BARRON -- Lifetime has teamed up with missing person's advocate Elizabeth Smart for "Smart Justice: The Jayme Closs Case," set to premiere on April 27.
According to a press release, the 90-minute special, premiering April 27 at 7 p.m. CT will feature Smart's exclusive interviews with key players in the Closs case. She will also bring together six other well-known victims of abduction for a roundtable discussion to help tell Closs story.
The press release from A&E Networks says the special has been greenlit by Lifetime.
Below is a description of the special from the release:
Jake Patterson pleaded guilty March 27 to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents, in a move that spared the girl held captive in a remote cabin for three months from the possible trauma of having to testify at his trial. Multiple reporters sitting in the gallery told FOX6 News Patterson said, "Bye, Jayme" as he was escorted out after the hearing.
JPatterson, 21, sniffled and his voice caught as he pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped a count of armed burglary. Patterson faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced May 24; Wisconsin does not have the death penalty.