Natasja Sheriff
By Natasja Sheriff
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Fast Forward Jury Starts Deliberating in Etan Patz Murder Case
(Reuters) — A jury on Wednesday began deliberations in the trial of a former grocery worker accused of kidnapping and murdering a missing New York boy, whose 1979 disappearance galvanized national attention to the issue of missing and abducted children. Pedro Hernandez, 54, confessed to police in 2012 that he choked 6-year-old Etan Patz, stuffed…
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Fast Forward Prosecutors Call Etan Patz Case End of ‘Innocence’
Prosecutors in the trial of a former deli worker accused of murdering a New York boy said on Tuesday that the child’s 1979 disappearance, which launched a movement to find missing children, marked “a loss of innocence” for the city and nation. Pedro Hernandez, 54, is charged with kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz, who…
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Fast Forward Defense Slams Etan Patz Confession as ‘Impossible’
(Reuters) — The attorney for a former deli worker accused of murdering a New York boy in 1979 argued on Monday that his confession was unreliable and improbable and that prosecutors failed to present evidence of his guilt. Pedro Hernandez, 54, charged with kidnapping and murder, confessed to police in 2012 that he choked 6-year-old…
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Fast Forward Etan Patz Mother Testifies at Accused Killer’s Trial
(Reuters) — The mother of a New York boy missing since 1979 took the witness stand in the trial of his accused murderer on Tuesday, telling the jury that she has avoided the courtroom out of fear the descriptions of the crime would leave her sleepless. Pedro Hernandez, 54, is on trial for kidnapping and murder…
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Fast Forward Jury To Watch Videotaped Confession in Etan Patz Murder Trial
(Reuters) — The videotaped confession of a man accused of murdering Etan Patz was to be played for a jury on Tuesday during his trial in the disappearance of the 6-year-old boy in 1979 that sparked a national movement to find missing children. Pedro Hernandez, 54, confessed to police he lured the boy to the…
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Fast Forward Trial Eyes Etan Patz’s Heartbreaking Last Day
Prosecutors in the trial of a former deli worker accused of kidnapping and murdering a 6-year-old boy in New York City in 1979 laid out details in court on Tuesday of the last day the child was seen alive. Pedro Hernandez, 54, faces charges of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in a case that ignited…
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