this is "nightline." tonight, her own hero. jayme closs and her brave escape. her kidnapper before a judge for the first time. police releasing chilling details how her parents were murdered and how he allegedly plotted her abduction. >> he knew at that moment that this was the girl he was going to take. >> a 13-year-old's unimaginable courage and stories of survival. >> i was told he was going to kill me on the day that i was rescued. >> one woman's resilience and strength following her abduction. and survivors' messages of support for jayme. >> it has changed her life, but it doesn't have to define it. plus flipping fierce. one gymnast's showstopping perfect performance.

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good evening. thank you for joining us. it's a crime that shook a community and will put fear in the heart of every parent who puts their child on a school bus. 13-year-old jayme closs targeted at random, her parents murdered

in a brazen abduction. tonight the shocking details, the amazing story of survival. here is abc's alex perez. >> reporter: an explosion of chilling headlines today detailing the brutal kidnapping of 13-year-old jayme closs. spotted at her school bus stop. mom made to tape her mouth shut. her parents murdered in cold blood. crawled out of captivity after months of alleged abuse. >> he found her all on his own, seemingly randomly. that's very scary. >> mr. patterson, is your name, address, and date of birth correct on the complaint? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: the first glimpse of the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old jayme closs since the wisconsin teen escaped a harrowing 88 days in captivity. 21-year-old jake thomas patterson appeared via video link before a judge today and was formally charged with two counts of intentional homicide,

one count of kidnapping, and one count of armed burglary. >> i will set bail at $5 million. >> reporter: prosecutors today releasing a criminal complaint containing patterson's alleged confession, laying out what they say are the details into the planning of jayme's kidnapping, the murder of her parents, and how patterson hid and terrorized the teen, holding her hostage in his own home. >> the state asks you to consider the efforts he took to conceal himself, the modifications that he made to his vehicle so that police wouldn't find him, the fact that he wiped down the shotgun that was located at his house and the shells that were used to kill james and denise by his own words so that no dna or fingerprints would be found. >> reporter: the documents reveal what jayme and her captor allege happened on the night she was kidnapped. jayme awakened her parents denise and james after seeing a car pull into their driveway after midnight. she said her father went to the front door where there was a man with a gun, so she and her mother hid in the bathroom. she heard a gunshot and knew her father had been killed.

jayme's mother called 911. in his alleged confession, patterson told investigators he broke down the bathroom door. he described finding the teenager and her mother inatedh. denise with her arms wrapped around jayme in a bear hug. jamie says patterson was dressed in black from head to toe, including a face mask, hat, and gloves. he instructed her mother to place tape over her daughter's mouth. when she was struggling to do that, he took the tape and wrapped it around jayme's head, wrists, and ankles, then picked up the shotgun, denise's head, and killed her. >> the cold blood he must have to yank jayme out.ot ithoohemor the terror that child has been through is overwhelming. >> reporter: patterson said he dragged jayme out of the house, put her in the trunk and locked it shut.

he estimates he was at the closs home for only about four minutes total. in a harrowing detail he had onlyn veri hatwh be 20 seconds away from the crime scene when he passed by three squad cars responding to the scene. jayme also remembered hearing those sirens from the trunk. the teen had been patterson's target ever since he watched her get on a school bus on his way to work. he told authorities that when he saw jayme, he knew that was the girl he was going to take. >> there was no trail. there was no social media interaction between jayme and her kidnapper. there was no way to figure out who he is. there was nothing she or her parents did to bring attention to her. >> reporter: shockingly, patterson's visit to the house wasn't his first. he said he'd been there twice before but turned away because of too much activity at the home. >> he methodically turned off his car lights as he approached the closs home. he got rid of the dome light in his car.

he removed the light in the trunk so when he opened it to stuff jayme in, the light wouldn't shine out on him. he even thought ahead of time to tear out the cord that you pull because it glows in the dark, in case you're trapped in the trunk. >> once at his rural home 70 miles away, patterson said he dragged jayme into his bedroom where he held her captive for the next three months. hanging above the front door of the home, a sign reading "pattersons reeaat"s she was forced to stay under his twin-sized bed. >> he had pushed it into the corner of the room and barricaded it with tote bags and laundry baskets full of weights. so he would be able to tell when he came back if she had gotten out at all. >> reporter: but on at least two occasions when patterson thought jayme had tried to get out, he terrorized her, he says striking a wall and screaming to the point she knew that she better never try that again.

