PEDRO HERNANDEZ CHARGED WITH MURDER OF ETAN PATZ May 25, 2012 Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the filing of criminal charges against PEDRO HERNANDEZ, 51, for the homicide of Etan Patz, 6, on May 25, 1979. HERNANDEZ is charged with Murder in the Second Degree, a class A felony. Read more