New photos of Jayme Closs released

Jayme Closs. Image courtesy: Barron County Sheriff's office/Facebook
Jayme Closs. Image courtesy: Barron County Sheriff's office/Facebook
Jayme Closs. Image courtesy: Barron County Sheriff's office/Facebook
Jayme Closs. Image courtesy: Barron County Sheriff's office/Facebook

BARRON, WI (WSAU) -- The Barron County Sheriff's office has released new photos of Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old who has been missing since an early Monday incident at her families home left her parents dead.

Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald held a second news conference Tuesday afternoon to field more questions about the incident, admitting there isn't much his office can say at this time other than they are continuing to investigate any and all leads.

Fitzgerald confirmed that autopsies will be conducted on the bodies of her parents, Denise and James Closs. It's unclear when those results will be made available. Fitzgerald also didn't confirm or deny if they were killed by a gunshot or by another means.

Police say they have isolated where the 911 call came from early Monday morning but they don't know who made it. Other details such as if Jayme has a boyfriend who could be involved remain unknown as well.

Fitzgerald emphasized that his department has no credible evidence to verify if Closs was seen in Miami Tuesday morning with two other men, though his office is working with the FBI on that potential lead.

Reports surfaced Tuesday morning that a girl matching Closs' description was spotted with two middle-eastern men in a black Ford Explorer with Wisconsin plates I60 WER.

"At the end of the day, I want a 13-year-old here safe and sound. That's our goal. That's our only goal right now," said Fitzgerald.

Any further developments in the case will be released via Facebook. It's unclear if another news conference will be held on Wednesday.

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