at the front door, denise called 911. she and jayme hid in a bathroom where patterson found them. he bound jayme and fatally shot her mother. weeks before, patterson had seen jayme get on to the school bus from her home. he later told police when he saw jayme, he knew that was the girl he was going to take. patterson then dragged jayme from the bloody scene, put her in the trunk of his car and held her captive at his remote cabben in the northern woods of wisconsin. a massive search began. everyone trying to find jayme. >> i believe she is still out there. and the hope is what we're riding on. >> reporter: 88 days later, she had the courage and ability to escape, when patterson left the cabin for a few hours. with no coat in the frigid temperatures, she bumped into a local resident walking her dog. >> she just sort of fell into me and said i'm jayme and i said i know. >> reporter: the community rejoiced.