Etan Patz.

Today is the 33rd anniversary of the disappearance of a six-year old boy off the streets of Manhattan. It was the first day his parents had let him walk to the school bus stop alone. Etan Patz' disappearance traumatized parents nationwide and led to a campaign to put the photographs of missing children on milk cartons, something that most Americans have seen. Etan was never found and some years ago his parents had him declared legally dead so that they could sue a suspect in court. Etan's body has never been found.  Yesterday a different suspect (there have been many), Pedro Hernandez, was arrested for Etan's murder.  And today, on the 33rd anniversary, Pedro Hernandez has his first court appearance. The Etan Patz case is on the minds of many Americans today. This is Public Occurrences.