New York prosecutor says he intends to retry case of 1979 missing boy that ended in mistrial
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A prosecutor says in a television interview he intends to ask for a retrial in the case of a New Jersey man who confessed to choking a 6-year-old New York City boy missing since 1979.
Pedro Hernandez in 2012 admitted killing Etan Patz (AY'-tahn payts), who disappeared while walking to school May 25, 1979, and whose body hasn't been found.
Hernandez's murder trial ended in a mistrial this month after jurors said they were deadlocked on the 18th day of deliberations. The defense had argued his confession was false.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. spoke Monday on MSNBC's "The Cycle" about a June 10 court date in the case.
Etan's photo was one of the first missing children's images on a milk carton. His father says he's convinced Hernandez is the killer.