The Lost Boy | Full Episode

More than three decades after 6-year-old Etan Patz went missing, police found a surprising suspect. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger goes inside the investigation. Is the haunting case finally over? Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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[@jopratt5452]

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[@tarantulamum4322]

1:04min. 😮

[@rickyrico80]

I'm confused. They couldn't charge the first guy because they only had his word, but it was enough to charge the last guy based only on his word. That doesn't make any sense.

[@leonperkins6555]

Exactly. And the fact the body was never found is soo mind blogging. Especially if it thrown down a few steps not far from the bus stop. Neither one of them did it

[@Mansikkacake]

THIS !

[@gingerstoudt6978]

The first guy who was a pedophile named Etan as a boy named Jimmy. And then said no more. The key here for the man who was convicted was when he showed police where he put Etan's body in the stairwell. He said there was no doorway in the stairwell in 1979. This held true.

[@TheKeeperMadz]

The first guy did not confess to killing etan

[@carolynslist6118]

It pisses me off that 48 Hours didn’t call out the cops for claiming that they couldn’t convict on just a confession from Ramos, but ultimately did just that with Hernandez. The whole thing about the door that wasn’t there was evidence of nothing. Plus, the missing interrogation tapes. That prosecution was a joke.

[@QueenSugar72]

That 6 hours without video or audio is suspicious

[@sonjaheck3156]

agree. There is no reason except to hide something.

[@maxxedtfout]

Highly suspicious.

[@arwin4318]

Kudos to that one juror who held his own for 18 days and didn’t believe this suspicious interrogation nonsense. Even on the recorded part you can see they’re patting the suspect on the back and telling him that his doing a good job. It insults my intelligence, I don’t know about the other 23 jurors.

[@HiSummerWasHere]

Came here to say the same thing…why would you interrogate a suspect for 6 hours without a recording when there’s no attorney present, and then suddenly decide to document the conversation? It’s either suspicious or really stupid.

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

Agree! It's quite scary to think that the other jurors were happy to convict the man considering that huge discretion.

[@tony_lasagna]

That juror who was the lone holdout is a hero. To be able to stick to your principle, all alone, after 18 days of stressful deliberation in a highly emotional case must have been beyond difficult. That type of determination is one of the pillars of justice in America and I suspect, unfortunately, it is not a trait most of us would exhibit in that situation.

[@WINNINGBIGLY]

If you've never seen the movie "12 Angry Men", I think you would find it fascinating.

[@kathyhayevsky4703]

I thought the same thing about that juror. To stick to his guns like that, and talk about it in the media? Really remarkable.

[@sigma_curry]

They convicted him anyways. All that juror did was waste taxpayer money in a retrial.

[@camillelicour525]

​@@sigma_curryat least he tried

[@Lennybird91]

​@@sigma_curryNonsense. His conscience remains clean. Let others carry the very probable burden of convicting an innocent person.

[@scotshaver5947]

A confession without any corroborating evidence should never be enough to convict someone.

[@jimwerther]

There _was_ corroborating evidence, but no physical evidence.

[@CrimeAndConspiracies]

agreed, i forget the mans name, but he literally confessed to killing his father who was found alive a few days later.. no mental illness, no drug use... it was all coerced by police

[@StofStuiver]

Its not even allowed in my country. Cant sentence anyone for whatever crime solely on their own confession. The one juror first time was right. All the rest werent. Unbelievable that in the US, this is possible.

[@StofStuiver]

@@jimwerther Which evidence would that be? There isnt any.

[@jimwerther]

@@StofStuiver Did you even watch this video?

[@namomme5008]

I'm 60. I remember this case well along with the case of Johnny Gosch. These cases were the end of innocence in that it taught us the world could be a dangerous place for children. My heart goes out to Stan and Julie Patz. To live all those years without knowing what happened to their son had to be devastating beyond words. The fact that they continued to live in the same neighborhood, the same flat is incredible. Rest in peace beautiful little Etan. Someday, your mom and dad will hold and hug you again when they come to heaven. Forever 6 years old.

[@norakleps8344]

I think I remember reading or hearing at the time that they never moved just in case Etan found his way home

[@marivipalomino6975]

🙏🏽

[@Moonchilling]

@@norakleps8344they sold their loft in 2019 and moved to HI

[@jimwerther]

​@@norakleps8344 They finally moved after 40 years. Five years ago they sold the apartment and moved to Hawaii, joining their son Ari, who was 2 when Etan disappeared.

[@1515cando]

There's no heaven or hell. We came from nothingness and we'll return to nothingness.

[@marisaranieri2745]

One Man, a known Paedophile, whose girlfriend had previously, walked Etan to the school bus; confessed to killing him but it was dismissed, through lack of evidence. A second suspect, does the same thing, there's no corroborating evidence or witnesses and he was interviewed, for six hours, without it being recorded. But he is charged. What an absolute shambles!!! I think, I feel, the real culprit, is the first suspect.

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

The first guy never admitted to killing him.. He said he met a boy in the park, could’ve been Etan, brought him back to his apartment and molested him. The killing confession was from a jailhouse informant, saying they overheard him saying he disposed of the child down the apartment building furnace, but the police couldn’t substantiate that. I know, I still agree though… I’m still boggled too.

[@_FaithHopeLOVE]

Hmmm 🧐 Most likely NONE of them did it. I have this gut feeling. I don’t know if I’m the only one or not, but I suspect *the parents.* There is something awfully dark and shady about them. Were there any witnesses at all that even saw the poor boy leave the house and walk to the bus stop that morning, to begin with? 🤔🤔

[@auntiemeemaw3885]

I think the police beat a confession out of that second guy or threatened him some other way.

[@aliciakillen1940]

That makes no sense because he ADMITTED TO OTHER PEOPLE FOR YEARS PRIOR!! Even church members 🙄

[@auntiemeemaw3885]

​@@aliciakillen1940Yeah. Police never forced a confession with DETAILS. *Insert sarcasm*

[@eml7273]

It’s very unsettling. They never found the little boy. The police didn’t record the first part of the interview with the suspect. They only recorded a confession. He doesn’t quite remember where he took the little boy. He may have mental health issues. Did they convict the right person? I’m so confused.

[@philippamediwake1235]

Hernandez told a few people over the years that he’d done something bad to a child. That’s weird.

[@reginamoore134]

That guy at the store looked nervous when the police were asking about him. that would have

[@sylvanwoods5271]

Exactly! It really isn't clear he did it. There's no body, his mental state coupled with the loss of the first 6 hours is very suspicious, and all they really have is a confession from a man that seems obviously impaired. This should not even have been brought to trial. The accused appeared as though he should have been institutionalized either way, not imprisoned. Truthfully, it's cases like this that make it clear why so many people in this country are falsely imprisoned. smdh

[@arturovaldemar]

@@philippamediwake1235 Yes but someone with severe mental health issues like him could've known about the case through the papers, the posters, other people and then imagine that it was himself that did it. He could be guilty, but he's not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

[@donharen4429]

He seemed to become mentally ill when he was put on trial. Also, he tried to unburden himself by confessing to several people. Who would do that if they hadn't been carrying around that guilt for many years.

[@haleysmith8778]

Idk about this one. The way the detective rubbed Hernandez head and the other detective saying he was proud of him as if talking to a child tells me they recognized his mental state. It also indicated that they may have coerced him to say certain things. It sounded more like "I'm proud of you for saying what I wanted you to say". I still believe it was the first guy.

