The abduction of six-year-old Etan Patz off New York City streets in 1979 shocked the nation and gave parents something new to fear, AP reports. The era of children being allowed to roam their neighborhoods freely until dusk and walk alone to school or their bus came to an end and a "new age of paranoia" arrived. "In many ways, it was the end of an era of innocence," said Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children.
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The FBI has resumed its search for Etan Patz. Patz went missing on May 25th, 1979 when he was 6-years-old. According to MSNBC, the case of Etan Patz was one of most high profile missing child’s cases in New York history. His face wa... Read Post
Police have arrested a 51-year-old New Jersey man who earlier implicated himself in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz, a case that baffled New York City for decades, sparked a nationwide campaign on behalf of missing children and ... Read Post
On May 25, 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to the bus stop near his home in New York City. The frantic search for the boy drew national attention and raised awareness of child abductions, and Etan became the fir... Read Post