Friday, May 08, 2015

Mistrial in Etan Patz Murder Trial


Heartbroken for the Patz family, who have waited 36 years for justice. Still, with false confessions being all too commmon -- and absolutely no other evidence to connect this nut to the case -- I think the jury was correct to not convict AND to not acquit. Pedro Hernandez is rightly added to a list of viable suspects. Here's hoping prosecutors will some day be able to thread the needle against one of them. Sad day for everyone involved. Etan’s father, Stanley, told reporters after the judge made his decision that he firmly believed that Mr. Hernandez had killed his son and he wanted prosecutors to try him again. “I don’t understand why the jurors couldn’t come to a verdict, but I am convinced,” Mr. Patz said. “This man did it. He said it. How many times does a man have to confess before you believe him and it’s not a hallucination?” Read HERE.

1 comment:

Matthew Rettenmund said...

They actually did prove pretty well that he did it. Only one kook held out. They'll try him again and he will go down.