88 Days The Jayme Closs Story

The kidnapping and escape of 13-year-old Jayme Closs is one of those true crime stories that's genuinely difficult to hear but impossible to stop listening to. Her parents were murdered, she was held captive for 88 days, and then she escaped on her own. Joe Fryer's reporting handles this devastating material with real care and precision. It never feels exploitative. The focus stays on Jayme's incredible resilience rather than glorifying the horror. True crime journalism that remembers the victim is a real person, not just a story.