Etan was last seen at 8:00 a.m. at Prince and Wooster Streets going to the school bus stop. He was wearing a black cap, a blue corduroy jacket, blue pants, blue sneakers, and carrying a blue bag with elephants on it. In 2021, Ethan Patz was declared legally by the courts.  In 2017, according to the NY Times, Pedro Hernandez was tried and convicted of the Kidnapping and Murder of Ethan Patz even though no Human Remains were ever found.