Dossier
1979 disappearance
Coverage of 1979 disappearance in the Nexus archive.
- US supreme court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz
The US Supreme Court reinstated Pedro Hernandez's murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, reversing a lower court's decision that had overturned the conviction. The 6-3 ruling supported New York prosecutors' appeal.