Retracing the Murder of Etan Patz

[@scottrider641]

Such a tragic story. I remember when it occurred. Your narration and presentation were brilliant as usual. Thanks, Chris

[@Liz-cmc313]

I haven't heard that name in decades. I remember his story. As a mom,when I hear any child gone missing,it hurts my heart. I would of never have let my young child walk alone. RIP sweet boy. Lamont put his out yesterday.

[@murlthomas2243]

I walked to school when I was five. I had my sister and neighbor kids to walk with most of the time, but I walked alone a number of times too. It was four blocks to school.

[@NaomisAdventures]

Such a sad story. I'm from a small town and I wouldn't let my son go anywhere alone when he was that young.

[@dwade6322]

Havent heard this name in years. Thanks in advance for this video.

[@jamesholt7612]

I remember this case. Such a sad tragic story. Very well edited as well as the video Chris.

[@ireneminor578]

Pretty sad story. We really need to keep our children close to us. Thank you for the video😊

[@sandysue202]

That little boys mom would never be able to forgive herself and Aton's teacher as well. How terrible this story is. I remember the little Walsh boy's story, but I don't believe I ever heard about Aton. We certainly have monsters walking among us!

[@thefiendreturns5309]

Aton? You mean Etan?

[@Butrcup98]

I remember when this happened. I was 17 & lived in NJ. Just awful.

[@samanthab1923]

Same here. It was a big deal.

[@debbymccormack6525]

As a mom, I think my opinion is probably selfish, but if one of my children went missing, I would rather find them dead than to never know what happened to them. The chance of them being alive somewhere has to be extremely low.

[@kitt7477]

Hope changes destiny. Never loose hope.

[@tomatoisred6966]

​@@kitt7477My dad always said, "Put hope in your left hand and poop in your right hand, then see which one weighs more"

[@MyKingdomForAK9]

​@@tomatoisred6966 Funny, except if I'd given-up hope, on myself, while battling stage-4 cancer, in 2017 (with only a 13%-survival rate, of being here, now, typing to you) then, you would see that your take is in jest/joking. However, to place it under this particular video, is what prompted me to write, to you. By my sixth chemo, I was Hitler-☠️ camp thin. Hope seemed to be lost; not in my mind.

[@tomatoisred6966]

@@MyKingdomForAK9 congratulations.

[@misskitty2133]

Me too!

[@erosive-gold1]

Poor kid. It saddens me to hear about something like this happen.😢

[@anthonycalbillo9376]

I would walk home from school when I was young. Terrible, sad, some monster, how could they do something so evil to a little child?

[@Jared_Wignall]

Very sad story. Thank you for talking about this Chris, keep up the great work and take care!

[@gerry1620]

I remember being nine or so at the time and seeing these shows or commercials on tv showing the missing kids and it scared me a lot. Etan’s name always stuck with me. Thanks for the video!

[@nikkigardiner9426]

Thank you, Chris!❤

[@georgebaron26]

As usual, another excellent video. Thank you!

[@laurastrobel718]

I thought it had been established that Etan was murdered. Can't believe it took so many years for the case to go to trail with the conviction that happened. It still feels uneasy and not like true closure to me. Just watched Lamont's vid about Johnny the other day. Thanks Chris.

[@suzee_]

RIP Etan . So sad .

[@jburnett8152]

Child abduction is always so sad. I can't imagine a parent could ever get past that. These days I have been getting at least one Amber alert on my phone almost every day. Blessed are the little children.

[@stepps511]

What a tragic story. Thank you, Chris! My hope is that such violence against children will end one day. Also, I so enjoy your walk abouts in NYC - good times!

[@Metalkitty33]

Very well done as always Chris . I love your channel been watching for years .

[@lucidrain9469]

Great content Chris, as usual !! 👌

[@kevincozby]

I remember this well. What a sad story. May he rest in peace.

[@TheLmende]

I remember this. I would have walked him to the bus stop. It must have been hell on his mother. Johnny Gosche, I believe was the first to be on a milk carton. Great content as usual. You and Lamont need to team up again. Love your collaboration on the Tulsa Massacre. Lawyers are in court to get reparations for the two surviving victims of the Tulsa Massacre, before they pass. I am a Tulsa native.

[@gregman1715]

1979 I Remember Seeing This On The News I Was 12 That Little Boy Never Had A Chance To Growup And Have A Life Of His Own Horrible Beyond Sad

[@beachaddict7653]

Thanks for sharing. I kept thinking "that could have been me when I was a child".

[@bearmotel]

So easy to judge the mother in hindsight, but times were different.

[@thefonzkiss]

100%

[@danewhitt489]

No not really there has always been pedophiles and crazy people since the beginning of civilization.

