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‘It’s about time’: Etan Patz’s dad finds justice in verdict

By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZFebruary 15, 2017 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four decades after 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished on the way to his school bus stop, a former convenience store clerk was convicted Tuesday of murder in a case that influenced American parenting and law enforcement.

AP Explains: Etan Patz, missing boy who fueled movement

By JENNIFER PELTZOctober 19, 2016 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz helped catalyze a national missing-children's movement...

A look at Etan Patz case that fueled missing-child campaign

By The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2015 GMT

A look at the murder case stemming from the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, which helped catalyze a national missing-children's campaign: