Alexis Patterson

Alexis Patterson, 7, disappeared on the morning of May 3, 2002 after her stepfather walked her to a crosswalk roughly half a block from Hi-Mount Community School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a crossing guard escorted her across the street. She never arrived in her first-grade classroom; classmates later reported seeing her crying on the playground before and after the school day. Her disappearance prompted one of the largest search efforts in Milwaukee police history, but no arrests have ever been made and Alexis has never been found.

Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County County

• 2002: Case opens — victim reported missing or found.
• Documented milestones (renewed investigation, media coverage, family advocacy) to be added as sourced.
• Present: case remains unresolved. No named suspect has been convicted.

• Victim identity, age, and the May 3, 2002 disappearance near Hi-Mount Community School, per the FBI's public case listing and the Milwaukee Police Department.
• Her stepfather told police he watched her cross the street toward the school playground before he walked home; the school reported she never attended class that day.
• The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to her return, and the FBI continues to list her as an open case.

• What happened to Alexis between being seen on the playground and her confirmed absence from class has never been publicly established.
• No suspect has ever been officially named by police.
• Full results of the searches of the Milwaukee River and other sites are not comprehensively public.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation — Alexis S. Patterson case listing
• Milwaukee Police Department, via Solve the Case — official case narrative
• WUWM (Milwaukee NPR) — “Milwaukee Police Department is still looking for Alexis Patterson, 20 years later”
• NamUs — Missing Person Case #MP3071
• Project Cold Case
• Murder Accountability Project
• NamUs