when visitors would come to his home, including his father who stopped by most saturdays, he would turn up the radio in his room to cover up any noise jayme might make. but last thursday, patterson told jayme he was leaving for a few hours, and jayme seized her opportunity to escape. >> you can see the amount of control that he was exerting over her. and at some point she found it within herself at 13 years old to say, i'm going to get myself out of this situation. >> reporter: she ran into the arms of jeannie nutter. >> i saw a young woman approach me. she was crying and said, i need help. i don't know where i am. i'm lost. so i knew this kid was in trouble because she didn't have a coat on or gloves or hat, and she had somebody else's shoes on that were too big for her. she just kind of grabbed on to me, because it's really icy, and she said, i'm jayme. >> reporter: wanting to put some distance between them and her captor's house, nutter brought jayme down the road to the home of peter and kristen.

>> they knocked on the door. >> i said, don't ask me any questions. just call 911 because i believe i have jayme closs with me. >> to see her walk into my kitchen, it was like seeing a ghost. for real. it was -- it was -- i mean, it took my breath away. >> reporter: peter and his wife kristen dialed 911. >> i have a young lady at my house right now, and she says her name is jayme closs. >> reporter: the teenager was still fearing for her life. >> so we're kind of scared because he might come. >> yep. >> so if the cops could get here soon. >> i have many deputies headed that way. >>alleged captor was out lookin for her. with the help of jayme's description of patterson and his car, he s watespotd d when instructed to step out of his vehicle, he stated, i know what this is about. i did it. patterson is unemployed and has no criminal record. he has not entered a plea to the charges he faces. >> this is a tragic situation from every perspective. his feelings, his emotions are

consistent with what you would expect. >> reporter: for those who know patterson, the actions he's accused of are unthinkable. >> i'm asking myself a lot of questions, and none of them make sense. >> reporter: fisher was a childhood friend of patterson's. his mom also remembers him visiting her home. >> i never had an inkling that he thought that way. >> reporter: that neighbor, who dialed 911 to help save jayme, is a teacher, and she actually taught the suspect as a child. >> i had him for middle scho science. ki st rt.d. >> reporter: jayme is now unit wither milyho .>>me gave up hope.itthe same hore ep r tesaw her again. >> i was the first one she gave a hug to. i was standing in my daughter jennifer's hallway, and she came up to me and gave me a big hug, and i gave her a big hug.

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now we turn ho are hearreing nd.he tto w wenom they've experienced an unimaginable terror as kidnapping victims and share messages of hope for jayme closs. abc's adrienne bankert on their

turning trauma into triumph. >> i was missing for four days, and was told he was going to kill me on the day i was rescued. >> reporter: alicia was just 13 years old when she was lured over the internet, then kidnapped by a predator on new year's day in 2002. srt of the internet being in our homes. somebody messaged me in a chat room who i thought was a boy around my own age. he immediately began to groom me. and grooming is very simple. >> reporter: her abuse live streamed online would eventually lead the fbi to her captor's doorstep, a stunning rescue after four agonizing days of torture. she is one of the very few children kidnapped by strangers who have been recovered alive. >> i wanted my innocence and i wanted to be me again. and just finding that anchor to who you were and carrying that forward. because this does not define you. and i hope that jayme knows that. kws

jayme closs, just discovered last week after 88 harrowing days in captivity. like the stories of elizabeth smart. >> she has indeed been found alive. >> reporter: jaycee dugard. >> it's been a long haul, but i'm getting there. >> reporter: and the women held captive in cleveland's house of horrors. >> three women that vanished have been found alive. >> reporter: jayme's story has captivated the nation. >> this is all the outcome we like to have when a child goes missing. >> this is a little girl. this is a real person. this isn't just a story. it's not a netflix series. it's not that. this is real life. and this little girl has to live her life every day for the rest of her life. >> reporter: despite the happy reunions -- >> could not believe it. i absolutely could not believe it. >> reporter: for many of the young women, the tough road to recovery only just begins after they come home. >> i can't fathom how i kept it