[@xr6lad]

No they weren’t. People keep saying that. This wasn’t the 1930’s. It was the 70’s. Things were well and truely happening by then. Plus no one lets a 6 year old go alone.

[@shirala1972]

@@xr6ladare you kidding? I was 5 in 1978, grew up in public housing and ALWAYS walked 1/2 mile to the bus Stop alone. My mother never even got up with me in the morning at that age, I got my self ready

[@samuelprice2461]

@@xr6ladIt was still very very common for children to go unattended out and about in the 70s. My background is rural, not urban, but people have told me stories about jumping in pa’s truck to go up to the store and buy beer for a cookout when they were 12-14.

[@dennisneo1608]

His mother must have suffered greatly for her error.

[@debbiepatrick399]

In 1979 I was 18 but I remember those cartons

[@Charlotte66666]

Horrendous case 💔

[@robertabrams8562]

I remember the hysteria surrounding his disappearance (I was 19 at the time)! I’m from the LES, and I remember that everywhere I went, people were talking about that lil kid back then! I totally forgot about this story until now…thank you for sharing the update

[@fatimaali8645]

The video is out x thanks for a interesting video 😊

[@TammyMullins-jv8wm]

6 years old to young be out in a big city by his self

[@aimeemoore1094]

Thank you

[@debbymccormack6525]

Things were vastly different in 1979 as far as what freedoms kids had.

[@samanthab1923]

It was a different time. Kids would be given cash to go to the corner store for smokes. It sounds crazy but my mom & her brothers would take the city buses alone to go to the dentist.

[@myeramimclerie7869]

you know that now because of stories like this.

[@jannydots3870]

It was a different time in the 70s even in New York. Kids weren’t coddled either

[@originalsixx]

That's really sad. That's too young to be walking to school on your own. There were plenty of creeps back in the 70s even in my small hometown let alone NYC. RIP

[@lynnejohnston8922]

I was thinking the same way I think that a 6 year old is to young to be out on his own in a Big city by himself it is a truly tragic story I feel so sorry for his poor mother having to go through this no mother should have to do that I really do know how anyone could do that to a poor helpless little boy and it does break your heart just thinking that he never got a chance to grow up and get a job and get married and have a family of his own it does really get to me...RIP Etan Patz I'm so sorry for what happened to you didn't deserve this fly high with the Angels and sleep tight God loves you so much safe in God's loving arms.🙏 gone but not forgotten sweet dreams Beautiful Angel 😇

[@thefonzkiss]

Interesting grammar.

[@LadyAdakStillStands]

Today's world is far more dangerous. Back in the 70s-80s, children had more responsibilities and freedom of movement with less fear. The "Stranger Danger" child safety movement started early 80s.

[@alukuhito]

It depends where you live. I live in Tokyo, the largest metropolis the planet has ever seen. Kids his age sometimes go to school on their own in the middle of the city. They get on the trains and walk where they need to walk.

[@shosmyth1454]

Another Great Video! Thank you Chris!! 🌺

[@kaymad143]

What a tragic story, RIP Etan Patz

[@sside8]

Sad story. Good job on the video.

[@rodplumb]

Thats so sad 😢🙏rest in peace pore little kid!

[@StephenBishopNOMAD]

Excellent video as always chris, very detailed account 🤟💯

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Excellent Video Chris 🌴👍🇮🇳👍🌴

[@SharonJones-ql8oy]

I remember this😢 Im from Florida &in 1981 Adam Walsh went missing from SEARS in Hollywood Fl. 😥

[@HobbyOrganist]

It's actually pronounced "Pay-tz" not "Pats" They lived on a higher floor than the one you pointed to- not the 2nd floor, they lived on the THIRD floor, the pictures are a little deceiving because they climbed down the ladder a bit and the camera perspective is not always correct, but they lived on the 3rd floor there for sure, they moved in there in 1972. I remember the case well as I lived in a loft on Broadway and Houston st then I also remember the police claimed they knocked on every door, I know for a fact they never knocked on my door, so that not a factual statement on their part, I wouldnt have had any info for them anyway but I wanted to mention what they claimed. Even back then I couldnt believe his parents would let a SIX year old walk to the bus stop like that in NY City, it was as dangerous in the 1970s as it is now, I was constantly robbed, my bikes stolen either off a lock and chain or by force, burglary was rampant, so was theft. In my building I remember a thug grabbed an armload of garments off the rack in one of the clothing factories and ran down the stairs, but a guy from the factory chased him down the stairs and shoved him at the last flight and the thug fell down the stairs face and teeth first onto the hard concrete floor of the lobby. Another thug climbed up the fire escape to the SEVENTH floor, when he had to carefully crawl or shimmy along a small projecting stone cornice 75 feet to my window, and opened it, removed the screen and started to come in but I was sleeping right under that window. Other tenants had their lofts broken into by thugs chopping holes thru walls.

