He said that he had called his wife, who was not at the courthouse, and that she had cried at the news. He also claimed he had put the boy on a subway going uptown. After a four-month retrial, Mr. Hernandez was found guilty on Feb. 14, 2017, of murder and kidnapping. He stopped short of saying he killed Etan, claiming that the boy was alive when he put him in a plastic bag and the bag inside a box, which he dumped about a block away. [10][44][45] In 2001, the tribute spread worldwide. Anyone can read what you share. Etan Patz kidnapping: man convicted of murder almost four decades later (HO/AFP/Getty Images). Pedro Hernandez showed no reaction as jurors delivered their verdict. On the back, he typed the same message: "What did you do to my little boy? Man Found Guilty of 1979 Kidnapping, Murder of Etan Patz The man, at 30, is 11 years younger than Etan Patz would now be. Moment commuter blasts eco-zealots, Royal superfans camping on The Mall ahead of King's Coronation, Women's rights activists and pro-trans campaigners separated, Ukraine drone strike hits major fuel depot in port Sevastopol, Russian freight train derails and bursts into flames after explosion, Historic chairs to be reused by the King for the coronation service, Hundreds of Household Division members rehearse for coronation, Braverman: People crossing Channel are 'at odds with British values', 'You motherf***ers don't understand': Bam Margera details 'turmoil', Cambridge students party in the park during annual celebrations. For them, it was the latest in a string of admissions and false leads that they had heard since 1979. NEW YORK -- A former store clerk was convicted Tuesday of murder in one of the nation's most haunting missing-child cases, nearly 38 years after 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on the way to.
