Conviction Overturned for Bodega Clerk Who Confessed To Killing Etan Patz in 1979

On Monday, a New York appeals court overturned the conviction of a man jailed for killing a 6-year-old boy in 1979. The court ruled that Pedro Hernandez, 64, must either receive a new trial or be released. According to The New York Times, Hernandez was found guilty of killing Etan Patz — whom he admitted …