[@furball192]

The head rub made me physically ill

[@natinaharris8381]

I was scrolling the comments to see if maybe I was tripping. That gesture was unprofessional. I treat "vulnerable" populations like everyone else, with a handshake or simply, thank you. I don't think I have ever seen that 🤔 in an interrogation video.

[@jlee1936]

I agree it looks manipulative and not right

[@virginiaordaya]

I don’t know how anyone could watch that and not immediately recognize what happened. It’s complete garbage.

[@pk6810]

Inappropriate to say the least.

[@Buzz0Killington]

My money is on Ramos. He literally dated a woman who knew the family and had access to the child. Most kids are taken by someone who knows them.

[@oana-k8z]

I agree, plus how they know he didn't harm the boy before..

[@antoinette8713]

exactly!!! i could never get past the fact of how his had NO MOTIVE WHATSOEVER he had NO OTHER criminal history yet Ramos DEF HAD SERIOUS MOTIVE!!!!

[@anthonymeans124]

And how could a box containing a body get from the alley to a garbage truck without someone looking??

[@dellagriego7032]

ZZZ cc bribing

[@teresavelasquez2533]

4

[@ttf4now]

A missing child is just the most heartbreaking tragedy that a parent can experience. Unfortunately, it happens all too often.

[@gloomgirl]

I will never ever forget Etan and his photo-it was everywhere and it frightened me so much back then. May he rest in peace 💔

[@daxmcanear]

I really cant imagine not knowing for 30+ years. Losing a child would break me.

[@lsrose]

As it would most people.

[@Brendan-Black]

What's worse is I'm fairly convinced they got the wrong guy...

[@smith899]

I don’t know how people survive it.

[@lateviasantiago]

It happens everday to women who have their children removed by the children services department, imagine that😢

[@missmaomi28]

@@lsrosenot Lori Daybell😕

[@pattibarnett1142]

I know it's been said, but six years old is far too young to be unaccompanied in New York City or anywhere, for that matter.

[@angelaame6148]

Obviously!!!! But we don't victimize, victims....

[@pattibarnett1142]

@@angelaame6148 Obviously, but there's only one victim, Etan. 45 years later, it's worth a mention that children should be protected at all costs.

[@karlfonner7589]

I know. Alone? Not a good idea at all.

[@zombiechicken7114]

I know I would not now, but I also know when I was a child in the 60s to 70s, it really was a different time, and there was more freedom for kids as the norm!

[@clarecollins3726]

@@zombiechicken7114so true. I remember being left in the car when my mom went into the stores. No one would even think of doing that now. It was just such a different time. Cases like this are the reason things changed.

[@sarahcullis1464]

The one thing guaranteed to keep me awake, is the thought of my son frightened & alone. My heart hurts for Atons parents💔

[@serenesrn3827]

They neglected Aton by letting him go to school and park alone at the age of 7 .

[@rubyharris4422]

Im not sure of the point of your comment all these years later after all this family have gone through. Back in the 70s, many kids were allowed to walk a short distance to school. I did that myself, age 5. Perhaps parents were guilty of naivity, ignorance, faith in humanity and trying to tred the line between being protective and allowing a child a little independance. There are sadly so many cases of real parental neglect. This wasn't one. ​@serenesrn3827

[@claypartridge7553]

@@serenesrn3827 Etan was six years old not seven.

[@rubyharris4422]

@claypartridge7553 no. I walked three quarters of a mile or so in outer London in 1979, from home to school. Not saying London is the same as NYC. But the parents don't need blaming for this. They suffered enough.

[@sarahcullis1464]

When I was 9 I got 2 buses into manchester every morning a 2 hr journey, & the same home on my own every day. It was the 70's, different then.

[@PinkGrammarGirl]

I'm sickened that Ramos got 10-12 years for molesting a kid. There should be zero chance to re-offend when child abuse is concerned. Child molestation should be a life sentence...so many future crimes would be prevented.

[@RobynNewberry]

I totally agree. There’s so many instances where our justice system has failed us by giving child predators a second chance.

[@sulynn72]

It was years ago. They use to let violent rapists out too and of course go on and to become serial killers

[@mofi2342]

In Germany these besties get 1 or 2 years. Never more.😢

[@maiden1520]

I'm not 100% convinced that He did it. I'm sorry.

[@laral8668]

I agree with you

[@Mansikkacake]

I am also not sure. People needed a closure and this mentally ill guy probably repeated what the police told him to say BEFORE they started recording.

[@QueenSugar72]

Neither am I

[@I-Yupp]

WHY?

[@laurennnelizabethhh]

I agree with you.

[@laurennnelizabethhh]

I’m still confused about what actually happened to Etan…the family won a wrongful death lawsuit against Ramos who was never tried criminally…but Hernandez was tried criminally and convicted. So who ACTUALLY killed Etan?

[@divawendy]

It's a very weird story indeed, something still doesn't add up

[@mariawestman9026]

Did anyone else SEE Etan leaving his home that morning ? I might have missed the info.

[@mickeybell8933]

​@mariawestman9026 ....if you're implying that the parents may have had something to do with it...they didn't

[@Pauly421]

It was neither of these dudes. Im only 5 minutes in and I don't think either suspect took Etan

[@deaf2819]

@@mickeybell8933dads a creep , prove he’s innocent…

[@clumsytriangle2436]

I was born in 1972 too. Kids were left to learn independence from early on. I do sometimes wonder how I survived, but I would not change my freedom as a kid for anything ❤❤❤❤

[@kenyattaclay7666]

I was also born in 72 and remember this case very well because he was the exact same age as me. You are 100% correct, it was a different time and people who keep trying to blame the parents by saying they should never have let him walk alone need to realize that this was normal back then.

[@suzanne26slinger]

this could have easily been u, what benefits a child to have freedom at the cost of maybe going missing.

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

@@suzanne26slingerI think she’s more so referencing the freedoms of childhood “then” vs “now.” Kids have to be afraid everywhere now… including in class, of being gunned down by assault rifles. It’s a different youth-experience. There was more freedom, neighborhoods felt “safer,” people trusted more, etc.

[@kenyattaclay7666]

@@suzanne26slinger only about 4.2% of children go missing a year and within that 4.2% 66% of missing children are between the ages of 15-17 and within that age range 91% are runaways. Also, between the ages of 0-6 almost all abducted children were taken by a relative or family friend. The actual chances of a small child being taken by a stranger are infinitely small and while children need to be aware of strangers parents need to be more worried about that family member.

[@ellaminnow]

For anything? Seems a bit of an insensitive comment considering the context of this video…but I’m glad you did survive.

[@dearmakeupdiary]

The six hours of missing recordings is a reasonable doubt for me. I would have not accused him. The other guy seemed just as guilty. I guess we will never know.

[@Brendan-Black]

Same.

[@Pamela_Lopezs]

The other man is guilty of rape.

[@kimberlyvillanueva25]

And people really believe police isn’t capable of convincing people to blame themselves, but Ive seen it happen many many times.

[@willandre4830]

I feel so sad for Detective Butler that he took his own life. Its so horrific to carry that in your conscience that you couldn't solve the case. R.I.P. detective Butler.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

What if Butler was the culprit and took his own life out of guilt.

