39 episodes

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.

Unsolved USA TODAY and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    • True Crime
    • 4.0 • 762 Ratings

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.

    Be careful what you wish for

    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.

    • 37 min
    A DNA discovery

    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.

    • 31 min
    The road trip

    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.

    • 33 min
    A package from Ohio

    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.

    • 28 min
    A double life

    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?

    • 31 min
    Where would she have gone?

    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.

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
762 Ratings

762 Ratings

therealtamishow ,

Just curious...

Which one of the 10 Commandments does cursing violate? 🤣

terbear 1972 ,

Awesome show

Love the show and the cases covered! Great to hear about cases from the community I live in. If you are interested in another case… how about Sandra Bertolas. The Milwaukee firefighter’s sister that went missing in 1988. Her case has never been solved even though there was a person of interest! Definitely worth investigating!!

jozzybelle ,

ignore the bad reviews

the bad reviews are probably coming from the family of the accused. this was a GOOD listen and very eye opening, it shocking to know how much evidence MPD has on file. I believe the parents are responsible and i feel like we will never know because her mom is “known” because of this…so sad RIP babygirl

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