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Conviction is overturned in the killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979

The man convicted in the 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York City has had his conviction thrown out. A jury convicted Pedro Hernandez following his confession in the notorious abduction.

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