[@JohnShinn1960]

Ain't life grand? 🥺👍

[@raineyj560]

Damn, u love the wrong "thug" huh?

[@ManChan-w5p]

I believe you. I grew up in alphabet city in NYCHA. Top that.

[@MyKingdomForAK9]

​@@ManChan-w5p @HobbyOrganist, and yourself, need to publish your stories. True New York tales always have a popular hold on the population.

[@simonritchie9393]

Fantastic Documentary!. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@brucevancamp4498]

That poor little boy, such a heartbreaking thing to happen, and so adorable. My youngest son lost his life to a drunk driver, you never get over it, but at least I know what happened to him. I feel so sad for the parents. Bless you little Etan and God bless the child.

[@JedCurrie]

That's really sad .

[@gaffysmenk]

As a UK viewer it's fascinating to see New York like this. It's just like my home town in Englandshire.

[@BlankParty]

How does a store that just sells socks stay in business in NYC? Just the rent alone must be outrageous.

[@vicvega3614]

Yea i saw a 1 room with no bathroom or anything, just a small room for 3500 a month

[@HobbyOrganist]

it was 1979, My 1,000 sq ft loft on the 7th floor of "The Cable Building" Broadway and Houston street was $331/mo back then

[@HobbyOrganist]

Yes, NOW, but not in the 1970s, that whole area was a ghost town at night and weekends, everything was closed because it was almost all commercial- stores, factories and warehouses, it wasn't until years later the whole scene changed. I well remember how peaceful and QUIET it was at night and especially sunday there, no people, no trucks, just an occasional car. Cheap rents was how a run down greasy sandwich shop/deli stayed in business @@vicvega3614

[@layparisss]

I heard they’re slanging something extra out the back door 😩😂😂

[@vicvega3614]

@@HobbyOrganist the room i saw for 3500 a month rent had no kitchen or bathroom just a small sink and the room was very small, its absolutely ridiculous

[@ritajeanferreira1032]

I used to live in New York City, many times I walked home from school at 9 years young. It happens, Mom had 3 other children.

[@HobbyOrganist]

9 is not the same as 6 though

[@joyciejd9673]

I lived in NYC when this child disappeared and I remember the missing posters everywhere I looked. Such a heartbreaking case.

[@ManChan-w5p]

I was living in alphabet city back in 1979. Now that was rough.

[@michellerene951]

Etan Patz(prounounced Paytz). I remember when this happened, my brother was the same age at the time, and it stayed with me for years. Incredibly shocking and sad.

[@JamieVegas]

I think it's pronounced Eaten Pantz.

[@rachaelleann9847]

very much enjoyed this truly sad but interesting video

[@michellecobb2158]

Fly high little man 💙🇦🇺

[@thefonzkiss]

Have they found Josh Baskin yet? He was on a milk carton in 1988 …

[@trickyuk386]

6 years old and out on his own in new york!!! wow!!

[@hansblitz7770]

These predators need to have medieval punishments. The breaking wheel.

[@ianmaddams9577]

His mother must have been heartbroken letting him walk on his own for the first time . I can remember always asking if I could go to the local shop on my own when I was younger .

[@kbcustoms3571]

The 1983 movie, Without a Trace was based on this. I apologize if you already mentioned this in your video..

[@MidnightAspec]

As a GenXer, stranger danger shaped my childhood.......and adulthood!!

[@andreajohnson1796]

Sad , so many years and no justice

[@c.j.1089]

You should cover Amber Hagerman, from my home town of Arlington, TX. She is the origin of the Amber Alert. Her case was never solved.

[@Katie-t7u]

A 6 year old was left to go alone in the city??? Ugh… God Bless his soul

[@timessquared2883]

Trafficking cover up.The man now convicted, after 35yrs of being purposely ignored,said he subdued boy and left him unconscious in a crate around corner to be picked up.He said checking later the crate had been picked up.He moved to Camdem, NJ soon after. No body has been found.

[@DanielPerez-ee3wp]

When will you visit Connecticut?

[@jacksmith8114]

If you're a teacher and one of your students r missing from your classroom, you jump into action !, call the parents to inform them...different times ..very sad

[@jimdep333]

I remember. So darn sad!

[@DaveAbad777]

6:57 Wow, that's an amazing story.

[@jacksmith8114]

Bad parenting, even if this was the only time his mom let's him walk to his stop. U NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD A 6 YEAR OLD!! OUT OF YOUR SITE!! Never !!.

