Mother still searching for missing daughter 20 years later | NewsNation Prime

Ayanna Patterson has spent 20 years searching for her daughter Alexis who went missing at 7-years-old in 2002. She believes she found her in 2016 but the police are covering it up.
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[@lalawill8667]

He never dropped her off this case will forever touch my heart

[@HumorHeals59]

The step father's story didn't pass the smell test. Lord, Give Ayanna Peace in her heart, mind and soul.

[@latyshal.2286]

Amen. The stepfather could have sold her. So, there's still a possibility that her daughter Alexis is still alive. If she is, I pray that she is found soon. 🙏🏾

[@kinyasmalls4510]

My elementary classmate daughter has been missing for nearly 30 years from Bridgeport CT. I pray both are found

[@micholakinola1053]

Oh yeah what was her name sad

[@James-ur2nx]

So sorry

[@buddyboy6824]

SHE MOST DEFINITELY MATTERS ... . NEVER GIVE UP!!!!

[@dgutierrez115]

That occurs more often than ppl may imagine. #All children deserve to be searched for 💙❤️

[@GrapeApe2018]

34 years for my friend's disappearance. The locals didn't investigate for 11 days. Then didn't even collect any evidence. FBI never got involved. State police likewise developed A theory but it was easily shown to be impossible by laymen. His mom deserves a resolution too.

[@todd4646]

No. Could not do that. As I have said got to hold my daughter's hand as she past. My name is not Todd it is Fiona. Please let her know my prayers are with her.💕 Deeply.

[@BrandiXo]

Wow!!

[@todd4646]

These things continue to show me how lucky I was to hold my daughter's hand as she died. I don't know if I would be strong enough for this. Never want to find out if I am.

[@ceatrabanks4894]

I am so sorry that you had to experience this. Take Care

[@msross2323]

Why would the step father walk her the school but not watch her go into the school? That makes no sense.

[@kathe992ilo6]

Alexis looks like her Mom. I hope someone sees this video and thinks they know a young woman who resembles Alexis. The step father’s story sounds sketchy.

[@bigtttop]

My exact thoughts. He knows and took it to the grave

[@shadowghost815]

We know why Elizabeth Smart got more attention and people dont like when you bring it up but its the truth. Sad thing is there is no excuse both disappearances happened hundreds of miles apart. You tellin me the FBI, the great FBI doesn't have enough resources to handle both? So i dont have to say it you know what im alluding too read between the lines but it pisses me off because thats a child they both should of been worked on simultaneously with the same amount of determination and passion regardless of any differences

[@PRIYA-ic4yd]

What you said 💯!

[@buckfideniimd8546]

It helps when the parent isn’t protecting the accused. That has nothing to do with race.

[@paulinekamau9633]

May Alexis be found in Jesus Name

[@swallace9958]

I think the mom is in denial and has been for a very long time. I remember people who were asked saying they never saw him walk her to school that morning. I pray her soul is at rest.

[@lurleenkerr1541]

I think so too because Lisa is definitely not her child, ppl resembles ppl but she wants her daughter to be found she’s destroying the lives of an innocent family. Lisa will never be her child no matter where she gets her DNA from it will never match 🤦🏽‍♀️ she need to put her hope somewhere else.

[@Kemetblack90]

@@lurleenkerr1541 but how often do you see 2 different people with the same birthmark in the same exact place?

[@lurleenkerr1541]

I’m not asking, I am telling u Lisa is not that little girl, without a doubt. She is a born Belizean and I know that as a fact therefore I don’t need to be speculating about anything. What the mother should do is jump on a plane to Belize and interview ppl who knew her from birth. That’s what she should do, but she’s won’t because she knows she will be setting up herself for heartbreak.

[@lurleenkerr1541]

@ Terry have u seen the birthmarks which she is speaking of? The scar over her eyes happened in Belize so I don’t understand how that mother can claim it’s the same scar as her daughter, bullshit.

[@mslovely6518]

So how do you explain Lisa's son D.N.A matching this lady. Lisa ex husband brought their son to her to get an D.N.A

[@Emy53]

DNA, DNA Alexis is beautiful, and I hope she is found alive.

[@latyshal.2286]

I hope so, too. She would be 28 years old. 🙏🏾

[@sabahhussein3184]

Every human been is matter, this is heartbreaking 💔

[@heytam7162]

A mothers love will never give up, I pray Alexis is found & returned to her mama.Shame on LE for not investigating her disappearance immediately!