[@MamiOf3kids]

If he did that it was stupid. Age 57 living with his mother. He sure didn't 🤔 about her pain.

[@gjmbarusha6999]

Why tf didn’t they initially have the cameras rolling during the initial interview? Smh. This is exactly how good cases are thrown out in court.

[@katebowers8107]

This is also how bad cases are thrown out.

[@dubaiedge]

Ineptitude.

[@laurenmay2098]

In my country they do that, torture the suspect then turn the video on. It is ridiculous. These days the way of torture is different. They do spank the prisoner and let them without food, water, blankets. Many, after a while will confess they killed their mother. But she is still alive. It is better, but far from good judicial system. Americans are better, but not perfect. IMHO the system in the USA does work.

[@jimwerther]

They want to avoid taping false confessions

[@LapaLex-u1x]

@@jimwerther NO, they do that to brainwash or beat a confession out of the people, so they get points in their careers, even for advancement. It’s easy to do that to gullible people and the ones who have diminished capacity! Think, if you can!!

[@WatercolorMama2345]

This case is heartbreaking. I remember when this was happening. Monsters who do such things to little children. There is a Special place in Hell for them.

[@kostasvrionis781]

Θανατική ποινή ίσως ?

[@trishamiller8763]

I agree

[@TamiTribianni]

The only small comfort is that he likely didn't suffer long. But yeah horrible to do that to a child anyway.

[@danielpratt7373]

Odd that ewetube DELETES me quoting the Bible scripture to support your statement of a special place in hell for these demons. (Luke 17:2) Ewetube HATES TRUTH.

[@TelephoneToughGuy]

@WatercolorMama2345: If you're a Christian, then you should accept that Jesus died for all of our sins, including what happened to Etan. This means that if the perp is a Christian, he will go to heaven. Read Romans 10:9.

[@sum1has2]

I remember this case as so many do because of Etan being the first child I ever saw on a milk carton. I was a newlywed hoping to start a family and it scared me to death.

[@_FaithHopeLOVE]

Hmmm 🧐 Most likely NONE of them did it. I have this gut feeling. I don’t know if I’m the only one or not, but I suspect *the parents.* There is something awfully dark and shady about them. Were there any witnesses at all that even saw the poor boy leave the house and walk to the bus stop that morning, to begin with? 🤔🤔

[@Nikki-ud9cl]

I'm the same way. I always have this six sense the parents did something

[@nonenow857]

While I do NOT suspect the parents, I do agree that something happened to Etan BEFORE making it to the bus stop. None of his friends or any parents at the stop ever even saw him. I totally understand wanting justice for atrocities perpetrated upon society, especially family members. I had a loved one murdered in 75, but I want the correct individual to pay not just anyone who said they did it. I realize so many were vested in this case. It's heart wrenching, but I don't think that I could have, in good conscience, convicted this man. He was not even seen at the bus stop. The book bag was never located, along with his history of mental illness, but mainly that video recording delay. Too much reasonable doubt for me to say guilty. 🤔😲

[@_FaithHopeLOVE]

@@nonenow857 Yeah, me too.

[@jimwerther]

​@@_FaithHopeLOVE Spamming the comment section with slander against the victims? Have you no shame?

[@carstuff4u942]

ALL police interviews must be recorded. I don't care if it was law or not. It protects everyone

[@edwinjones-z5x]

The law differs from state to state and from circumstance to circumstance

[@HailieGardner-z9o]

thankfully you are an armchair expert only

[@aleshalynn1404]

Why didnt the school call the parents that morning questioning his absence? That call could have saved precious time. 😢

[@stephanied9629]

Because that’s not how the world worked way back then.

[@luccamartin8197]

He was likely killed very quickly and probably wouldn't have saved him if the school had called the parents early on after Etan didn't arrive at school.

[@planetmarie]

Back then, you could keep your child home from school at your own descretion, whether from sickness or whathaveyou. On the day the child returned to school mom would give the child a note to give to the homeroom teacher explaining the absence.

[@oldauntzibby4395]

Cases like these are exactly why schools now do notify parents right away when a child isn't at school and the school hasn't been contacted by the parents already.

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

We were not used to the Evil back then like we are today. It was a totally different world then when I was growing up. About the only kidnapping I ever heard of was the Lindbergh Baby back in 1932.

[@kristi1786]

I have a little 6 year old boy and this is so sad. I can't imagine what parents have to go through when a child is missing. 😢

[@jesseerickson662]

I have a 5 yo and I can't fathom letting her walk two blocks in NYC to the bus. And stopping by a corner store to buy a soda. Crazy, maybe I'm overprotective.

[@wordivore]

@@jesseerickson662 I hear ya. That's not overprotective. The attitude about kids outside on their own has changed a lot. (And for good reason obviously.) I was 14 when this happened but at the age of 6 I walked to school. We didn't live in a city though, which I would've thought parents would be more cautious there than in suburbs or in rural areas even back then. But maybe not.

[@nativeamericanfeather9948]

​@jesseerickson662 I agree! It's OUR responsibility to protect & accompany our kids,,especially that young! He's too young for Independence. She could of still followed him without him knowing. But me..I wouldn't of EVER let my 6 year old child out alone to walk anywhere! Too many monsters & predators looking for easy targets:/

[@squirrellytales3604]

@@nativeamericanfeather9948 When I was 10 in 1964 we lived in San Francisco. We walked everywhere and came home when it was time for dinner. I can't even imagine doing that now even as an adult! Times have really changed. It's so sad. 💜 🦝

[@BlytheWorld1972]

would you let you 6 year old go to a buss alone on a busy street? i bet you would not ...

[@tadichaguyo290]

Where it comes to children i don't forgive. Just my feelings.

[@lisawentworth6831]

I agree...

[@RytecUser]

I agree also.

[@jenngraham2012]

I 100% agree!

[@nancymulvany2045]

Of course

[@crochet1991]

Same.

[@sassysapphire1234]

A person cannot be relaxed when it comes to their children no matter the age or sex. I've watched my two children every where they went, and believe me they didn't go no where without my permission or attendance, because of this reason. I have successfully raise one child that is now grown and have another one who is still a child. I watch her walk to the bus stop every morning for school and I don't take my eyes off of her until she gets on the bus, it's the same when she comes home in the afternoons too. I still walk my child to Public restrooms and wait for her to come out. Because I don't trust my child to be alone in this dark and ugly World with strangers that are capable of anything.

[@paolavega2400]

I do the exact same thing.

[@TH-hy9kr]

Have just gotten to the point where I let mine roam the five blocks of our monthly community festival with a tracker and periodic check ins. At her age, I was out without any parental supervision, no way to reach me, crossing 4 lane highways, and up to shennanigans.

[@theresarasche3173]

Isn’t it sad kids can’t be kids because of the sick people out there?😢😢😢

[@mjones4458]

I completely agree and I wouldn't care if it was the 1600's!!!! 6 years is not enough time to be on this planet to be able to walk to a bus stop.I don't care. That part really made me upset. I feel like 6 years old.Is way too young.

[@angelarios2931]

@@TH-hy9krmy daughters don’t believe me when I tell them we used to take off on our bikes at 9 am, come home maybe once to eat and then not come back until the street lights came on. We lived in Key West FL in the early 90’s it was pure bliss

[@robertj9889]

The first time that I have doubts about a guilty verdict in 48 Hours.

