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Lawyers argue Jose Ramos is Etan Patz's real killer
In closing statements Monday, lawyers for the man on trial for the 1979 abduction and murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz argued that a prior suspect, convicted child molester Jose Ramos, is...
Prosecution takes a blow in Patz case
In a potential blow to the prosecution, a prison informant testified Thursday — at the trial of a man charged with the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz — that a...
'Killer's defense claims child molester tried to lure Etan Patz
A former federal prosecutor testifying for the defense in the trial of the man accused of murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz said another man claimed to have picked up the boy...
'Killer's lawyers link convicted molester to Etan Patz murder
Lawyers for Etan Patz’s accused killer played a 1982 videotape of a prior suspect in the case — convicted child molester Jose Ramos — in which he cops to knowing...
Etan Patz's defense wants to use potatoes to prove a point
Defense lawyers for Pedro Hernandez, on trial for the 1979 murder of Etan Patz, want to demonstrate for jurors the difficulty of carrying 50 pounds on one’s shoulder by bringing...
Doctor testifies Etan Patz 'killer' believes he has 'super powers'
Pedro Hernandez once said he killed Etan Patz — but he also claims to have super powers that can detect evil spirits and predict the future, a psychiatrist testified Friday....
Psychiatrist says Etan Patz 'killer' saw visions
Pedro Hernandez described more than a dozen ghoulish faces staring at him as he choked little Etan Patz to death in a Soho bodega basement more than 35 years ago,...
Daughter of Etan Patz's 'killer' says dad was overprotective
He sparked a generation of parental paranoia, but the man who confessed to kidnapping and killing 6-year-old Etan Patz more than 35 years ago was an obsessively overprotective dad, his...
Man contacts prosecutors claiming he could be Etan Patz
Manhattan prosecutors said in court that a man contacted them saying he could be Etan Patz — the 6-year-old boy who vanished from a Soho street in 1979. “He had...
Detective in Etan Patz case grilled about report filed 6 months later
Defense attorneys Tuesday quizzed an NYPD detective on his 3¹/₂-page police report that took him six months to file after Pedro Hernandez confessed to kidnapping and killing Etan Patz nearly...
New evidence in Etan Patz case could derail trial
Three newly discovered boxes of evidence are threatening to cause a mistrial — or at least a trial delay — in the case of the former SoHo bodega clerk who...
Jurors in Etan Patz trial watch another videotaped confession
Jurors today watched another videotaped confession in which Pedro Hernandez admits luring Etan Patz to the basement of a Soho bodega, then choking him. In the 30-minute video, recorded on...
Chilling tape at Etan trial: I stuffed boy alive into plastic bag
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="media/guid/2389494712/iKlgtqXKzaQC9FYX40__FEM_PfNCs0jE" player="gm_EJGhnGLiu"] The public on Tuesday got its first glimpse of the videotaped confession of a former Soho grocery clerk who described, in graphic detail, committing one of...
Etan Patz 'killer' kept boy's photo hidden away: ex-wife
The ex-wife of the man accused of killing Etan Patz testified Monday that he’d told her, several years after the little boy’s disappearance, that he killed a man in New...
Second pal says Hernandez confessed to Etan Patz murder
The man on trial for the murder of little Etan Patz 35 years ago confessed to a prayer group weeks after the boy vanished that he’d abused, strangled and cut...
Friend testifies Etan Patz 'killer' confessed to him
A one-time church pal of accused Etan Patz killer Pedro Hernandez testified Thursday that Hernandez confessed to him — just months after the 6-year-old’s 1979 disappearance — that he’d lured...
Mistrial denied after witness turns hostile at Etan Patz trial
A witness at the Etan Patz murder trial turned hostile Tuesday, prompting courtroom fireworks — and the defense to demand a mistrial. Manhattan prosecutors had called to the stand Juan...
Etan Patz's mother breaks down in tears describing son's disappearance
The mother of Etan Patz shared her pain with a Manhattan jury on Monday, detailing publicly the tragic disappearance of her 6-year-old son 35 years ago as he walked alone...
Murder trial begins 35 years after Etan Patz vanished in NY
The man accused of the kidnap and murder of little Etan Patz nearly 35 years ago sexually abused him, Manhattan prosecutors charged for the first time during their opening statement Friday at...
Etan Patz murder trial to begin Friday
The long-awaited trail of Etan Patz’s accused killer is expected to begin Friday morning - 35 years after the 6-year-old boy vanished on a SoHo Street. Pedro Hernandez, 54, confessed...