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This person was missing Missing Since 05/03/2002

Missing Since:

Missing Since 05/03/2002

Missing From:

Missing From Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Classification:

Classification Endangered Missing

Gender:

Female

Race:

Race Black

Date of Birth:

Date of Birth 04/04/1995 (29)

Age:

Age 7 years old

Height and Weight:

Height and Weight 3’8, 42 pounds

Clothing/Jewelry Description:

Clothing/Jewelry Description A hooded red pullover nylon jacket with a gray stripe running down each sleeve, a light purple blouse or a blue shirt with horizontal stripes, light blue jeans, blue and white high-top Nike sneakers and cluster-type diamond sunflower-shaped earrings with yellow gold posts. Carrying a pink Barbie bookbag. Her hair was styled in two French braids which were pulled back into a ponytail.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Alexis has a scar below her right eye. She has a bump on her left pinky finger. Alexis’s primary and secondary teeth are crowded, and her gums are dark in color. Her ears are pierced. Alexis’s nicknames are Lexi and Pie. She is right-handed.

Details of Disappearance:

Six-year-old Alexis lived in Milwaukee with her mom, Ayanna, and stepfather, LaRon. On May 3, 2002, LaRon walked Alexis to her first-grade school, just a block from home. He said he saw her go to the playground, then went home. Alexis never showed up for class that day.

While some classmates said they saw her crying on the playground, she disappeared without a trace. Her parents weren’t notified until school ended. They initially thought she’d skipped school after an argument with her mom about homework.

Police searched the area, including a nearby park, but found nothing. The case quickly became a criminal investigation because Alexis had no history of running away.

A red truck, seen parked near the school for days before Alexis vanished, disappeared after she did. Police aren’t sure if it’s connected to her disappearance.

Alexis’s father, Kenya, was in jail at the time, but he cooperated with the investigation as did Ayanna and LaRon. While LaRon had a criminal record and failed a lie detector test, police didn’t initially connect him to Alexis’s disappearance. However, LaRon was later charged with a domestic violence offense against Ayanna. These charges were later dropped, but Ayanna described him as abusive. LaRon died in 2021.

Police suspect foul play, but Alexis’s disappearance remains a mystery.

Agency:

Milwaukee Police Department

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