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In May 2002, Alexis Patterson walked to school and then disappeared. It has been nearly

twenty years since anyone has seen her and conflicting witness reports have confused

the timeline of the investigation. I'm Charlie and welcome to Crime Lines.

Welcome to day 10 of the 12 Days of Crime Lines. I've chosen a bunch of cases on my suggestion

list that are too short for a full crime lines episode, but all cases I think need more

attention. This is a case that had a lot of local attention, but it was overshadowed

in the National News by another case and this one needs to be solved. I want to think

Tiffany for suggesting it, so let's get into it.

Alexis Patterson was born in April 1995 to Ayanna Patterson and Kenya Campbell. Their

relationship didn't last and in 2002, the seven-year-old Alexis lived with her mother, her

stepfather, Laronne Busgeois and her baby sister in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the morning of Friday,

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