Dozens Of Children Remain Missing In Wisconsin: Have You Seen Them?

WISCONSIN — Since the start of 2023, five children across Wisconsin have gone missing. For 15-year-old Alex Radtke, who went missing from Milwaukee at the beginning of January, it has been months since he was last seen.

For many others across the state, it has been years since being reported missing. One child who went missing from Mauston in 1949, Ricky Bryant, would be 77 years old today. James Egan, who went missing in 1972, would be 69. For some on the list, there was hardly ever a chance at life. Now only known as John Doe, one listing is for the remains of an infant discovered in Sauk County in 2008.

They are all among the dozens of kidnapped and missing children the FBI is working to bring home as part of National Missing Children’s Day on Thursday in Wisconsin.

As of Thursday, there were 27 missing children from Wisconsin in a long-running database kept by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a national nonprofit started in 1984 by child advocates and the parents of children who had been kidnapped.

Here's a look at some of the children who were recently reported missing in Wisconsin:

• Symone Washington, a 17-year-old missing from Milwaukee since April who may still be in the area:

• Ayanna Krzyzanowski, a 16-year-old missing from Milwaukee since March:

• Zyion Noblin, a 17-year-old who went missing from the Milwaukee area in March:

• Nyasija Harris, a 15-year-old who was last seen in Deep River in January:

• Mackenzie Marken, a now 22-year-old missing from Weston since 2015:

• Alex Radtke, 15-year-old missing from Milwaukee since January:

• Desteny Rockwell-Chappell, a now 17-year-old missing from Milwaukee since July 2022:

• Constance Carver, missing from Milwaukee since July 2022 and now 17-years-old:

• Joniah Walker, a now 17-year-old missing from Milwaukee since 2022:

The FBI, in its announcement of National Missing Children’s Day, also released a separate Kidnappings and Missing Persons list.

“Please take a moment to review the list — and if you recognize anyone or have any information in a case, contact the FBI or local law enforcement or submit a tip online,” the FBI said in the statement. “No detail is too small.”

“We as law enforcement never forget these children and never stop looking for them,” Todd Tumbleson, a criminal investigator for the Nevada Attorney General’s Office and an officer on the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, said in a statement.

Tumbleson has been involved in the investigation of a missing 7-year-old in Las Vegas who disappeared in 1999. These kids and their families “deserve nothing less” than a commitment from law enforcement to never stop trying to bring them home, he said.

“The public often knows something they think is not important but which we in law enforcement find very important,” said Tumbleson, who has been involved in a multi-year investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a 7-year-old in Las Vegas reported missing by her school in 1999 and never returned home.

Sometimes when people hear about the case of a missing child, “it brings back memories of things a suspect said or things the witness saw that might help to locate a child,” Tumbleson said. “Any information the public has should be shared with those investigating the case.”

The FBI said National Missing Children’s Day is also a reminder of the steps parents should take if their child disappears under suspicious circumstances. FBI agents have the authority to immediately begin investigating mysterious disappearances or kidnappings, regardless of jurisdiction.

“Do not wait to report a missing child,” the agency said.

The FBI’s free Child ID app allows parents to quickly share key information with authorities if their child is missing. The app also provides on keeping children safe and guidance on what to do during the first crucial hours after a child disappears.