[@Brendan-Black]

Same here. I'm just sitting here shaking my head at the end of the episode.

[@urmommabear5monthsago]

It’s just so wrong

[@janiceocasio4401]

me too.

[@angelf3365]

Etan was a little under a year older And and Adam Walsh was a little under a year younger than me . I grew up in North Jersey and when this happened it scared my parents down to thier core . It angers but mostly saddens me of what these two little boys and thier parents were robbed of . My parents were able to see me graduate from college , get married, give them grand children and celebrate my retirement from the military with me . Adam or Etan or Adam could have cured cancer, awarded a Nobel prize for peace or just had a regular life like me . Forever in my heart and prayers . I

[@lynette599]

STUPID POLICE not taping the first 6 hours of interrogation.

[@justacellist3989]

Stupid or malicious. There's no way to know.

[@IheartDogs55]

I'd have been the lone holdout. I'm skeptical they got the right person for the crime.

[@keithkopecky4471]

@@IheartDogs55I’d have been with you. 6 hours is a ridiculous amount of time to not be recording. Literally the only reason for not recording it would be trying to coerce this man into a confession.

[@Wizznilliam]

Right... It's one thing if the equipment wasn't there. But you have everything to record video and audio, and you purposely leave it off for 6 hours? Then, all of a sudden, you turn it on? Something is VERY fishy about that.

[@user-lx9jm1wo3h]

They do this all the time. They break people down for hours and hours till they start agreeing to stuff so they can go home.

[@davidruiz2474]

Who remembers watching the movie "I know my first name is Steven" sad story of abduction and to learn what happened to him and his brother afterwards is heartbreaking

[@TheRetroWoman80]

That and the Hulu special....just crazy. And his own brother later killed those people.

[@einienj3281]

Brother became a killer

[@anita6761]

Yes I saw that movie.

[@alysononoahu8702]

Stayner

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Yep, I watched it also, so sad he died in a motorcycle accident & his older brother murdered the three women. Strange state of affairs in that family. Such SAD Trauma 😿

[@2_thumbs_up_baby]

How can a kid of 6 know how to make decisions when the unexpected happens. He doesn't think people are evil. No one expects to see kids of that age alone

[@stephanied9629]

Back then it was a much different world and yes, young kids would go places alone. Hard to believe but I lived it. We were raised in a small town though,.

[@lsrose]

At ten years old my mom told me just to ride my bike as fast as i could to the nearest house, knock on the door.and tell them to call my mom. I knew knew our phone number and it was a small town so most people knew my parents. I never had to do that. Times were.just different.

[@hiphopjewels]

@@lsrose What if the door you knocked on, was the door of a pedophile? That wasn't a good idea back then either SMH.

[@PinkGrammarGirl]

@@stephanied9629 The world wasn't as different as you think...

[@OrangeCat1992]

I’m just a year younger than he was. I walked to the bus stop alone and later to school when we lived close enough. As for knowing if people were evil or not, I definitely was aware that there were bad people in the world. I was on the other side of the country but my parents watched the news every night and I very clearly remember news stories about Ted Bundy, Diane Downs, and the Green River Killer on our local news. Kids know more than you think they know.

[@markclinton2425]

He said he left the body down those stairs and somebody picked up a 40+ pound box and threw it away without ever looking to see what was in the box? That seems hard to believe. I would have looked in the box before throwing it away. Makes the whole story hard to believe. Also, what was his motive? Seems like he just strangled him for no reason? I think this case has reasonable doubt.

[@oana-k8z]

I agree. More than reasonable.

[@vvvvvvw915]

If he is really mentally unstable that could happen he could just choke him out of impulsiveness

[@markclinton2425]

@vvvvvvw915 That is a possibility.... So many holes in this case. I hope they got the right guy, but I'm really not sure.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

​@@vvvvvvw915that was 40 years ago. He wasnt mentally unstable at that time. Led a normal life, worked at some job etc.

[@karendarnall1243]

A time when knowing how to search for lost children was really in its infancy. I commend John Walsh for being instrumental in how to search when his own son was kidnapped. Sadly, it’s an ongoing tragedy in US society.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

You are talking as if they did some outstanding work. Basically they did nothing, and it resulted in nothing. Till this day we don't know what happened to Etan. Who killed him or even if he is really dead or still alive.

[@meigulungmg7592]

Children weren't safe then. Still aren't, sadly.

[@TheRetroWoman80]

I know. New legislations and laws made in late kids' names ring hollow as these criminals keep doing what they do. Smh😡

[@Jyotsiee]

And the ones who don’t want kids due to this very reason are shamed!

[@amyraszipovits810]

Kids are more likely to be abused or killed by a family member than a stranger.

[@kenyattaclay7666]

They are safer now than they were back then. In fact they are several hundred times safer now than they were back then.

[@neva.2764]

​@@kenyattaclay7666I'm not so sure about that. Politicians wanting to lower the age of consent, sexualizing children in ad campaigns, trafficking, SRA, child protection taking kids away from parents, kids disappearing without a trace from disaster sites, I can go on for an hour.

[@abbymack4243]

How come no one came across his backpack if hernades said that he threw it behind the fridge? Someone would have found it, even if it was over the years

[@_FaithHopeLOVE]

Most likely NEITHER of these guys did it. I have this gut feeling. I don’t know if I’m the only one or not, but I suspect the parents. There is something awfully dark and shady about them. CREE-PI-OS!!! 🥴🤢 Were there any witnesses at all that saw the poor boy even leave the house and walk to the bus stop that morning, in the first place? 🤔🤔 I wonder if the police looked into the parents first and foremost at all?

[@Brendan-Black]

​@@_FaithHopeLOVE yep.

[@johnbrett8788]

@@_FaithHopeLOVEyou are spot on he never left the apartment. The father was totally creepy and the mother is as cold as ice. The wrong man is locked up.

[@marinka424]

@@_FaithHopeLOVE they did look at the parents first, the mother said so. To be honest, I had an overwhelming gut feeling about one of the parents immediately, even though they said and did all the right things. I can’t even explain it rationally.

[@beatrixbrennan1545]

​@_FaithHopeLOVE I agree, the dad looked creepy as hell.

[@jenbraun6583]

I was born in 1971, and at Etan’s age was permitted to leave school and walk home alone for lunch period!!! It still blows my mind. It was a small community on the south shore of LI, but still…latch key kids had a lot of dangerous freedoms.

[@clarecollins3726]

Same! Both parents worked, so my sister and I would be dropped off by the bus and let ourselves into the house. I felt so grown up with my own key. Luckily, we had each other and neighbors looking out for us.

[@NoFear69262]

I was born in 1969, at the age of 6 was allowed out until the street lights came on 🤦‍♀️

[@MissusAnon]

Why didn't they show Pedro a fake picture on a doctored missing poster first to verify if he was telling the truth about ACTUALLY seeing the boy?

[@kimmiegirl810]

Or a lineup of children to make him choose the correct one

[@nativeafroeurasian]

​@@kimmiegirl810since it was on the news he'd probably pick correctly

[@sulynn72]

Because they were so anxious about arresting the person. That's why I find this disturbing they were embarrassed they didn't find anything at the maintenance guys shop, so he calls and tells them about his brother in law. 2 days before the anniversary they suddenly get a confession after 33 years. Oh wow I guess the prosecutor should have retired sooner and the detective sooner because they saved the day. Do you guys really believe that

[@sulynn72]

​@@nativeafroeurasianI don't know if I would've remembered unless it had been on again recently

[@DrunkPlastic84]

I don't think he did it. I think they just needed someone to blame.

