Etan Kalil Patz (/ ˈeɪtɑːn ˈpeɪts /; October 9, 1972 – May 25, 1979) was an American boy who was six years old on May 25, 1979, when he disappeared on his way to his school bus stop in the SoHo neighborhood of Lower Manhattan.

Feb 14, 2017 · NEW YORK -- A former store clerk was convicted Tuesday of murder in one of the nation’s most haunting missing-child cases, nearly 38 years after 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on the way to the...

Jan 9, 2022 · Six-year-old New Yorker Etan Patz was one of the very first children to have his image plastered on cartons of milk following his 1979 disappearance, and his case likewise went unsolved for almost four decades.

Feb 1, 2017 · A jury has found a man guilty of felony murder and kidnapping in the death of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who became one of the country’s most iconic missing children when he disappeared from his...

In a surprise turn of events, in May 2012, just before the 33rd anniversary of Etan's disappearance, a suspect confessed and was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. A photo of the suspect, Pedro Hernandez, is posted below this case summary.

Jun 9, 2019 · Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop just two blocks away. The 6-year-old never made it to school that day in 1979 – and he's never been found. His...

Feb 14, 2017 · A New York jury has convicted Pedro Hernandez for the high-profile kidnapping and murder of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old New York City boy who vanished in 1979, PEOPLE confirms.

Jan 30, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — The 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz helped catalyze a national missing-children’s movement. Six-year-old Etan was one of the first vanished children whose case was publicized in what became a high-profile way: on milk cartons.

Etan Patz was a boy from New York City who was abducted on May 25, 1979 in SoHo. He was declared dead in 2001. His disappearance started the use of milk cartons for missing children in the United States.

May 31, 2024 · On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz headed out of his New York City home to his bus stop only two blocks away. Etan’s first walk to the bus stop alone tragically ended up being the last walk of his life. Etan’s story changed things & caused parents to clutch their kids by the hand, unwilling to allow them to walk ahead on their own.