Etan Patz disappeared in New York in 1977 and launched a huge search that ultimately failed to turn up the 6 year old. After years, Pedro Hernandez confessed to killing the child, but strong questions are being raised about the mental stability of the confessed murderer. We discuss how the evidence finally brought suspicion to Jose Ramos, and the theories that Patz survived and is living in Europe in this exploration of the case with retired FBI SSA Jim Clemente, on Crime Time with Allison Hope Weiner.
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Jim Clemente is a retired FBI agent and current advisor, writer and producer for the TV series “Criminal Minds.” A graduate of Fordham University School of Law, Jim was the head of the Child Sex Crimes Prosecution Team in Bronx County for the New York City Law Department. As a result of undercover work that led to the imprisonment of a child sex offender, Clemente was recruited into the FBI. From 1998 until October 2009 he was a Supervisory Special Agent in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit in Quantico, Virginia. He is an expert in the fields of Sex Crimes Investigations, Sex Offender Behavior, Child Sexual Victimization, and Child Pornography. Clemente has investigated and consulted on thousands of cases involving the violent and sexual crimes, sexual victimization of children, and he has interviewed hundreds of victims and offenders. He has also testified as an expert witness and lectured on these topics across the country and around the world.
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:01 Welcome to Crime Time.
00:05 Introducing Jim Clemente, former FBI criminal profiler.
00:10 Brief summary of the Etan Patz case.
01:30 Jim explains the importance of the Patz case.
04:05 Pedro Hernandez, the man who confessed to the abduction and murder of Patz.
06:00 Problems with Hernandez’s confession and mental state.
10:15 Suspicious absence of police procedures.
14:00 The lack of sufficient evidence needed to convict Hernandez.
15:45 The evidence against Jose Ramos and why he almost went free.
26:05 False confessions and why the police convinced they have the right man.
32:25 Thank you and goodbye.