Granny says, "Hispexican did it... Accused Etan Patz killer taken to hospital on suicide watch 25 May`12 - A former bodega stock clerk has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York City in 1979. See also: Etan Patz death: Pedro Hernandez due in court 25 May 2012 - Etan Patz vanished while walking to a school bus stop on his own for the first time
He supposedly fessed up in front of a church group in 1983 and the prosecutor's charges are based on that. Well, as a New Yorker, I can tell you that story is bunk: the police offered a huge reward for anyone giving info that would have led to a capture and nobody came forward back then. Anyone who would have heard such an open ''confession'' would have come forward with that info immediately. Therefore, this story is a hoax.
Patz killer kept photo of Etan for years... Patz's killer kept photo of boy for years, ex-wife says August 8, 2012 - The man who confessed to killing Etan Patz kept a photo of the boy among his personal possessions for years after the murder, his ex-wife told investigators.
Working toward closure in Etan Patz case... NY prosecutors press ahead on Etan Patz case 15 Nov.`12 The alleged killing is more than three decades old, the body's never been found and the motive is murky.
Now that the cartels are here, shift is to anti-crime immigration enforcement... Immigration Enforcement Top Crime Priority for US January 08, 2013 - A new report casts immigration enforcement as the U.S. government's top anti-crime priority, marked by a two-decade shift in funding that has put more staff, equipment and screening capabilities to work protecting the country's borders.
That's just it - police want to close the case and make themselves look good. So they are accepting the "confession" of someone said to be insane by those who know him. Further, one who supposedly confessed to others over 25 years ago when there had been a multi thousand dollar reward and when nobody came forward to claim it. While I want the Patz family to be at ease for their suffering, I as a former New Yorker who was greatly shocked by the news all those years ago, am still not buying the story today. It is just too convenient. Blessings upon the long suffering Patz family. But let's have justice. Putting a sick minded man who belongs in an asylum into prison does not serve the interests of justice.
Former suspect to be called as witness in Etan Patz murder case... Patz case defense wants earlier suspect as witness Oct 25,`13 -- The man charged with killing a 6-year-old boy who disappeared in 1979 is securing an unusual witness in his defense: a convicted Pennsylvania child molester who was long the prime suspect.
Pedro Hernandez found guilty of Etan Patz murder... Suspect Found Guilty in Etan Patz's Murder February 15, 2017 - A Manhattan jury has found Pedro Hernandez guilty of murder in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, bringing to an official close a notorious case that transfixed New Yorkers for over three decades.