[@lonemaus562]

As sad as it is she probably been dead for 20 years .. I hope they do find some answers tho.

[@garygraham7105]

My two children Jonathan and Sierra Graham were kidnapped in 1993 from Texas the mother filed for child support before she left the country since she was a citizen of Haiti. FBI. Police could never find them. Texas makes money from child support and now still am paying for 50 more years for kidnapped and dead children. Nothing will change until YOUR children are also kidnapped and you try to find them that you will understand what we go through.

[@MrsznewyawkRN]

OMG im so sorry 😞

[@marshafait2200]

Make someone pay attention to you!!!! Get the churches involved brother!!!

[@terryterrific3955]

I remember this case very well. There were multiple tips in the following years about Ayanna one of which claimed she was living with a family in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

[@GodSentHisBlessings]

i was thinking what if a family member or if her real father was alive took her for whatever personal reasons maybe step dad gave her away to a family member of hers or just a stranger

[@semlohllsemloh2408]

These women are completely oblivious to these pedophiles pretending to want them but instead wants their kids. It's obviously the stepfather.

[@sumayaahmed8484]

Exactly he killed the little girl

[@hardcorehunter9438]

It ain't her daughter. She's long dead unfortunately sad but true

[@terriekurney6548]

The letter sent home from school should have been a red flag.

[@teemiller891]

I thought they didn’t know until she didn’t come home

[@Helen-mh8mq]

That little girl is such a light!Sadly ,as usual,the white ,affluent family got all the attention.

[@PRIYA-ic4yd]

As usual I agree 💯 with you!

[@manfrummt]

I disagree. A local missing black girl got more attention than my white daughter. From police, politicians, search parties, etc. There are always hundreds of kids missing. The news here purposely made it seem radiant imbalanced her. Quit falling for it.

[@pamelalenski9810]

My prayers go out to the family

[@nadanada697]

I remember this story, Bring Alexis home

[@notnot6749]

20yrs later and the media still doing a poor job covering the case smh

[@AP-sx4nx]

God bless you Alexis you are one of the most courageous people among the missing.. I sincerely pray that some beautiful day your profoundly brave family finally get the answers and closure that they most definitely need. May God to wrap his hands around this family and help this family the so desperately they need!!💛💜💛💜💛

[@hardcorehunter9438]

I highly doubt she'll ever be able to read this but whatever makes you feel better

[@AP-sx4nx]

@@hardcorehunter9438 Thanks for your completely unnecessary rudeness. May you find happiness in your life and try being kind for a change

[@queenayanaspiritualhealing1028]

Thank you, kindly 🙏 I am Alexis' Mother

[@goforit321]

This is sad and heartbreaking. 2 decades is a long time, but there is hope, we know of the 3 women in Cleveland, Jaycee Dugard, Karlina White. There is hope 🙏🏽

[@latyshal.2286]

Amen. 🙏🏾

[@Betty-vv7nr]

And Kimiya Mobley

[@lavernf9204]

Boyfriend walks little girl to school but she never made it inside, I would hop the boyfriend is in custody!

[@teemiller891]

This is old and he’s dead

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Peace for you Alexis. 🦋

[@shanzy1234]

Please let the truth be known alexis I pray for you from the UK we are the same age and I have been watching out for your case since I was in year 9 and I wish for you to be found

[@darlenedowie2926]

Heartbreaking!

[@Blackcalifornia2000]

I blame the mother stop leaving your children around ppl you don’t know. This message is mainly directed to woman because y’all will put a man over y’all kids and in this situation the end result was tragic. Now her dumb ass talkin about 20yrs later I’m still lookin for my baby I’m sorry but ppl don’t go missing for 20yrs.

[@khacemlouisditsully9114]

Why we don’t use satellite as a surveillance tool? And we need cctv everywhere!

[@buckfideniimd8546]

This lady needs to admit her role in her daughters disappearance. She’s in denial about a lot of facts.

[@dd4850]

Her mother gets on my nerves. That woman is not her daughter. Multiple dna tests have been run and they’re all negative. I’m sorry she has to make up a positive result to cope

[@mpalmer7800]

She lost her mind I feel her dead man did something to this girl

[@nyasopretty7457]

When you lose a child then you can tell people how to cope with it, other then that stfu n mind your business if your only gonna have nothin but negative things to say about a woman who’s child is missing, you people are so rude, weird, n heartless just sick💯

[@Kim-yy4zd]

I think it was the Mother’s boyfriend

[@ceatrabanks4894]

He was her Husband not Boyfriend. That's why they call him Alexis Step Father. And I think that he did something to.

