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Supreme Court reinstates conviction in 1979 Etan Patz murder

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The U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of New York City 6-year-old Etan Patz.

The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. 

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson "would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari," the decision noted.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

This is a breaking news story and will be updated

Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.

Originally published by FoxNews on June 22, 2026, written by Alex Nitzberg.

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