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.

A DNA discovery

Jun 14th, 2023 31m 25s

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.

The road trip

Jun 7th, 2023 34m 51s

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.

A package from Ohio

May 31st, 2023 28m 12s

Fourteen years after Alexis disappeared, a man from Ohio comes forward to say he believes his estranged wife might be the missing girl.

A double life

May 24th, 2023 31m 41s

Some witnesses say they saw a red truck outside Alexis' school around the time she vanished. Could it have belonged to a serial killer?

Where would she have gone?

May 17th, 2023 32m 27s

Police come up with the theory that Alexis ran away after her mom tells them about an argument over cupcakes.

A guilty man walked free

May 10th, 2023 34m 2s

Alexis’ stepfather, LaRon Bourgeois, has a troubled history with police. That is enough to raise their suspicions after she disappears.

She never made it to school

May 3rd, 2023 31m 44s

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.

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S4: Coming May 3: Season 4

Apr 19th, 2023 3m 25s

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

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S4: We're working on season 4

May 17th, 2022 3m 31s

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.

Bonus episode: Unsolved Live

Apr 24th, 2019 28m 2s

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

'Forgive offenses'

Mar 27th, 2019 35m 31s

Twenty years after Kunz’s murder, members of his former parish gathered at Mass to pray for his soul. Police, who had launched a social media campaign in connection with the anniversary, scanned the crowd for their suspects.

'Bear Wrongs Patiently'

Mar 20th, 2019 27m 58s

Detective Wayne Honer was among those who did not believe teacher Brian Jackson killed Father Kunz. While Detective Kevin Hughes was chasing Jackson, Honer focused on a different suspect.

'Comfort the Sorrowful'

Mar 13th, 2019 31m 44s

Immediately after Father Alfred Kunz’s death, St. Michael teacher Brian Jackson moved in with Kunz’s best friend, Father Charles Fiore. Detective Kevin Hughes was convinced Jackson was the killer.Support for this episode comes from Audible.

Introducing: Case Closed

Mar 8th, 2019 24m 59s

Here is another true crime podcast you might like. Season one of Case Closed tells the story of Erin Corwin, a young military wife who was murdered in 2014. She was living with her husband, Jon, a Marine corporal, when she left to scout hiking

'Shelter the Homeless'

Mar 6th, 2019 24m 51s

A Dane County sheriff’s deputy came to believe his nephew, Joe Cavanaugh, was Father Kunz’s killer. The attack on Kunz was similar to one Cavanaugh was believed to have committed against his grandfather.

'Counsel the Doubtful'

Feb 27th, 2019 25m 49s

St. Michael had been robbed in the months before Father Alfred Kunz’s death, and police believed the robbery and Kunz’s murder may have been connected.

'Pray for the Living and the Dead '

Feb 20th, 2019 25m 54s

Police have evidence that Father Alfred Kunz had performed exorcisms without the support of the church hierarchy, which official Catholic exorcists characterize as risky and foolish.Support for this episode comes from Care/Of. For 50% off yo

'Admonish the Sinner'

Feb 13th, 2019 25m 5s

Father Alfred Kunz and Father Charles Fiore had reportedly been investigating sexual misconduct by priests without authorization from church leadership. Their efforts crossed the state line into Illinois.

'Feed the Hungry'

Feb 6th, 2019 30m 4s

Father Alfred Kunz met Mora Smith at Brian’s Diner, where she often served him breakfast. The two became close, with him helping her spiritually and financially. After Kunz’s death, police interrogated her and her two young sons.Support for

Instruct the Ignorant

Jan 30th, 2019 29m 42s

On the last night of his life, Father Alfred Kunz taped a radio show with co-host Peter Kelly and best friend Father Charles Fiore. Sometime after 10 p.m., Kunz was involved a struggle, which ended with an unknown assailant cutting his throat.

Bury the Dead

Jan 23rd, 2019 25m 17s

Father Alfred Kunz was murdered on the night of March 3, 1998. His throat was slit and his body was found in a hallway at St. Michael School in Dane the next morning. Kunz clung to the Latin Mass and the old ways of the Catholic church. His mur

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S3: Season Three: The Devil You Know

Dec 13th, 2018 2m 18s

The body of Fr. Alfred Kunz was found on the floor of St. Michael School in Dane on March 4, 1998. Twenty years later, his murder remains unsolved.

'I'll see her in heaven'

Oct 18th, 2017 25m 20s

Police investigate Edward Wayne Edwards in connection with Jefferson County’s unsolved deaths. Edwards once worked at the Concord House, where Timothy Hack and Kelly Drew disappeared from while attending a wedding reception. Edwards, a con man

A troubled history

Oct 11th, 2017 30m 11s

Police investigate Teri Mueller’s husband, Joe, who has a long criminal record and whom police suspect may have been involved in the death of his son from his first marriage. His account of the events surrounding Michelle’s death don’t match Ja