Supreme Court reinstates decades‑old Etan Patz murder conviction
TL;DR
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s conviction for the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz, ruling the Second Circuit erred in overturning the verdict; Hernandez had confessed multiple times, though he later argued those statements were obtained improperly, a ruling that preserves a decades-long high-profile case.
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- Supreme Court restores man’s conviction in murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz The Washington Post
- Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy Yahoo
- Supreme Court Restores Conviction in 1979 Murder of Etan Patz The New York Times
- US supreme court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz The Guardian
- Supreme Court rules 6-3 against Pedro Hernandez on appeal in Etan Patz murder case MS NOW
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