together or, you know, i must have been checked out, you know, in a different level, you know, present but not present for some of it. because it's -- it's terrifying on its own. >> reporter: jaycee dugard was kidnapped when she was 11 years old. >> i don't think there is anything inside me that isn't in anybody else. it's taken a lot of time and it you have to put in the hard work and cry and for sure laugh about everything that you can. >> reporter: and some women who have shared this awful experience of captivity now show extraordinary strength in their messages of survival. >> never give up, because you will make it. your family, your friends will not give up. so you don't give up. >> reporter: alicia and other survivors have come together to offer support and words of advice, emphasizing the importance of the community's reaction around jayme. >> the community rallied for her.

they searched for her and they put up signs and they never gave up hope. the children at her school sang songs and they had the school never gave up hope. her frie ends ned ver gantvean . and that's going to want to be shared. but you have to give her her time and her space. >> reporter: with dugard stating the importance of giving the family space in order to heal, and smart appearing on "good morning america" to let jayme know that it's possible to move past this. >> this can be a part of her life, and certainly, yes, it has changed her life, but it doesn't have to define it. ultimately, it comes down to the decisions and the choices that you make that define who you are. >> victims like this oftentimes do very well with the support of other victims. so folks that have -- it's a small group. but people who have been through similar things often derive a lot of support from speaking to.

>> reporter: kidnappings committed by strangers are still rare. a study done by the department of justice in 2011 shows that 105 children are abducted yearly nationwide, but the psychological toll that these kidnappings can have is immeasurable.how they choose to forward, a deeply personal experience. >> many of them have become advocates. i think it can give people a purpose and a meaning in their life, and it can help people to make senletely sempf coa horrific kind of experience that does not make sense in any other context. >> reporter: like alicia, who has turned her trauma into action by standing up for other potential victims. >> and for the benefit of those of you who don't know, don't remember this headline, i am that 13-year-old girl who was lured by an internet predator. >> reporter: addressing congress about the importance of internet safety for children. her fight with the organization protect, making alicia's law a reality in 11 states, funding

task forces that investigate cyber crimes against children. >> advocacy was one of the things that really helped to heal me, that i took this horrible, awful thing that happened to me and i gave it a purpose, and i gave it a reason. and that's not the route for everybody. >> reporter: her legacy living on in unexpected places, like wisconsin's department of justice's special agent kozak, seen here in this wtmj video. the yellow labrador named after alicia. he was just recently out searching for jayme closs. for jayme, who lost her parents, the recovery process may be different. toanyou go from one prison r.ot like i said, it's now difficult for to cr heinoug o gup te o t. and you're thrown into this sort r d d.brity that you didn't ask and that's something that's really hard to navigate.

>> oftentimes people second guess themselves when they've been through an experience like this if there was something they could have done differently in order to prevent being abducted or in order to do something different with regard to how they related to their abductor. and the important thing i think is that people who survived, whatever it is they did to survive was the right thing to do for them. and there is no right or wrong thing. >> reporter: despite the inevitable hurdles they face, their recovery is still a symbol of hope. >> what's one piece of advice you would give her, if you were able to get on the phone with her right now? something that you maybe haven't touched on yet where only you could really give her that word, having been through something so similar? >> if she feels like she wants to celebrate the holidays, that she missed them, she absolutely should. even if it's january 27th. it doesn't matter. put up the tree, sing a song, open a present if that's what she wants to do.

do whatever you feel is necessary. do whatever makes you feel happy, as long as it's a healthy coping mechanism. jayme is a beacon of hope. hope is the one thing that never can be taken from us. we have to be strong enough to carry the hope for these children. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm adrienne bankert. >> our thanks to adrienne. and next, one gymnast's flawless floor moves go viral. cedes-benz. how do you gauge the greatness of an suv? is it to carry cargo... or to carry on a legacy? its show of strength... or its sign of intelligence? in crossing harsh terrain... or breaking new ground? this is the mercedes-benz suv family. greatness comes in many forms.

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