[@yodead369]

OMG 😳 😟

[@whitediamond5230]

I hope this family gets some type of closure. 🙏🏻🙏🏾🙏🙏🏽🙏🏼🙏🏿

[@nkotbsouth]

This whole story sounds half damn crazy.

[@tabithakeith6389]

😢

[@nesthi]

😭❤

[@msross2323]

Yes, she does matter 💔

[@BOOTYCHEEKSCLAPPING]

I remember this story it was on on my Birthday May 3rd I was like 12 I’m 32 now this is sad man

[@katrinalucy3004]

Step dad????? I hope shes still out there 💜💜

[@lurleenkerr1541]

Ayanna is wrong about the woman she still believe is Alexis, that woman is not Alexis and could never be Alexis. Hope she finds Alexis someday.

[@Tazman1234]

I believe the mother has something to do with her daughters death. I just feel she tries too hard to convince people that her daughter is still alive...

[@TywoneKing]

God keep this baby covered with your love.. she is a beautiful child.. now I need to know what is being done to find this baby💕🙏🏽

[@charlielopez1968]

If he was a drug user he probably sold her…🤔

[@bubblybubbles4023]

drug users should never be allowed to have children around them.

[@MF-ty2zn]

When children are dropped off at school, there are other parents and kids around, and they see each other. Also, no one leaves a child on a street corner and walks away. They make sure the child enters the school or is under the supervision of school staff on school grounds. Knowing that information, we can now focus on the stepfather, who was the last person to see her alive. What did he say about his whereabouts the rest of that morning and day. What was his alibi? There could be domestic violence in which he beat her to death. Sexual assault and murder is another possibility. Last, he may have traded her for drugs. So who did he know in 2002? What places was he familiar with? How about Jane Does matching the physical description of Alexis for DNA testing? Has her mom submitted DNA to genetic genealogy databases?

[@Welcometothenow]

Step dad is gone now. I do believe he is involved. I wish they pushed harder on him because he holds the answers.

[@GeorgiaWhisper]

That's not true. It's 2023 and I see parents do it all of them time. I see very small kids walking alone. There are plenty of irresponsible parents that leave their kids at the corner. However I don't believe that in his case. I believe the stepfather did something to that little girl. Sad part is he passed away so we'll probably never know. 😢

[@hayleydavis1449]

There's very little audio

[@darlenejackson8679]

May she be found, she’s big in Jesus eyes

[@twodeepupyours508]

🙌 Marni Hughes from Seattle 😘

[@LatoyaXoXo]

Alexis, should of matter than and still does matter now. My prayers go out to her mom and family.

[@angelicaridgeway4318]

Did the child's, step father actually, get the little girl to school ? Is there confirmation with the school that, Alexis made it to school that day. The Step father having not passed the lie detector test, seems to be a good person of interest to me. Did the Police or the FBI, do a full and thorough, investigation of what the step father says happened that day? The facts are not adding up to me. I Pray for the mother and for Alexis. 🙏. Elizabeth Smart came home, she was found. Alexis was never seen again. Why ? They both happened at around the same time. They both should have been investigated, in the same manner. Just saying !!!!

[@multi-media-services]

The mother might know something

[@angelicaridgeway4318]

@@multi-media-services I thought the same thing. She seems to just dismiss the step father, she totally, avoids talking about the possibility that he could have done something to her child. One question I have to her is this, why was he walking her to school on this particular day ? Was this something that he would normally, do. Like I said, something just isn't adding up. The mom knows what happened to her daughter, on that fateful day. 🙏

[@multi-media-services]

@@angelicaridgeway4318 I agree. God knows best.🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 there are many holes in this story presented to us. Even if the step father did walk the daughter to the school , at least someone would of seen them, either a staff member or fellow classmate. This makes me wonder if the child is already dead and the mother and stepfather already knows. She then says “she don’t trust nobody not even the step father” she should elaborate why, but she only said that as a deflection

[@angelicaridgeway4318]

@@multi-media-services This is very sad, either way. A little girl went missing and has never been found. 🙏

[@multi-media-services]

@@angelicaridgeway4318 🙏🏿🙏🏿😞

[@SheridanAlli]

The stepfather. Period!

