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SCOTUS reinstates murder conviction in Patz case
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June 23, 2026
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0:53Now PlayingThe Supreme Court has reinstated a murder conviction in the case of Etan Patz, the 6-year-old boy who went missing in New York City in 1979.
In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the justices reversed a lower court decision that overturned the conviction of Pedro Hernandez, who admitted to the crime and was convicted of kidnapping and murder.
Hernandez's lawyers have said his confession was due to a mental illness.
Patz vanished while walking to a Manhattan bus stop. His disappearance helped launch a movement to find missing children and he was among the first to appear on milk cartons.
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