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CNN
3 days ago
- CNN
WHY SOME NEW YORKERS VOTED FOR TRUMP AND MAMDANI
Missing child case from 46 years ago reopened A federal appeals court overturned the verdict of Pedro Hernandez, the bodega worker who was found guilty in 2017 of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979. Patz was 6 years old when he disappeared on the first day he was allowed to walk alone to his school bus stop in New York City.


New York Times
3 days ago
- New York Times
The Missing Boy Whose Case Keeps Coming Back
Etan Patz would be 52 now, far older than his parents on the day he disappeared. And yet his story remains unfinished, unclear, unquiet. The smiling face of the 6-year-old boy from countless 'Missing' posters in 1979 — a year that rewrote the norms of modern parenting — returns, yet again, to announce a new twist in the case that seems to never end. That twist arrived Monday when a federal appeals court overturned the 2017 conviction of Pedro Hernandez, a troubled former stock clerk at the bodega near Etan's home in SoHo where he disappeared on the way to school. The court found fault with the trial court's instructions to the jury in 2017 and ordered either a new trial or Mr. Hernandez's release, a decision that will fall to the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg. The arrest of Mr. Hernandez in 2012 followed untold hours of police investigation that spanned decades. But then there was a mistrial — hung jury — and, only after a second trial, a conviction. The jury foreman said the deliberations had been fraught. Now, eight years later, there is the prospect of a third trial in a case that can't seem to stay closed. 'Jesus Christ,' said Louis K. Meisel, reacting to the decision and probably speaking for many. He owns the art gallery that Etan walked past for the last time on that fateful morning. He has been involved in the investigation since it began. He saw nothing and knew nothing, but the whole terrible thing happened on his turf. 'His mother watched him cross the street, and I owned the rest of the street,' he said. 'I don't know what to say. I'm surprised as hell.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Florida missing child alert: 5-year-old Marhley Weston last seen in Lake City
The Brief A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for 5-year-old Marhley Weston, last seen Sunday in Lake City wearing a light blue Lilo and Stitch shirt and floral denim jeans. Authorities believe she may be with Eddie Jones and traveling in an orange 2014 Ford Taurus with a Bethune-Cookman University specialty plate. ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for 5-year-old Marhley Weston, who was last seen Sunday in the area of the 500 block of Northwest Galloway Place in Lake City, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. What we know Marhley is described as a Black female with black hair and brown eyes. Her height and weight are unknown. Authorities said she was last seen wearing a light blue Lilo and Stitch shirt and blue denim jeans with flowers on them. Investigators believe she may be in the company of Eddie Jones, a Black female standing 5 feet 8 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. They may be traveling in a 2014 orange Ford Taurus with Florida license plate BB4JZ. The vehicle features a Bethune-Cookman University specialty plate. What you can do Anyone with information about Marhley Weston's whereabouts is urged to contact the Lake City Police Department at 386-752-4343 or call 911. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local: Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source The information in this article comes from the Lake City Police Department.