[@azureavocado5195]

I am tired of these horrendous outcomes for girls. Please care about them or simply stop having them. I hope the best for Alexis.

[@lennetteruss4027]

This is my first time in 2023 hearing about the disappearance of Alexis Patterson😢. Praying for you Alexis Patterson🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽..... I do remember hearing about Elizabeth, smart every day all day.

[@jasminegutierrez265]

Same

[@brianellinger6622]

Who is this lying horror and why is it allowed to steal

[@Aprilmomof2]

Could she be the Opelika Jane Doe? I hope she is out there somewhere, but there is a little girl, unidentified in Opelika, AL.

[@MegaGrownFolks]

Come home Alexis. Baby come home. Lord show her the way

[@GeorgiaWhisper]

Do they have proof that Alexis ever make it to school?

[@honeybee260]

The school said she never made it inside. The step father was the last person to see her claimed he stopped on the sidewalk and watched her walk onto the school playground and left. It’s just seems obvious who did it after a failed lie detector test. I never heard about them investigating his movements from after he supposedly left the school.

[@dianeharris8020]

💔❤🙏🏾🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@nafessawaters5446]

I remember this case I truly believe she's not here anymore an her step father did something an hide it.

[@twodeepupyours508]

Crazy story....

[@lvteachme973]

I agree that race is the reason Alexis' case did not get national attention. However, at this point, I cannot understand why they would lie about DNA test results. Something else I don't understand: If you didn't trust the stepfather, why would you remained married to him? Furthermore, why would you leave your child in his care? Poor choice of the mother.

[@manfrummt]

It's just your delusional view of the world regarding race. Zero evidence. Other people experience similar things.

[@GeorgiaWhisper]

Sometimes you don't know a person until you don't know them.

[@brianas6550]

Alexis should’ve gotten the same attention as Elizabeth. It’s just not fair.

[@Delores999]

I like this..........

[@gharley5225]

Fk up I never heard about Alexis Patterson til today smfh SAY her name ALEXIS PATTERSON!!!

[@user-dh5yp9ek6p]

I meant Ayanna

[@skyrimse8068]

The woman admitted to beating her and the brother saw this happen too.

[@Kalahxo]

I hope he didn't have her picked up and taken somewhere so he can meet up with him and do w.e to her why else would he fail hope he's not a sicko 😞 I want her found too sooooo bad.

[@cashwealth435]

We Don't Matter Period Sad but Facts

[@ericmuhammed2859]

It is Very SAd to Me to see the Suffering of these many Precious Children And their Parents, to hAve their Precious Children stripped Away from them for So Many Years, I sAy to these Parents, And Precious Children Too ( Who know thAt they Are missing ) Please Put God First, And Make Your Prayers sincere to Him And ask Him to Help You get your Child back, And Ask it in the name of His Christ And it Will Be given unto You .

[@ericmuhammed2859]

And what's SAd About this is that this is whAt happened to our forefathers & mother's during slavery many of the slave children was tAken from the parents, and some never SAw their Precious Child Again but who in America cared About the SAftey of the BlackMan & Woman & Children At thAt time no one, not here in America, of Course God did And still Do, So this Whole System started off wrong, people Are mAde to feel the pain of our Foreparents because nobody here cared About Us not until God CAme And Chose One from Among Us ( The Dead ) And RAised Him Up for Our deliverance And RAised His top Student up for our deliverance... So Parents let's keep up Prayer 🤲 to God In the nAme of His Christ to get these missing kids back, God And His Christ know every last One of them thAt Are missing And know where they belong, So if they belong to You then You got to Pray to God to get them back . Ameen .

