A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial for Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted in 2017 for the 1979 murder of six-year-old Etan Patz.

Judge orders new trial in famous case of boy murdered in 1979 Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979, should be retried or released, a federal appeals ...

What we know The man convicted of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979, Pedro Hernandez, was awarded a new trial Monday, July 21, as a federal appeals court overturned the guilty verdict.

His first trial ended in a jury deadlock in 2015. His lawyers said he was innocent. The court ordered Hernandez’s release unless the 64-year-old gets a new trial within “a reasonable period.” ...