[@oana-k8z]

me too

[@kimdelo9795]

I really thought the family babysitter’s boyfriend admitted to doing it and incinerating his body in the basement furnace of the building where he lived at the time. Makes no sense… maybe I’m confusing it with another case…

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

​@@kimdelo9795also giving tips to potential killers of disposing off the bodies. 1 Furnace. 2. Garbage truck. Could they not have searched both those places for bones? I mean there is little chance of success, but still worth a try. Rather than wasting 18 days deliberating a lame case.

[@Lcm2003]

May his precious soul rest in peace and all the other missing, lost children 🙏🏼 How people can do that to others is beyond me, these monsters deserve nothing but eternal hell.

[@_FaithHopeLOVE]

Amen. Most likely NONE of them did it. I have this gut feeling. I don’t know if I’m the only one or not, but I suspect *the parents.* There is something awfully dark and shady about them. Were there any witnesses at all that even saw the poor boy leave the house and walk to the bus stop that morning, to begin with? 🤔🤔

[@anotherfishinthesea8660]

Lol, he grabbed the boy and dumped him in the trash. That's why he was never found. It took minutes. The parents went through hell.

[@eraldadevole]

@@_FaithHopeLOVEyou need to chill

[@marciajones2993]

@@_FaithHopeLOVEMaybe there’s something dark and horrible about you, blaming innocent people for killing their own son. Go look in the mirror and look at youself. 💙💙💙💙

[@hannahhopkinson9044]

​@@_FaithHopeLOVE pretty sure they didn't do it . I'm sure they were cleared years ago, what a horrible thing to say 😢

[@richardlippincott8881]

Heart breaking. Etan was such a beautiful child. His poor family. RIP Etan.

[@bluecoffee8414]

When I was 6 I was "arrested" by NYPD after 2 people were CONVINCED I was Etan Patz. I was alone I snuck out of our apartment to buy ice cream. Cops drove me around gently interviewing me. Bought me a slice of pizza. Eventually I convinced them and they brought me home. RIP Etan.

[@Nikki-ud9cl]

Ok dude we believe that sure

[@grandmaof4811]

I believe you!

[@bluecoffee8414]

@@grandmaof4811 Thanks. I mean it would be a pretty weird story to make up. Patz is 7 months older than me. We both lived in Manhattan and it was a famous story all over the news. The 2 who "called me in" were a lady and a doorman. The cops were very nice.

[@loudloveen]

Your parents must have got a fright when you were brought back by police.

[@PinkGrammarGirl]

My dad dropped me off at kindergarten when there was no school. He left me sitting on the curb--no busses, no cars, no kids...I started walking home. I made it to the first real 4-way crosswalk, hit the button, and waited. Luckily a woman saw, freaked out, and took me to a store and the police eventually escorted me home. I shudder to think what may have happened to me. I was 5. It was the 80s. My parents smoked too much dope.

[@nisar8009]

I heard of a case earlier today where the police convinced a man to say he was guilty of murdering his father after he called them to say he couldn’t find his father. The questioned him for 12 hours. Come to find out his father wasn’t even dead! And the police knew it after a few hours of interrogation! Yet they still tortured him.

[@Queendeewitdalocs]

Wow 🥺

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

I watched a case, where they took a person who was shot by a gun, to the interrogation room, without knowing that he had been shot, and got a confession out of that person on live video, that he had killed his girlfriend. When the actual reality was that the couple had both been shot by some gangsters. That innocent man later died and doctors said he could have been saved if not for spending hours in the interrogation room. In short, don't trust the police.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

I mean i get the part where they are unable to see his injury, but how can you make someone confess what they never did.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Also, their inability to see someone who was in a groggy state. You would think they would get him to a hospital. The interrogation can surely wait, no?

[@TurboCareBearStare]

I'm not convinced either of them did it. I think that between the two, the guy who wasn't charged actually seems more likely. The fact that his girlfriend knew Etan personally really jumps out at me. But again, I think it's quite possible neither of these guys did it, and that the real abductor is still out there (could be dead by now).

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Also its possible that the actual abductor is dead, and Etan is alive and well in some other city/country.

[@anastasiabeaverhausen516]

I remember walking in NYC and seeing his picture everywhere. My heart hurts for Etan’s parents.

[@Debateyourright]

I think I watch too much true crime. Immediately they said he was meant to buy Soda at the corner store,I said to my mum”the abductors and killer will be someone who worked at that store”

[@aliciakillen1940]

I did too!! What awful oooice work to not interrogate everyone who was at the store that am. His mom said she gave him a dollar to get a drink! Ridiculous he was able to live 30+years in freedom

[@furball192]

At 6 I would have taken too much time in the store buying my soda and I would have missed the bus. All the while a creep was watching etan in the store

[@MtnGirll]

@@furball192so true 😢

[@Quyllur1]

I agree. The store and soda is a big clue. When any kid is given money to go buy something they like… I’m sure his mission was to go straight there and buy his soda. That’s exciting for any kid.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

Thats just garbage. If his mom gave him a dollar to buy soda at that store, the police would have gone to that place the first thing when investigating his disappearance. And the sort of person that Hernandez appeared in this video, it would have been an open and shut case.

[@gloriaorth4628]

I think Etan and Johnny the paperboy missing child cases will always be seared in our minds. The first two cases in which the children's faces were everywhere on milk cartons. 🥛 😢

[@namomme5008]

Johnny Gosch.

[@_FaithHopeLOVE]

Hmmm 🧐 Most likely NONE of them did it. I have this gut feeling. I don’t know if I’m the only one or not, but I suspect *the parents.* There is something awfully dark and shady about them. Were there any witnesses at all that even saw the poor boy leave the house and walk to the bus stop that morning, to begin with? 🤔🤔

[@trishamiller8763]

I remember them both being on the milk carton ,I always looked at the milk cartons daily as a child never imagined they never found out .

[@deninevh]

@@_FaithHopeLOVE I was agreeing with you, then I found this on Google. I think it could go either way and I wonder why the parents were so quickly ruled out. When Etan Patz went missing in 1979, his parents, Stanley and Julie Patz, were initially considered suspects by detectives but were quickly ruled out. Julie watched Etan walk to his school bus stop from their Prince Street home window on May 25, 1979, and saw him stop at a bodega to buy a soda. She didn't realize he was missing until he didn't return home after school. So two things, one for each side--if she was going to watch him walking, why didn't she keep watching to see him leave the bodega and continue to the bus stop? That's odd to me. But on the other side, didn't Hernandez say he brought the boy down to the basement under the premise to give him a soda? And the mother says he went to the store to get a soda. So that COULD fit......I just want to know why they were so quickly ruled out.

[@maryjane4432]

@@deninevhmaybe they had a deal with him to take him

[@starchildemon1]

New York in '79 was a garbage dump, I don't care if I could spit and hit the bus. I'm not letting my kid walk by himself at 6 or 16. Too many people attribute the things they would or wouldn't do to everyone else around them, and we have to be proven wrong with tragedies such as this.

[@oana-k8z]

I agree.

