Author: Gina Barton, USA TODAY

Police whistleblower Mike Erwine, featured in USA TODAY’s “Behind the Blue Wall” investigation, asks the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case

Missing kids in foster care aren’t always reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Season 4 of USA TODAY’s true crime podcast, Unsolved, covers the cold case of missing child Alexis Patterson.

What efforts were made to find Alexis Patterson, 7, who disappeared on the way to school? Why are so many missing Black kids in America never found?

In search of Alexis, 7 🎙️

The USA TODAY Network is investigating reasons for racial disparities in efforts to locate missing children.