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For years. >> 18 years i think. >> elizabeth smart was held for nine months. >> i mean, i look at him and i think how does he do this? you have some of the best minds in the country working on this. you have the emotion of a community. you have all the people who have turned out. we've seen it so many times before. you and i have talked about this, whether it's, you know, the girls in cleveland, right, who were held for years. elizabeth smart. it's just -- again, i go back to them. i go back to those girls who somehow found it within themselves the strength to not just survive this but when th...

They're part of this community. when the special agent in charge said we're a part of this community, when brian o'keefe's guys come up and they've been part of this community, they've been part of it for 88 days. they didn't come here monday until noon and come back on friday. they worked every single day of the week on this case. it was tremendous effort by these people behind me. this is a team. you guys are part of it. so thank you. >> is there anyone else in patterson's home? >> there was no one else in the home. he was arrested -- >> [ inaudible question ] >> where did mr. patterson get ...

Fitzgerald. i want to thank everyone with law enforcement for the tremendous work that they did to bring jayme home. that starts with sheriff fitzgerald and theb barron couny sheriff's department. i saw first-hand how brave, determined, and dedicated these men and women are. it has truly been an honor to see the work that they have performed as public servants to this community. it was only a few months ago that we as a community gathered to pray for jayme's safe return at barron high school. god has answered those prayers. the case will now be referred to

And escaped from a residence at which she was being held and found help. we do not believe the suspect had any contact with the family. we do believe she was the only target. i can tell you the subject planned his actions and took proactive steps to hide his identity from law enforcement and the general public. next i want to invite some of our partners to make a few comments. these agencies stepped forward coming here, never gave up hope, and became part of our community. i can never thank them enough. first i'll bring up the special agent in charge of the fbi. >> thank you, sheriff. again, i...

It's irrelevant because he had a gun. >> lieutenant colonel francona, who you normally see speaking about military operations, he's familiar with the area. let me bring your voice back into all of this. reiterate what this particular area of oregon is like, roseburg. >> it's a big logging community. they still do a lot of timber there. it's fairly rural, but it's on interstate 5. so all the resources that need to move to the area can get there fairly quickly. that's a good thing. there is an fbi satellite office in roseburg, so i'm sure they are already assessing the type of things they are go...