Authorities have concluded their search of a SoHo basement for the remains of Etan Patz, who vanished 33 years ago on his walk to the school bus stop.
No remains were found, but dozens of items, including strands of hair, a piece of paper and other possible bits of forensic evidence were gathered and will be analyzed at an FBI laboratory.
Law enforcement sources tell NBC New York that investigators from the FBI, NYPD and Manhattan district attorney’s office told the Patz family that no human remains were found. The family was briefed Sunday on the investigation, and what has been found at the site.
The search for remains of 6-year-old Patz, who vanished on his way to the school bus stop, began Thursday in the basement of a building on Prince Street. The concrete floor was torn up and investigators sifted through the dirt and soil below for evidence.
Everything that investigators have collected, which includes numerous swabs that will be tested for DNA evidence, is being sent to an FBI laboratory in Virginia.
Pieces of cinderblock wall containing possible biological evidence will be tested for human tissue and fluids.
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8 Responses
What do you make of all this?
They just walked out empty handed?
They came.
They dug.
They found nothing.
They left.
This would not be the first time such a result has occurred and it will not be the last one either.
All the “evidence” will prove is that the boy and the suspect were there. It will NOT prove that he murdered him.
I thought they had a solid lead. I helped search for Eitan 33 yrs ago.
#1 What do you expect them to do if they found no evidence? Plant some?! What else can they do but walk out empty-handed?
Was this child Jewish?
Does anybody know Etan’s full hebrew name?
#4, they probably did have a solid lead. It’s hard to imagine that they would have done this without one. But solid leads don’t always pan out.