Unsolved

More often than we’d like to believe, people get away with murder. As cases grow cold, cops retire. Witnesses die. Evidence disappears. Unsolved, a true crime podcast series from USA TODAY and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, guides listeners through these real-life mysteries, uncovering new clues along the way. Season four of Unsolved delves into the disappearance of Alexis Patterson, a 7-year-old girl who disappeared on her way to school in 2002. At first, there was a massive search and sympathy for her family, but that quickly changed as her parents became suspects. Over the years, there have been conspiracy theories and false leads and cases of mistaken identity. Still, her mom has never given up hope that Alexis will come home again someday. Season three of Unsolved tells the story of Father Alfred Kunz, whose throat was slit inside St. Michael School in 1998. Some believe his death was linked to his battles against evil. Others believe his all-too-human flaws were to blame. Season two of Unsolved, released in 2017, examines the case of toddler Michelle Manders, who vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night in 1981. Did she wander alone into the darkness? Or was she kidnapped? Season one of Unsolved, released in 2015, explores the circumstances surrounding the death of 14-year-old John Zera, who disappeared from Franklin High School in 1976. The seven episodes follow investigators through decades of dead ends as they hold on to hope of finding the killer. Subscribe to Unsolved on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information on the series, visit http://usatoday.com/unsolved.

  • 37 minutes 25 seconds
    S4 Ep8: Be careful what you wish for
    After more than 20 years of turning us down, the Milwaukee Police finally release more than 10,000 pages of records on their investigation of Alexis’ case. Some of the contents are completely unexpected.
    21 June 2023, 9:00 am
  • 31 minutes 9 seconds
    S4 Ep7: A DNA discovery
    After a three-year delay in reporting due to the pandemic, we ask the experts to evaluate the DNA profiles of Alexis' mother and the woman in Ohio to figure out, once and for all, whether the two are related.
    14 June 2023, 9:00 am
  • 33 minutes 21 seconds
    S4 Ep6: The road trip
    Two reporters travel to Ohio to see if they can get to the bottom of the claims that a young woman there is Alexis Patterson.
    7 June 2023, 9:00 am
  • 28 minutes 12 seconds
    S4 Ep5: A package from Ohio
    Fourteen years after Alexis disappeared, a man from Ohio comes forward to say he believes his estranged wife might be the missing girl.
    31 May 2023, 9:00 am
  • 31 minutes 41 seconds
    S4 Ep4: A double life
    Some witnesses say they saw a red truck outside Alexis' school around the time she vanished. Could it have belonged to a serial killer?
    24 May 2023, 9:00 am
  • 32 minutes 27 seconds
    S4 Ep3: Where would she have gone?
    Police come up with the theory that Alexis ran away after her mom tells them about an argument over cupcakes.
    17 May 2023, 9:00 am
  • 34 minutes 2 seconds
    S4 Ep2: A guilty man walked free
    Alexis’ stepfather, LaRon Bourgeois, has a troubled history with police. That is enough to raise their suspicions after she disappears.
    10 May 2023, 9:00 am
  • 31 minutes 44 seconds
    S4 Ep1: She never made it to school
    Despite Milwaukee’s history of segregation and distrust between Black residents and police, the whole city comes together to search for 7-year-old Alexis Patterson, who disappeared somewhere in the 242 steps between her home and school.
    3 May 2023, 9:00 am
  • 3 minutes 25 seconds
    S4: Coming May 3: Season 4
    Alexis Patterson’s walk home from school was just 242 steps. But on May 3, 2002, the 7-year-old never made it. The story of Alexis’ disappearance started with a massive search and sympathy for her family, but that quickly changed as her parents became suspects. Over the years, there have been conspiracy theories and false leads and cases of mistaken identity. Still, her mom has never given up hope that Alexis will come home again someday.  
    19 April 2023, 12:16 pm
  • 3 minutes 31 seconds
    S4: We're working on season 4
    I’m working on a new investigation about missing children of color, and one of them is going to be the focus of Season 4.
    17 May 2022, 8:17 pm
  • 28 minutes 2 seconds
    S3 Ep11: Bonus episode: Unsolved Live

    Still have questions about the murder of Father Alfred Kunz? Want to hear more about what was going on behind the scenes of the podcast and of the investigation? Kunz's good friend Peter Kelly and retired detective Dawn Johnson joined host Gina Barton at a live event, where they provided some answers.

    24 April 2019, 10:30 am
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