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. The court overturned the guilty verdict due to issues ...

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.” ...