News

Etan Patz, appeals court

Appeals Court Overturns Murder and Kidnapping Conviction in Etan Patz Disappearance
The judges’ decision echoed ProPublica’s reporting from 2013 that raised questions about the veracity and legality of suspect Pedro Hernandez’s confessions in one of the most famous missing child cases in U.
Court overturns conviction in case of Etan Patz, Jewish 6-year-old whose 1979 disappearance riveted America
Pedro Hernandez, 64, was convicted of Etan’s kidnapping and murder in 2017 and was serving a 25-year sentence until the appeals court ordered on July 21 that he be released unless he gets a
What to know about the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz and the hunt for his killer
The 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz was one of the nation’s most notorious missing child cases. The six-year-old Manhattan resident was among the first children whose disappearance and likeness were publicized on milk cartons across the country.
Reversal of Etan Patz murder conviction raises fresh questions on mental health, confessions in court cases
Etan Patz’s murder conviction overturned after 45 years, raising new questions about confessions and mental health.
Court overturns conviction, orders new trial of man convicted in 1979 Etan Patz murder
A notorious missing child case sees new development as Pedro Hernandez's guilty verdict in Etan Patz's 1979 disappearance is overturned by federal appeals court over trial judge error.
Court overturns guilty verdict in 1979 Etan Patz case that drew attention to missing children
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of the man who was found guilty in 2017 of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979.
Who was to Etan Patz? What to know about The first child on the Milk carton’s disappearance amid overturned conviction
The decades-long case of Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance transformed America’s approach to missing children, takes a new turn as his killer’s conviction is overturned.
Appeals court orders new trial for man convicted in 1979 Etan Patz case
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of the man who was found guilty in 2017 of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979.
Man convicted in infamous 1979 Etan Patz murder could get new trial
Pedro Hernandez was sentenced to 25 years after confessing to kidnapping and killing Patz in New York City, in notorious 1979 child disappearance case.
Etan Patz case: 1979 disappearance of NYC boy continues to haunt investigators
"48 Hours" goes inside the painstaking investigation through the eyes of those who have spent more than three decades trying ...
How Parenting Changed After Etan Patz
Did the shocking disappearance of a 6-year-old in 1979 forever alter how Americans raised children? Or were there other ...