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Supreme Court Upholds Hernandez Conviction
The Supreme Court has reinstated Pedro Hernandez’s murder conviction for the 1979 kidnapping and killing of six-year-old Etan Patz, ending a years-long legal battle and bringing potential closure to the Patz family. Hernandez, now 64, confessed multiple times but his defense claimed his confessions were unreliable due to mental health and cognitive issues. Etan’s father, Stanley Patz, remains convinced of Hernandez’s guilt and hopes for privacy after decades in the public eye. The case, which helped launch National Missing Children’s Day, has been a national landmark — and this ruling offers…
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