Mystery in a Small Town:
A Quiet Couple Shot Dead, Their Daughter Missing
How do you photograph a story about a mystery? When 8th grader Jayme Closs vanished from her home and her parents were found murdered, I sent photographer Tim Gruber to Wisconsin for the story. We had several long conversations about focusing on making pictures of Jayme’s home town that felt a little unsettling and a little empty while still showing a small town rattled. Tim did an incredible job, and I put together an edit that felt to me like a reader might finish the story and return to scan the images for clues, much in the way the whole town, and beyond, were scanning the area for Jayme.