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SoHo

May 15, 2013

Man Who Confessed to Killing Etan Patz Will Face Trial

There is sufficient evidence against Pedro Hernandez for the case against him to be heard, a judge ruled.

SoHo

March 27, 2013

Confessed Etan Patz Killer's Lawyer Is Denied Bid for Grand Jury Minutes

Pedro Hernandez's attorney sought to prove a jury received inadmissible evidence.

SoHo

December 13, 2012

Etan Patz's Accused Killer Hires World Renowned Expert in False Confessions

Pedro Hernandez will be backed by a famous British forensic psychologist, his lawyer said.

SoHo

November 15, 2012

Etan Patz's Alleged Killer Made a False Confession, Lawyer Says

Pedro Hernandez's lawyer says his client's statements about killing Etan Patz are not reliable.

SoHo

November 14, 2012

Etan Patz's Accused Killer Pedro Hernandez Indicted on Murder Charges

A Manhattan grand jury indicted Pedro Hernandez for allegedly killing Etan Patz in 1979.

SoHo

November 07, 2012

Suspect in Patz Case Released From Prison, Then Rearrested

Jose Ramos, a suspect in the disappearance of Etan Patz, served 27 years for molesting two other boys.

SoHo

August 10, 2012

Medical Examiner Joins NYPD In Etan Patz Basement Search

Medical Examiner specialists used high-tech machines to check for human remains and other evidence.

New York City

August 10, 2012

Cops Find Only Garbage After Unsealing Coal Room in Etan Patz Search

Cops cut into a coal room in 448 West Broadway to search for clues in the Etan Patz case.

SoHo

August 08, 2012

Cops Search SoHo Basement for Clues in Etan Patz Case

Police returned to the West Broadway storefront where Etan Patz's confessed killer once worked.

New York City

August 08, 2012

Cops 'Absolutely Certain' They Arrested Etan Patz's Killer

Cops still believe Pedro Hernandez is Etan Patz's killer, despite a lack of physical evidence.

SoHo

July 24, 2012

Alleged Etan Patz Killer Moved to Jail from Psych Ward

Pedro Hernandez, 51, was moved to the Manhattan Detention Complex after weeks in Bellevue.

SoHo

July 03, 2012

Police Investigating Etan Patz Case Return to Prince Street Site

Police returned Tuesday to the Soho spot where Pedro Hernandez says he killed Etan Patz in 1979.

SoHo

June 09, 2012

'Lies Can Kill A Family,' Says Sister of Etan Patz's Suspected Killer

Norma Hernandez decried news stories that linked clothes found in her brother Pedro's home to Etan Patz.

New York City

June 08, 2012

Clothes Found in Alleged Killer's Home Not Etan Patz's, Sources Say

Boy's clothes found in Pedro Hernandez's home were "too big" to have been worn by Etan Patz.

New York City

June 08, 2012

Cops Find Kids' Clothes at Home of Alleged Etan Patz Killer Pedro Hernandez

The items were reportedly discovered during a search of Hernandez's home by police this week.