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.
Pedro Hernandez Found Guilty of Kidnapping and Killing Etan Patz in 1979
Published on July 21, 2025

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