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Supreme Court reinstates conviction in 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz
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· June 22, 2026
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Key takeaway The court's decision was made with a 6-3 vote, in favor of an appeal from New York prosecutors.
A significant development has occurred in a decades-old case. The Supreme Court has reinstated a murder conviction related to the 1979 disappearance of a young child, Etan Patz, who was 6 years old at the time. The court's decision was made with a 6-3 vote, in favor of an appeal from New York prosecutors.
The prosecutors had sought to reverse a previous decision by a federal appeals court that had overturned the conviction. Further details on this case are available from WXYZ Channel 7, the local ABC affiliate in Detroit .
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Category: government ·
Published: June 22, 2026 ·
Source: WXYZ Channel 7 (ABC Detroit) - News ·
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