Topic: Etan Patz
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Mental illness may play role in Patz case
Pedro Hernandez has confessed to the killing, but he has a history of hallucination. He is being held before trial in a psychiatric institution.
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Etan Patz case: Will self-admitted killer's prayer group confession hold up?
If charges are brought against Pedro Hernandez for the killing of Etan Patz, the case could turn on whether confession made to a prayer group is confidential like that made to a priest.
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The unusual confessor who broke the Etan Patz cold case
Killing Etan Patz in 1979 may have been the only time alleged killer Pedro Hernandez hurt someone. While he avoided detection for 33 years, the secret took enough of a toll that Hernandez broke down in tears as he confessed, appearing remorseful and ‘relieved.’
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Etan Patz case: Despite confession, a trial would be tricky (+video)
If Pedro Hernandez sticks to his confession and is found to be mentally competent, a judge will simply sentence him for killing schoolboy Etan Patz in 1979. But if he were to recant, prosecutors would face a hard decision.
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Etan Patz killing: Motive is a puzzle for police, and potentially, a jury
Pedro Hernandez has said he killed Etan Patz 33 years ago because he 'felt the urge to kill,' raising questions for behavioral scientists. He is hospitalized and reportedly under suicide watch.
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After three decades, confession and arrest in Etan Patz case (+video)
Pedro Hernandez has confessed to the killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. Hernandez worked in a nearby convenience store.
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Etan Patz case: Are today's kids less likely to be nabbed by a stranger?
The abduction of Etan Patz in 1979 became part of a mosaic of parental fear that dramatically changed the American childhood experience. But it also saved lives, data suggest.
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Etan Patz suspect: A 33-year-old murder mystery solved?
Etan Patz vanished in 1979, while walking alone to his school bus stop. New York City police say they now have a suspect in the Etan Patz case who has confessed.
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Spring snowstorm hammers New York, Pennsylvania (+video)
A Spring nor'easter is forecast to dump more than a foot of snow in Pennsylvania, and parts of New York, closing schools and causing power outages. Flood watches have been issued for Maine and New Hampshire
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Police search basement in missing boy cold case
Etan Patz vanished in 1979; new clues have led law enforcement to a building near where he was last seen.
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