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Suspects In Etan Patz Murder On Suicide Watch

By MARIO DIAZ — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:46:00 EDT

On the same day and date that Etan Patz disappeared in 1979, 51-year-old Pedro Hernandez of Maple Shade, New Jersey is officially charged in his death.

Subtropical storm Beryl may reach land by Memorial Day

By Dalina Castellanos — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:37:00 EDT

Subtropical storm Beryl is about to rain on the Southeast's Memorial Day parade.

Jury Awards $120 Million To Woman In Hospital Negligence Case

By JULIA JACOBO — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:12:00 EDT

A jury awarded $120 million to a woman's family who claimed that hospital negligence left her with brain damage.

Etan Killer Emerging From Shadows May Be Real Deal

By MARY MURPHY — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:00:00 EDT

A retired NYPD investigator with connections to the Etan Patz case told PIX 11 Friday the confessed killer who emerged 'out of the blue' after 33 years may be the real deal. The ex-cop, who didn't want to be identified, said the defendant, 51 year old Pedro Hernandez, was in the right spot to have taken advantage of the 6 year old boy from SoHo, who was walking to a school bus stop alone, for the first time, on May 25, 1979. Hernandez was working as a stock clerk in a bodega at Prince Street and West Broadway, where the bus stop was located.

Vatican butler arrested in documents leak

By Sarah Delaney, Los Angeles Times — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:21:00 EDT

Pope Benedict XVI's private papers have shed unwanted light on power struggles and alleged corruption within the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.

ROME — As it turns out, the butler did it. At least that's who the papal police force believes is responsible for the recent leaks of personal papal correspondence that has shed unwanted light on power struggles and alleged corruption within the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.

Man Cooks His Own Genitals, Serves Them To Diners [PHOTOS]

By PIX11 NEWSROOM — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:13:00 EDT

"[Please retweet] I am offering my male genitals (full penis, testes, scrotum) as a meal for 100,000 yen Will prepare and cook as the buyer requests, at his chosen location," was the message that Japanese chef Mao Sugiyama sent out to his Twitter followers on April 8th.

Texter Not At Fault For Message That Led To Crash

By JAMES FORD — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:37:00 EDT

First-of-its-kind decision in NJ could set nationwide precedent

States have made texting while driving illegal as a measure to prevent drivers from causing crashes while their eyes are on their phones and not on the road. But is the person who sends a text that diverts a driver's attention liable if the driver ends up in a crash? That was the main question in a New Jersey courtroom Friday, in a case that could have nationwide implications.

'I Did A Bad Thing, I Killed A Child In New York': Man Charged With Killing Patz

By ARTHUR CHI'EN — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:45:00 EDT

Three Decades Later, A Confession Reaches Ears Of NYPD

Pedro Hernandez was arraigned by closed-circuit television from Bellevue Hospital tonight for the 2nd degree murder of Etan Patz, on exactly the 33 year anniversary of the six-year-old's disappearance.

Brooklyn Students To Receive Condoms At Prom

By STEPHANIE TSOFLIAS — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:28:00 EDT

Party is synonymous with prom, now protection might be at one Bed-Stuy High School.

Couple Hits Elderly Woman With Car, Buries Her Alive

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:45:00 EDT

ZHEJIANG, CHINA -- Police have arrested a young couple who allegedly struck an 68-year old woman with their car, then buried her alive.