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\"We want to thank the Douglas Co. Sheriff's Department and agencies assisting them tonight. We also want to thank all the Law Enforcement agencies across the state and county that have assisted us in this case. We also could not have endured this case without the support of the public and I want to thank them for all the support and help,\" police said in a statement.

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PHOTO: An undated photo of missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs of Barron, Wisconsin.
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Investigators believe Jayme was abducted Oct. 15 before dawn, after her parents, James and Denise Closs, aged 56 and 46, were gunned down in their home in Barron.

Police responded to the house after a strange 911 call just before 1 a.m. local time when someone called from Denise Closs' cellphone, and the 911 dispatcher heard \"a lot of yelling,\" according to records from the Barron County Sheriff's Department obtained by ABC News. The dispatcher called the number back but was unable to leave a voicemail.

More attempts were made, but the phone went unanswered. Authorities also tried calling the home's landline but it was disconnected, records show.

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PHOTO: Authorities at the home of James and Denise Closs, found dead on Monday in Barron, Wisconsin. Their 13 year-old daughter Jayme Closs was missing.
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When authorities responded to the home minutes later, they found the front door kicked in and the couple shot to death.

Jayme was believed to be home when they were killed, but she was missing by the time authorities arrived.

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A sign is seen in the small town of Barron, Wis., Oct. 23, 2018, where 13-year-old Jayme Closs was discovered missing Oct. 15 after her parents were found fatally shot at their home. A search was being organized to find the couple's missing daughter.
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A $50,000 reward had been offered for any information leading to the discovery of Jayme. Half the reward was put up by Jennie-O Turkey Store, a turkey hatchery and processing plant where Jayme's parents worked.

ABC News' Emily Shapiro, Morgan Winsor and Katie Conway contributed to this report.

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