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Arraignment Held in 30 year old Child Murder Case

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An arraignment was expected to be held in a New York courtroom on Friday, May 25 for the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz.

51-year-old Pedro Hernandez reportedly told police he lured the bot into the basement of the convenience store where he worked and then choked the boy to death.  Patz's disappearance garnered national attention.  He was one of the first missing children to have his picture appear on the back of milk carton.