[@dlaru1376]

I was a college student in NYC. Posters of ETAN were on every light pole in Greenwich village. He was the first kid to have his face on a milk carton. WE ALL FELT for ETON. I recognized his face on this YT video without opening is or listening to it. It was horrific abs NYC village was on high alert. What i remember most was his parent said that Eton used to draw on the wall next to his bed abs that's what they had left of him. Because of that statement i never yelled at my kids for drawing on the wall. They were given their own space to do this. Thank you ETON. WE REMEMBER YOU! ❤❤❤❤

[@sylviadavis7725]

MY LITTLE GIRL BEGGED TO WALK BY HERSELF , BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER KIDS DID. SO I FINALLY LET HER. BUT...I FOLLOWED HER FROM A DISTANCE AND THEN WAITED AND FOLLOWED HER HOME. GOOD THING, BECAUSE. SHE GOT LOST ON THE WAY HOME AND THEN WHEN I PULLED UP NEXT TO HER THESE OTHER WOMEN IN A CAR CAME UP AND STARTED QUESTIONING ! THEY WERE ON THE BALL, BUT SO WAS I !

[@stevnated]

That is so reassuring that the other women were looking out for your daughter as well! This brought tears to my eyes.

[@sylviadavis7725]

@@stevnated YES. MOM'S LOOKING OUT FOR OTHERS.

[@Pamela_Lopezs]

Don't let your kid walk alone. It doesn't matter if the other kids are doing it. Your job is to protect your child

[@sylviadavis7725]

@@Pamela_Lopezs I DID!BUT IT WAS ALSO MY JOB TO HELP HER TO BECOME INDEPENDENT!AND I DID A GREAT JOB, BY THE WAY!

[@IheartDogs55]

We will never know for certain. The parents at the bus stop didn't see Etan at the bus stop? They didn't see him walk away, presumably with Hernandez? I'm skeptical that Hernandez killed Etan. It's overall a horrific tragedy.

[@furball192]

I believe he took too long buying the soda in the store and missed the bus and why no one saw him there. Hernandez would have taken him when he saw him in the store

[@Therealblog44]

Did anyone look at the parents just saying ,,, cause how did no one get to see him either at the bus stop or corner store not one witness

[@emilymorley3655]

The police have to rigorously record all interrogations no matter what from begining to end for a fair trial

[@terr777]

Still tears in that detective's eyes. Breaks my heart.

[@furball192]

If hernandez really confessed then why did he appeal his sentence in 2020? Makes me think hernandez was coerced into that confession. Also, I find hard to believe that no one noticed a box with a body inside it in that basement. If garbage men picked it up they would have felt the weight and been suspicious, no doubt. If hernandez left that box there then how does it just disappear from there?

[@ChilliCheezdog]

6-years-old and allowed to walk to the bus stop, alone, in New York City, in 1979 🤔

[@Simplelivingslowliving]

Different times back then.

[@kayscarpetta5502]

@@Simplelivingslowliving Obviously not!

[@jori7398]

SoHo was a very very quiet, family neighborhood. It was idyllic then. Also, two blocks there isn’t the same as two blocks in Midtown. You could look out your window and see that far in SoHo. But I agree with you, Etan’s mother should have walked him, and I imagine she has spent the last 45 years wishing she had. No need to punish her with social judgement at this time. Prayers for the family.

[@fulanichild3138]

@@Simplelivingslowliving I remember my mom, who grew up in the 1920s and 30s, talking about how she was warned as a child about kidnappers and stranger danger. Back then, they thought gypsies were responsible. I don't think there has ever been an idyllic time when children were completely safe.

[@earlybird32]

In 2024 in the West of Ireland - I would never allow my 7 year old daughter to walk to a bus stop alone. There are so many variable and kids that age don’t have much sense. God love you Ethan. 😔

[@jilldurham5498]

I'm addicted to 48 hours, 20/20 and Dateline. All on Investigation Discovery.

[@skyhigh1154]

Im addicted to OnlyFans.

[@gretchen4708]

Same! 😱

[@matchhunter7012]

​@@skyhigh1154 I let my girl do it.

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

Any good 20/20 or Datelines out? Suggest me some’in! Plzzz 😆😚

[@user-jc8py7dw7r]

Sounds like you love hearing about drama 😂

[@Tf8764]

Something ain’t adding up, that man looked mentally challenged to me

[@oliviaedralin1436]

I can’t believe his parents were so calm and collected!

[@jennbeth1]

They were in shock.

[@LoraHari81]

Oh well but they were. Your point?

[@Golfgtiguy]

Dreadful the parents letting a 6 year old child out like that . A terrible price to pay too

[@rachelkent3850]

They dont look distressed or anything like they talking about dinner so calm no tears id be mess parents seem suspicoius

[@TannilleBrown]

Why do cops in 2023 not record the entire interrogation? That’s so shady.

[@TheKeeperMadz]

They do we just don't get to see all of it.

[@DanielGarcia-zd4yq]

Real reason they didn't record in the beginning? Discovery. They would have to hand over the initial confession if it had been recorded. Instead, they prepped him and then hit the record button. It's unethical by any standards.

[@TannilleBrown]

@@TheKeeperMadz No they didn’t. The prosecutor admitted they didn’t record the first several hours of his interrogation 🙄

[@oscargr_]

​@@TannilleBrown It's possible that they did record it, but that showing that footage would make the confession seem coerced. That would look so unprofessional that it may be better to lie and say there is no record. (Just an option. You don't have to believe what "they say")

[@cathybassett6432]

They do. That's why it's so suspicious.

[@Chocomare]

I remember this story all too well when I was little. Seeing his sweet face on my milk carton. Hearing the latest on ABC 7 Eyewitness news, etc. My heart ached for his parents then and still does today.

[@khismet]

Good Morning!❤ I remember this case. I too was a child when Etan was missing. Sad story.

[@freedomvassigh3998]

🖤🖤🖤how sad. ​@@Butarangau

[@khismet]

​@@ButarangauNo, he was not. You're from Papua New Guinea. Pls remove your lies from my thread.

[@Mansikkacake]

will start watching now.

[@amjp8899]

They convicted the wrong person and they know it. The camera was switched on when he was "ready to confess" 6hrs later. It was a corecion situation into a false confession of a mentally ill person.

[@michelle7377]

That is the most beautiful smile I've ever seen. RIP kiddo ❤❤❤

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

I think the other dude did it, after all, his girlfriend used to walk him to school...and that is a MAJOR connection! Plus, he admits he's a pedophile.

[@BenjaminUbayyed-po9tc]

I highly doubt Hernadez killed that boy. I watch a million of these shows and cops routinely scare a person into giving a false confession and they then feed them details of the case. That the didn't record 6 hours of an interrogation is highly suspect.

[@Brendan-Black]

Well said. Agreed. This episode really bothers me.

