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Who
Etan Patz was a boy who lived in New York City
In the 1970s.
What
On May 25, 1979, on Etans' way to school that morning, he was kidnapped and declared missing 24 hours later.
Where
The incident took place in SoHo, New York City
When
The events of the kidnapping took place
during the early morning hours of May 25th, 1979
Why?
To this day, no one knows why
Etan Patz was the first "missing person" to be
put on the Milk Carton. The automatic assumption was that there are a lot of sick people in this world and, unfortunately, Etan was a victim of such crimes.
He was officially declared dead in 2001.
Timeline of Events
That morning, on Etan's first trip to the bus
stop for his school alone, he is kidnapped. He
is declared missing 24 hours later.
August, 1982
Jose Ramos, a friend of Etan's Babysitter
and a convicted sexual abuser, is chased through
Times Square and arrested for the killing of Etan Patz.
May 25th, 1983
4 years after disappearance
President Ronald Regan dedicates May 25th
to Etan Patz as "Missing Childrens Day".
May 7, 2009
30 Years After Disappearance
The book "After Etan: The Missing Child Case that Held America Captive" by Lisa R. Cohen is
published.
May 25th, 2010
31 Years after disappearance
Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance officially reopened the Etan Patz case to search for the killer more than they had done previously.
Present Day
On April 19, 2012, F.B.I. and N.Y.P.D. detectives and policemen began digging up the basement of 127B Prince Street located in SoHo, Manhattan. Etan's old neighborhood.
The basement had belonged to a man who had previous interactions with Etan as well as many others in the neighborhood at the time.
On April 23rd, 2012. The search was deemed inconclusive as no human remains were found at the site.
Etan Patz
As of now. The case still remains unsolved as well as the stories of many other children who have gone missing.
May 25th, 1979
Timeline of Events
Where
The events took place in 1979 in New York City