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Etan Patz: Arrest in '79 case that raised parental fear

After decades of inconclusive clues and stalled hopes, a former convenience-store stock clerk was arrested Thursday on a charge of murdering Etan, one of the first missing children ever to appear on a milk carton.
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.
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.
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.
Etan Patz: NY police have suspect in custody in missing boy case

NY police say they have a person in custody who has implicated himself in the death of Etan Patz, the 6-year-old whose 1979 disappearance helped launch the campaign that put missing children's photos on milk cartons.
Madeleine McCann: Why British police want to reopen missing child case (+video)

Madeleine McCann went missing five years ago. British police say they have 195 possible leads and are trying to get Portugal to reopen the case.
Peru is evaluating extradition request for Joran Van der Sloot to US

Peru is evaluating a request to extradite Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot to the US in connection with the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba, his lawyer said on Monday.
Modern Parenthood
Etan Patz: His disappearance started the era of parent anxiety

Etan Patz disappeared in 1979 and so did a nation's innocence. He vanished in broad daylight in Manhattan, sparking an era of parent anxiety – Amber alerts, milk carton photos – and  sheltered American children.
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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'The River' features a mysterious entity that's waiting to prey on a group of explorers
Van der Sloot gets 28 years in murder case

The court also ordered Van der Sloot to pay $75,000 in reparations to the family of the victim.
Court convenes to sentence Van der Sloot for murder

Prosecutors have asked for a 30-year sentence for first-degree murder and theft in the killing of Stephany Flores.
Judge to declare Natalee Holloway legally dead

Judge Alan King announced his decision at a hearing in his Birmingham courtroom Thursday attended by the missing woman's parents, David and Beth Holloway.
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Van der Sloot plea may lead Judge to declare Natalee Holloway dead

Van der Sloot accepted the Peruvian murder charges against him, Wednesday, which may allow a Judge in Alabama to declare Natalee Holloway dead based on the adjudication of Van der Sloot, the only suspect in her killing.
Van der Sloot apologizes in court for murder of Peruvian woman (+video)

Joran Van der Sloot has accepted Peruvian murder charges against him in a plea Wednesday that could shorten his prison sentence.
Joran van der Sloot may be ready to confess to Peruvian murder (+video)

Joran van der Sloot said he wanted to confess to the murder of Stephany Flores in Peru in 2010. Van der Sloot is still a suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005.
Snowbound Arizona student survived on two candy bars over 9 days

Arizona State University student Lauren Weinberg was found by the US Forest Service. She survived on melted snow and candy bars after her car got stuck on a remote Arizona road.
White House shooting suspect arrested

White House: The Secret Service discovered Tuesday that two bullets had hit the White House, one of them apparently cracking a window on the residential level while President Barack Obama was traveling.
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As gang violence hits El Salvador, a new wave of disappearances

El Salvador is experiencing disappearances linked to the gang violence hitting the country, mostly of young people and teens, with a frequency not seen since the country's civil war, which ended almost 20 years ago.
Aruba missing girl: Hunt continues for Robyn Gardner

The Aruba missing girl case focused on report that she disappeared while snorkeling. Aruba police have arrested her travel companion. American Natalee Holloway went missing in 2005 in Aruba too.
'Caylee's Law' petition drive: Do missing child laws need to change?

'Caylee's Law' petition calls for establishing two new federal offenses: failure of a parent to notify authorities of a missing child within 24 hours and failure to report a child's death within one hour. The online drive comes amid public anger over the Casey Anthony verdict.
Mexico searches for 7 missing in boating accident

One American has been confirmed dead in the accident, which came after a flash storm upended the boat before dawn Sunday, spilling dozens of tourists and crew members into the water.
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