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D.A. Who Led Etan Patz Case Says Conviction Reversal Came as a Shock
Cyrus Vance prosecuted Pedro Hernandez twice. An appeals court overturned the conviction, ruling that the trial judge should ...
Etan Patz’s Case Haunted New York. It’s Still Not Over.
An appellate court decision overturning the conviction of Pedro Hernandez once again puts the shocking disappearance of a ...
Man Convicted in Etan Patz Murder Should Be Retried or Released, Appeals Court Rules
Pedro Hernandez was sentenced to 25 years to life after confessing to the 1979 murder of the 6-year-old first-grader.
Court overturns guilty verdict in 1979 Etan Patz case that drew attention to missing children
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of the man who was found guilty in 2017 of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz ...
Conviction overturned for Pedro Hernandez, who was suspected of kidnapping and killing six-year-old Etan Patz
Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering six-year-old Etan Patz, could either get a new trial, or be ...
Appeals court orders new trial for man convicted in 1979 Etan Patz case
A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of the man who was found guilty in 2017 of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz ...
What to know about the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz and the hunt for his killer
The 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz was one of the nation’s most notorious missing child cases. The six-year-old Manhattan ...
Etan Patz conviction being thrown out brings another prime suspect back into the picture
Ramos once told a federal prosecutor that he was “90 percent sure” he met Etan near Washington Square Park the day he ...
Murder conviction in Etan Patz killing overturned, new trial ordered for Pedro Hernandez
A federal appeals court on Monday ordered Pedro Hernandez, the SoHo bodega clerk convicted of kidnapping and murdering 6-year ...
Judge orders new trial for Pedro Hernandez, man convicted of killing Etan Patz in 1979
Pedro Hernandez, the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979, should be retried or released, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based its ...
Conviction of Etan Patz killer Pedro Hernandez overturned, new trial ordered
A federal appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of Pedro Hernandez, the SoHo bodega clerk convicted of kidnapping ...