The New York Police Department apparently solved the 33-year-old disappearance of young Etan Patz when they arrested a Camden area man who admitted Wednesday to strangling the boy, but gave no reason why, according to two high-ranking law enforcement sources.
New York City investigators tracked Pedro Hernandez to Maple Shade in Burlington County, and he confessed Wednesday to kidnapping and strangling Etan Patz, according to the sources, who spoke to The Star-Ledger on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case with the media.
Investigators had planned on bringing Hernandez from Camden to the SoHo neighborhood where Patz vanished 33 years ago, according to one source, who said police wanted the suspect to recreate the kidnapping.
New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly issued a statement yesterday confirming that an arrest was made, but declined to provide further details.
"An individual now in custody has made statements to NYPD detectives implicating himself in the disappearance and death of Etan Patz 33 years ago," Kelly said. He expects to release more information today.
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