[@yorkiewilliams9351]

To get a verdict of Not Guilty, all the defense had to do is prove there is reasonable doubt. Reasonable doubt: #1. Those six missing hours of interrogation - You cannot prove that he was or wasn't fed integral informatiobn about the case. #2. No physical evidence - It would be extremely difficult to find any physical evidence after so many years, but not impossible. #3. No eye witnesses - Not one person saw this man taking a young boy down into a cellar on the busy streets of New York in rush hour? #4. No motive - His 'confession' tells us of how he took the boy down to the cellar purely just to choke him to death. No sexual assault was mentioned or 'reasoning' as to why he would have decided to do it. All of this, combined with the filmed verbal and physical coaxing that the police did whilst he was being interrogated, along with his low IQ, possible guilt he felt for years for 'hurting' a boy and thus thinking this is his long awaited justice and punishment, the only logical and fair outcome should have been a Not Guilty verdict. Whether the defence were lacking, or the jury was emotional charged, it begs to ask if they were swayed by personal reasons. Of all of this though, there's one piece of information that stuck with me since the start of this documentary: This was apparently the FIRST time he walked to the bus stop alone, and nobody has made a statement to say that they saw Etan that morning, That would give the parents 6-7 hours to dispose of Etan's body before raising the alarm to the police. Not 100% saying that they are guilty, but that is much more suspicious than the 'evidence' used to lock up Hernandez in my opinion.

[@jimwerther]

Really, really not. You have a very active imagination.

[@yorkiewilliams9351]

Oh damn, all my sound reasoning pales in comparison to your throwaway one liner. I HAVE been told 😆 These are legitimate things that should have been addressed by anyone with a logical mind.

[@jimwerther]

@@yorkiewilliams9351 'Sound reasoning' as decided by whom? Just because I don't feel like spending half hour addressing all your fallacies, you feel superior? Just your pointing at the parents alone disqualifies you. Learn the basics of the case, then get back to me.

[@yorkiewilliams9351]

@@jimwerther 'Disqualifies you' as decided by whom? See, it works both ways. I am not stating that Hernandez is innocent or that the parents are guilty, I was stating that there was infact reasonal doubt. And in a missing persons case, EVERYONE related to the case should be pointed at until there is sufficient evidence to prove a person's guilt. And I am actually superior to you, not because of the reason you stated, but because you got emotionally charged and felt the need to verbally bash me to get some sort of 'win'. Learn the basics of etiquette, and I don't care if you get back to me as I am now done with you.

[@Elena-tq9vs]

@@yorkiewilliams9351 - statistically far far more likely to be the parents.

[@kowalskivideos6476]

I think the biggest problem with the defense saying he was just making up the story is the fact he did work at that store that day. He wasn’t just a random guy making up a story that was nowhere near where it took place. The boy also could have been the first one at the bus stop which is why the other parents and kids didn’t see him.

[@Brendan-Black]

But that missing 6 hrs of interrogation... 🤔

[@dlemmo9006]

I remember this, I was 17, am 62 everyone was concerned, he just disappeared...and his poster was everywhere!! He just got lost in a city of 8 million....so 😥 you knew it was foul play..

[@carolking6355]

Not sure why I sometimes watch this series. It is so extremely frustrating. Even now I’m not sure they have the right person. Just getting a conviction seems enough to satisfy many people. To me it needs to be the right person for justice to that dear little boy. What an evil world this can be.

[@tammyfitch2941]

There were mistakes but i believe Pedro is guilty. He lost color in his face upon law enforcement arrival, he quit the job at the store shortly after Etan was missing, he talked about it to several other people, he mentioned the soda pop as a lure, the book bag was mentioned, the bus stop was right by the store, and he mentioned there was not a door at the bottom of the stairs at that time. God knows and justice will be served correctly but i do believe he did this.

[@sainvol]

when did the parents first claim, if ever, that the dollar was for soda. does not ring true. sounds like revisionist corroboration to me.

[@SusanHarris-sk2ib]

I am not convinced at all that they have the right guy yet!

[@lifesajoke6965]

no way a garbage man would pick up a lone box without looking in it first

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

The case against Hernández was the real garbage bag.

[@happytrails699]

Sometimes you have to tell a child no. Such a sad case. Only 6.

[@yonikki]

I won't even let my 6yo daughter play alone in the front yard of our "safe" neighborhood because you just never know where evil is lurking. 😢

[@stephanied9629]

Life wasn’t like that back then. It was a different world.

[@yonikki]

​@@stephanied9629according to this episode ... life WAS like that back then

[@stephanied9629]

@@yonikki did you live back then? Where you.a child back then?

[@yonikki]

@stephanied9629 Yes, I was born in late 1978 in Chi-town. Growing up, my parents NEVER let me walk alone at any point as a child. I used to get sooo upset. I have 6 kids now, and the same rules apply ... I'd rather be the crazy mom who sets safe boundaries rather than the mom who cries every day/night for the rest of her life because some sick F put her precious child in a disposal unit - after she gave leeway. Nope! 🙅‍♀️

[@markthomas3730]

no cops, searchers, or investigators thought to check out the basement of that corner store that had an set of stairs right beside the bus stop ? !! great work guys

[@zombiechicken7114]

They said they would have but I'd expect that to be documented in the files.

[@Verawnique]

Throughout history, children and animals - our most vulnerable - nothing has changed.

[@Nikki-ud9cl]

Old people

[@Rebecca-hc5ju]

And elderly people and those who are unable to care for themselves.

[@PinkGrammarGirl]

BuT t!meS wERe DiiiffERent...!

[@Verawnique]

@@PinkGrammarGirl Times were never different. Humans have consistently remained the same throughout history and history repeats itself because we don't learn.

[@Jules0229]

don't forget women

[@staceymeans3957]

I can’t even focus on the case because I am so highly disturbed that the first officer on the case committed suicide, Because they thought he couldn’t deal with this case. That doesn’t make sense. The man had six children, so he’s going to leave six children without a father because of this case?? That’s just so sad.

[@jenniferhansen3622]

I was thinking about that too.

[@ninacarranza5189]

His wife left him maybe that was a coincidence that he was also a cop

[@lifesajoke6965]

I'm with that one juror, too much reasonable doubt. I've had cops try hard to get me to confess to things I didn't do, and when that didnt work they would try to get me to say I witnessed a friend commit said crime.

[@Brendan-Black]

Exactly, I'm with you 100%.

[@philippamediwake1235]

Etan was too young to be walking alone in NY. He was defenceless & innocent 😢

[@alysononoahu8702]

I grew up in new york city and it was a badge of honor for kids to run errands for their parents used to beg your parents to run an errand

[@22ergie]

IMO, the Mother surely could have 'agreed' to allow him to walk 'alone' to school which she did for the very first time, yet all the while, she should have been shadowing behind him to make sure 100% that he was safe all the way to the inside of the school.

[@lizbocuicui6749]

Thank you! It’s exactly what I was thinking!

[@MGT2060]

I understand the intent of your statement, but you don’t really understand how to use hindsight. Hindsight doesn’t and cannot win. One correct usage could have been, “In hindsight, the mother should have realized the potential danger and shadowed Etan on his walk.”

[@22ergie]

Save it for the lecture hall @@MGT2060

[@furball192]

I was thinking, if the parents can look out their window and see all the way to the bus stop, then why wasn't the mother watching the whole time from the window?

[@stephanied9629]

Because the world was MUCH different back then. Children had a lot of freedoms, people trusted other people…..

[@helenamaree6802]

This is why I never let my kids out of my sight.

[@katiebear]

I understand times were different then. (I grew up in the 80s) However letting a 6 yr old walk 2 blocks alone and letting him go to the shop is CRAZY! The roads and crossing traffic alone is scary enough let alone the thought of any creep getting hold of him!! 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@luccamartin8197]

I agree that Etan was really too young to walk by himself to the bus stop. Too many potential dangers along the way for a 6 year old.

