Pedro Hernandez Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Killing Etan Patz in 1979

Published on July 21, 2025
Pedro Hernandez Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Killing Etan Patz in 1979
Pedro Hernandez, shown in court in 2012, confessed to luring the 6-year-old Etan Patz into the basement of a bodega and attacking him in 1979.
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