The suspect who allegedly confessed to killing Etan Patz
has been moved to a Manhattan jail cell after spending several weeks in a
Bellevue Medical Center psychiatric ward.
Pedro Hernandez was moved to Riker's Island for a short
time following his release from Bellevue. He is now being held at the Manhattan
House of Detention on murder charges as police and prosecutors continue to work
to see if there is any evidence to support his claim that he killed the missing
6-year-old SoHo boy.
Hernandez’s family claims he has a history of mental
illness and hallucinations. He underwent a psychiatric evaluation during his
time at Bellevue. His Harvey Fishbein, declined to comment on the results of
that evaluation as well as his client’s move back to Riker’s late last month.
Sources familiar with the case said Hernandez is
receiving medication at the jail.
Hernandez was arrested in May after he allegedly told
police he killed Patz 33 years ago in the basement of a SoHo bodega where he
worked as a stock clerk. He had also
made claims to members of his New Jersey church group back in the 1980s that he
once had harmed a child in New York City.
So far, police have not found any physical evidence to
substantiate those claims. Police
investigative efforts have included a search of Hernandez's Maple Shade
home.
Etan Patz vanished in Soho as he walked to the corner to
catch his bus to school.
Hernandez is not due back in court until October as
prosecutors, police and defense lawyers work to see whether this case moves
forward.
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