[@sumayaahmed8484]

I really believe the stepfather has something to do with it unfortunately he is dead

[@user-dh5yp9ek6p]

Ionna Patterson is right that LAdy going by Lisa is Alexis Patterson y'all in the media is not helping," Ionna Patterson knows Her Daughter", and if She says that She took the DNA herself, and it was A match i Believe Her and The Mother Ionna Also Admits that Lisa has 8-Body Marks that Alexis had before She was missing that Are exactly the Same ( No One has 8-body marks that are exactly the Same and not Be that Same Person ) So I say to the Mother Ionna Patterson that is Your Daughter dont let them fool You, You dont have to keep Looking You have found Her, now I dont know why Lisa wont admit to being Alexis Patterson but Hopefully God Willing She Will admit it to You one day Ionna Patterson maybe She only want to Admit it to You and not to the media and not to every body else, and I can except that, only You Ionna need to know but You dont need to Look for her anymore because You have found Her, nobody, i mean nobody no Two People have 8-of the same body marks that are exactly the same Lisa is Your Daughter Alexis Patterson ❤😇🙏💯

[@22mrenee]

Race enough said, this happens everyday

[@carolynsmith3006]

Im so sad they didnt search for her like they should have trust and believe they will have to answer to the Lord

[@kellysutton2780]

This reminds me of asha degree wonder if it's connected

[@Emy53]

Alexis DOES matter. My goodness, why is it always about black and white? The entire country is still searching for Cory Bigsby, Classic and Cincere. We still haven't found Summer Wells, Harmony Montgomery, and they're white...stop the darn nonsense.

[@CA-zn9bq]

Yeah, but most times whites do come first. I believe you do know that. There were 2 ladies one wyte and one blk that went missing in Tulsa, OK years back. The Equusearch or whoever they are came out and claimed they were looking for both ladies. When they found the wyte lady they wrapped up everything and called it quits. No more looking for the blk lady (which they never did in the first place).

[@Emy53]

@@CA-zn9bq I never understood why it should matter the color of the skin. Many people go missing, and many are not reported missing. Harmony Montgomery was not reported missing for two years. It's a real shame that every darn day there's a new case with a missing child. These children, all of them, black or white, matter, and our community officials have to do better. It seems to always comes down to funding and resources.

[@bbe3034]

The blame should be on the police department! It doesn’t have anything to do with black or white. I feel sad for that precious little girl! She’s adorable! I sense maybe the step dad had something to do with her disappearance. 💔💔

[@ceatrabanks4894]

Get your heads out of the sand. It is a Black and white thing! You two ladies are white and just don't want to understand! Black Children are ALWAYS put on the back burner and hardly ever found whereas most white kids are! And you know that!

[@melitza34alvarado]

Wait I heard her daughter was found and FBI keeping it hush hush she supposedly a women name Lisa Miller .

[@tinacaldwell1048]

if its not her daughter then the family of the girl in question needs to go have a dna test with the mother of the missing girl.... im just saying,,,

[@Jonesgirl54]

Never concerned if you're not blonde haired and blue eyed sorry but it's a known fact 😢that people of color face every day. Our children rarely make the news like children who are white and it's so sad. Even when their children go missing they're not locked up and continue to say we don't know where the kids are when they're involved in the kids missing it's sad

[@chris-p-Bacon836]

Deceased Ex husband’s new girlfriend/ wife after may have the child

[@kathyhyde61]

The Stepfather killed her.Poor police work.

[@xfacme7815]

The step father did it

[@ericmuhammed2859]

I Believe The Mother if she believes that that other young lady is her daughter and she did the DNA and Alexis Mother said it was A match then I believe the mother I don't believe the Milwaukee police and the young lady herself is saying that she is not Alexis I don't know why she would say that if she really is but I say to Alexis Mother no matter what has been said and You did the DNA Yourself and You found it A match, You maybe right, I support You, if You still think that she maybe Your Daughter, regardless to what everybody else has said You maybe right, keep Praying to God on Sweetheart .

[@seanwhatshisname1831]

Did i hear the woman say she described body marks on the woman she says is her daughter?

[@familycs2243]

They Supposely did a dna with an old tooth brush that the mom says they never had. And the lady ex husband believe she is her daughter too

[@lurleenkerr1541]

She is not Alexis no matter how much DNA test they do she will never be Alexis. Ayanna needs to get a grip on herself. Yes she has hope but she needs to learn when to leave ppl and their family alone.

[@Ameerah-xoxo26]

Stop making stuff about race . Its sad when any child get lost . SO you mean t o tell me the step dad didnt walk her up to the school and make sure they got in school . They need to check the step dad

[@manfrummt]

You lost me when you played the race card. Not to mention the woman she says is her daughter. Makes me suspicious of the mom. Police won't test because they know Alexis is dead?

[@kathe992ilo6]

What happened to the stepfather? Is he a stable person? Where is he now?

[@pooterstacking]

Passed in 2021