Etan Patz: The Boy Who Vanished and the Conviction That’s Now Been Overturned

The Etan Patz Case: A Child's Disappearance That Changed America

On a warm spring morning in SoHo, New York City, 6-year-old Etan Patz left home to walk to his school bus stop—just two blocks away. It was May 25, 1979, the first time his parents allowed him to walk alone. Etan never made it to the bus.