I learnt about Alex Mexisville after spotting a poster of him, along with other missing young people, while waiting to catch my return flight home from 
Thessoloniki Airport yesterday. Among them was a poster of Madeleine McCann. I saw no similar posters when I departed from the UK – surely this is an ideal place to display them, as well as at railway and bus stations.
Last February, 11-year-old Alex left his home in Veria Elia, a beauty spot in Macedonia, to go to the central park in his town to play basketball and then planned to go to his art class. He never made it to the class.
A chilling account on Wikipedia says that Alex vanished after revealing to his parents that he had seen “what happens to kids who are not supervised by anyone”. Five local children reportedly confessed to his murder, but the body has never been found, and their story is not universally believed.
When the local Roma clan head, reputed to be the crime boss of Veria was questioned by the mother of the missing child about his possible complicity, he is reputed to have answered: “No. We don’t steal children that old.”
In memory of those who are still missing.
Well done for continuing with these posts, Ellee. This case is chilling and horrible.
Thanks Welshcakes, these posts are very important to me and I intend to continue writing about our missing young people around the world.
“No. We don’t steal children that old.â€? – what a chilling admission. And well done Ellee for highlighting this awful trade.
I heard on the radio this morning that a computer game has been withdrawn called Law and Order – it features CCTV footage of James Bulger being abducted. Remember him? He was around 2 yrs old I think and killed by two 10 yr olds who are now out of prison with new identities. What I find most sick is that an adult actually had the idea of making money out of that little boys death as entertainment and a programmer spent time making this game. Not only that but I wonder if people bought it?
I really am astonished at the depravity and sickness of some people. Not just the killers but the ordinary’ (?) people who sell anothers pain.
I found this tragic post describing how Alex’s mother had taken an overdose last year after hearing there was no news about her son:
http://deviousdiva.com/2006/08/30/144/
Alexa, your comment is so heartbreaking, I am so sad to think this could have happened to an innocent child.
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