Disappearance Of Etan Patz: American boy who disappeared in 1979
Etan Patz was a boy from New York City who was abducted on May 25, 1979 in the SoHo village.
He was declared dead in 2001. His disappearance started the use of milk cartons for missing children in the United States.
Etan Patz | |
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 Etan Patz on September 16, 1978 | |
| Born | October 9, 1972 Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Disappeared | May 25, 1979 (aged 6) West Broadway & Prince Street, New York, U.S. |
| Status | Missing for 44 years, 10 months and 27 days; declared dead in absentia on June 19, 2001 (aged 28) |
| Died | c. May 25, 1979 (aged 6) |
| Cause of death | Murder by strangulation (presumed) |
| Known for | One of the first missing-child cases to have a photo appear on a milk carton |
| Height | 3 ft 4 in (102 cm) |
| Parent(s) | Stanley Patz Julie Patz |
| Date | May 25, 1979 |
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| Location | Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Type | Disappearance, presumed child murder, presumed child abduction |
| Motive | Unclear, allegedly sexual |
| Deaths | Etan Kalil Patz (presumed) |
| Accused | Jose Ramos (not formally charged, but speculation exists) |
| Convicted | Pedro Hernandez |
| Verdict | Mistrial (2015; first trial) Guilty on both counts (2017; second trial) |
| Convictions | Second-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping (2017) |
| Sentence | Life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years |
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