[@LaceyMad]

👍🇬🇧

[@chefsiesie5901]

I agree

[@99trees]

What I find extremely frightening is that there are many more Pedro’s and Jose’s right there in your neighborhood waiting for the opportunity. They could be your next door neighbors or local shop owners for many many years yet you haven’t the slightest clue.

[@RevLeigh55]

I refuse to give in to paranoia.

[@PinkGrammarGirl]

It's why I trust no one where my son is concerned. Better a little safe than a lot sorry.

[@analilla]

Crazy what the parents went through. 30 years of not knowing what happened to Etan plus two long greuling trials. Rest in peace angel, I hope in your short life your knew how loved you are.

[@montserrat722010]

Seems shady the cops did not record the earlier hours of the interview. Was it just so they can say they solved the case? He is mentally challenged and I doubt his words. Indeed there are alot of mentally challenged people who go round saying things they are not. Also, a 6 year old boy in a box will be a pretty big box - not easy not to be noticed by garbage collectors.

[@jennbati6277]

Right. Good observations!

[@thaisc684]

True.

[@jemelmcclinton3003]

Goodmorning 48 hour friends! Just getting ready for work ! Love 48 hours!🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@giorgismama8024]

Hope your day is beautiful and blessed

[@mrstravel9381]

I wouldn’t even let my child play on our front porch by himself and this mother let her child walk to the bus by himself in New York City????? She failed as a parent. Horrible

[@maddiredfern]

I still feel like Hernandez is not telling us everything about what he did to that poor boy. His story doesnt entirely make sense.

[@zombiechicken7114]

Entirely possible because he did not do it.

[@BlytheWorld1972]

He is not telling simply because he is not the killer its all a fabrication ..

[@agustinelegarde]

May 25 is National Missing Children's Day (The date Etan Patz disappeared)

[@Mansikkacake]

didnt know. now I know.

[@agustinelegarde]

@@Mansikkacake President Ronal Reagan declare it in 1983

[@Mr.EmeraldTheGreen]

Such a sad sad case. I’m just not convinced that Pedro is 100% guilty. Just by his constant changing stories. His constant “I think” makes it doubtful. They couldn’t charge the first guy because they only had his word to go by. But then they charge Pedro only on his word. That makes no sense. Poor poor Etan. I hope his family can at least get some peace and closure.

[@Brendan-Black]

Agreed.

[@madisonsummey647]

When the detectives went into the store on the video 8:20 the guy behind the counter was acting very nervous I believe that that little boy never left that store. Why didn't the investigators not question that guy . The young teenager that worked at that store was describing what really happened to him by the guy behind the counter.🙏

[@ninacarranza5189]

He probably saw the event

[@MGT2060]

To those of you saying 6 is too young to walk 2 blocks to school, I’d never allow that… Yes, it might be, depending on the child. And your kid is going to be one who’s not capable of doing it at 6 or even at 15, due to your parenting style. You’re going to suffocate them, not allow them to think independently, be confident, to mature. Your kid is either going rebel and make horrible choices, or they’ll remain very immature emotionally and not be able to handle life without you. 6 years old is not too young to walk 2 blocks in daylight hours, depending on the area. I’d let my child walk alone provided: •I’d walked with them multiple times, pointing out potential dangers, risky crosswalks, etc. • Gone through safety talks, everything from interacting with others (strangers and people you know), to what to do if you’re scared or concerned about someone. •The child is emotionally mature enough to understand the importance of following the rules, and to be able to think through unforeseen circumstances without panicking. (Yes, a 6 year old can be mature enough to handle this. I’m a parent, and I taught elementary aged kids for years.) • They aren’t walking in a secluded area. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I’d rather have my child around people, stores to go into than on a secluded country road with no one around to help. Kids this age have been walking to school for centuries, and they’ll continue to do so. Every school morning I watch children walk past my house in Seattle, on their way to school. Some are alone, others in groups, and parents sometimes tag along. They stop and say hi to my dog and continue on. Yes, there’s a tiny possibility one of them could be snatched and killed. I way more likely they’ll be riding in the car with their parents on the way to school and be killed in a car accident. Or hit at a crosswalk, which is why there are crossing guards spanning out at corners around my neighborhood. The best thing you can do for your child is to teach them to survive, to succeed. If you won’t even consider letting them walk 2 blocks to school without you, you’re only teaching them to rely on you, which is bad in case you can’t grasp this.

[@cazi5759]

THANK YOU for this brilliant comment. You summarized exactly my thoughts on this. You cannot put your child into cotton wool, they will be completely lost and helpless once they are adults… and we WANT them to be able to live an independant life one day. Your rules are perfect to get your children prepared and to help them to become aware of their surroundings and how to act in specific situations 👍.

[@annhamilton7319]

🎉❤ exactly!!! Good parenting means working yourself out of a job...culture is more cruel now than in 79, but kids still must leave the nest. I heard of Eton in '79 living in Atlanta & yet did not see a poster or even know I was living in his same soho neighborhood by '84. So eery! My grandson is now 6yo, living deep in Appalachia. I miss him having lived 6min away now 6 hrs... but his folks are raising him right, and he's safer there than suburban Atlanta

[@furball192]

Teach them to survive, to succeed.

[@stephanied9629]

AND parents of today can’t fathom how different the world was back then: It was SO different.

[@dolorestroeller4734]

You say he’s not to young🙈 well obviously he was🥲

[@lindseyyoung9149]

Absolute garbage. He shouldn't have been convicted. The only evidence that exists against him is the confession, and 6 hours is a VERY long time to NOT record the conversation. That is enough to make me doubt, and it should be for others as well. The father is so sure it was this guy, but at one point, he was totally convinced it was a completely different man. So much so that they brought a civil suit against him! I feel terrible for the parents, but locking up any old person they can pin it on shouldn't be alright with them. Most jurors are incapable of applying the law to the facts and leaving their own emotions out of it. And this is the result, fake justice.

[@UnknownUser-j3n]

There was one good juror, or whatever they are called, who gave the correct verdict. 1 out of 12. Anyway i believe this is what happened. The new investigators wanted promotion/limelight so they used Hernández as the scape goat.

[@amyhyde70]

When this video first started and they said he stopped at the store for a soda; THATS where it happened. Hernandez said he did it, he worked there, the boy was there.. This is the guy. The monster.

[@Naisah1979]

A 6 year old child wants independence? As a parent I’ll teach my child you can get independence when you can defend yourself.

[@dreadede]

Etan was 6 months older than me. I grew up in a rural area in NJ and my mother walked us and waited at our bus stop. Chills hearing the Hernandez man lived less than a mile from my grandparents home, where I spent summers riding my bike alone in their neighborhood.

[@elizabethmusto5349]

It's incredible to me that the school didn't notify the parents that Etan never arrived at school that day. Gross negligence on their part

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

It's more touching when it's a kid. 😢

[@Butarangau]

crying and watching

[@mattmatt6572]

That is why we hate abortion

[@camille6864]

@@mattmatt6572abortion has nothing to do with this

[@mayjan74]

@@mattmatt6572 what a ridiculous statement. Aborting a fetus isn’t even remotely the same thing as a child being murdered. My God.

[@mattmatt6572]

It is exactly the same thing! fetus has brain heart and feels pain. What is more human about a 6 yo then a fetus?