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Etan Patz Suspect Reportedly Kept Boy's Body in Store Freezer

Pedro Hernandez, the former store clerk charged in the 1979 death of 6-year-old Etan Patz after he confessed to the alleged murder, reportedly kept the boy's body in a walk-in refrigerator in the store's basement before discarding it. Hernandez was arrested Thursday after telling authorities that he'd lured the child to his death with the promise of soda. He reportedly said that he'd strangled Etan and then stuffed the boy's body into a plastic garbage bag, carried it to another location and...Full Story
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