[@debbiepatrick399]

Lamont put it out, I watch him every day

[@michiganmaxedout6248]

I highly recommend the book, After Etan. I read it 10 years ago and still believe Ramos is the guilty party. For those blaming the mother, the book explains everything. There was a bus driver strike at the time. Etan's mother had 4 kids and ran a daycare in her apartment. She hired a female neighbor to walk Etan to school during the strike. The woman's boyfriend was Ramos and IIRC, he was later found to be molesting her son. He has a long history of victimizing children. Unfortunately, Etan knew him and would have trusted him. And yes, times really were different in the 70s. We were latchkey kids, we played outside with our friends all day with our parents not knowing exactly where we were and we didn't come home until the street lights came on. We walked to school, corner shops, friend's houses, everywhere unsupervised. That doesn't mean things were safer, it just means things were different. That generation, my generation, of kids in the US is probably the last to have experienced true freedom to be a child because what happened to Etan, Johnny Gosch, Adam Walsh, etc opened parents' eyes and over the next few years, our freedom to roam our neighborhoods became more and more restricted.

[@ThirstyEye]

Not too familiar with the case, but the man convicted SURE AS HELL did NOT kill Etan. His confession was not at all believable, I'm sorry but that man is clearly brain damaged and did not take Etan's life.

[@marianneturner7267]

There has also been a rumor going around for many years that he was kidnapped and brought to Israel.

[@raineyj560]

When it's always the first time, goes to show ppl are always watching you. They knew it was the 1st time his mom or dad didn't walk him to the bus.

[@pacific3120]

You're right.

[@Belushi87]

even if it was common for kids to do things by themselves, i still wouldn’t let my 6 year old do things alone. either i go with them or they don’t go.

[@AngelaWorrell-m6y]

You're looking damn good, Chris.

[@martinUTFR]

Sad really , but a 6 year old should not be out on there , too many creeps and sickos everywhere even back then

[@carolmilburn2324]

I remember this, I was young.

[@HORSEYANIME2024]

Pls do more videos on other missing children that were mentioned on milk cartons

[@R32R38]

Even today, it's not at all unusual for six year olds to ride to school alone on the Tokyo subway.

[@rileygally2967]

Japan is a very unique anomaly in that way. They also don’t litter or talk on public transportation. There’s a lot of differences it’s not really comparable.

[@danewhitt489]

My god what was the mother thinking of to let a 6 year old walk by their self out in a big city with thousands of pedophiles running loose

[@RadSalacan]

See Massachusetts? That's how you spell Wooster.

[@LindaBarham]

She should have never let him walk alone, he'd be alive today.

[@rileygally2967]

5:56 You know what I find odd? It’s impossible to find any of these milk cartons that have been preserved. People collect all kinds of things and usually you can find them on eBay but I’ve never been able to find one of the “missing” milk cartons.

[@dave3156]

Sad story

[@PatriceMarieDobson]

It is amazing that someone allows a SMALL CHILD, walk by HIMSELF...... unbelievable!!.......what a lack of common sense!!

[@lisablake5328]

You never let a young child walk alone at all. My granddaughter is 7 I walk her to the bus because the school requires it I would still walk her no matter what. 😊

[@carmelbrain7399]

sad story

[@twzted_synapse221]

I live in N.J. and I was 13 when this happened. It was everywhere. The family’s name was pronounced “paytz”.

[@timbit72]

Diggin the shades!

[@0013Evan]

6 years old? Way to young to be turned loose in a big city, too young to be turned loose anywhere for that matter.

[@dalecrisman5597]

That's exactly what I thought.

[@pommydiva1]

what those poor parents would have gone through at the time, and still not having their sons body found to give him a proper funeral. devastating.

[@mersea.714]

Poor boy. He was born the same year as me. ❤️

[@-FALKOR]

🌹

[@93seronica]

I saw a little boy that looked just like him at DFW airport

[@misskitty2133]

I bet mommy had trouble forgiving herself!

[@jenniferlyons4150]

He was 5 years older than me.

[@freerbt4839]

I believed the judge will release that man.

[@deonnamounce1883]

Yea he put it out and it was a disturbing story

[@ManChan-w5p]

Back in 1979 I was 8 years young and I was living in alphabet city and that place is rough but SOHO Prince street is very artsy and relatively safe now maybe back then as well.

[@JohnShinn1960]

The best way to learn about life is to get out in it. 😐

[@amygreene259]

Yes. Lamont did do the video.

[@JamieVegas]

What about where he said he placed child? He said it was within 1-2 blocks, a small area. He said it was an alley way or entrance way, and that he had to walk down 4 small steps to enter. Why has no one ever found this?!