme’s parents at the turkey plant in Barron, expressed her grief.
Sheriff Fitzgerald expressed his disbelief at the horrific crime.
“I can’t imagine what the family is going through,” he said, “laying two to rest and still one to bring home.”
“James loved the Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin Badgers and getting into conversations on the ‘glory days’ of his high school sports career,” the obituary reads. “Denise loved working with her flowers, feeding her birds, she loved angels and helping everyone, any way she could.”
Denise and James Closs were found gunned down in their home in the early hours of Oct. 15. Police had responded to an unusual 911 call where no one spoke. Reports said that a 911 dispatcher heard yelling.
No gun was recovered. Police haven’t revealed a motive or a suspect.
A Wisconsin sheriff said that officials are searching for two vehicles in the case: a red or orange 2000 to 2014 Dodge Challenger, and a 2006 to 2010 black Ford Edge or a 2004 to 2010 black Acura MDX.
Fitzgerald said at a news conference that officials obtained the new information by looking at surveillance footage from businesses or homes, ABC News reported.
Anyone with information about her disappearance or whereabouts are urged to contact the Barron County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 715-537-3106.