This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/23/etan-patz-search-ends-fbi
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Etan Patz search ends as FBI and NYPD fail to find any obvious human remains | Etan Patz search ends as FBI and NYPD fail to find any obvious human remains |
| (about 1 month later) | |
| Authorities on Monday finished excavating a Manhattan basement in connection to the disappearance of a six-year-old boy three decades ago without finding any obvious human remains, law enforcement officials said Monday. | Authorities on Monday finished excavating a Manhattan basement in connection to the disappearance of a six-year-old boy three decades ago without finding any obvious human remains, law enforcement officials said Monday. |
| FBI and police had been searching the former workspace of a handyman since Thursday, after a cadaver-sniffing dog detected the scent of possible human remains. The space is down the street from where Etan Patz lived and along the route he would have walked to reach his bus stop when he vanished on May 25 1979. | FBI and police had been searching the former workspace of a handyman since Thursday, after a cadaver-sniffing dog detected the scent of possible human remains. The space is down the street from where Etan Patz lived and along the route he would have walked to reach his bus stop when he vanished on May 25 1979. |
| "No obvious human remains were found, but it's still a missing person case," said Paul Browne, spokesman for the New York police department. | "No obvious human remains were found, but it's still a missing person case," said Paul Browne, spokesman for the New York police department. |
| Large brown steel containers full of rubble and sand from the basement were hauled away Monday morning to a landfill on Staten Island, where they will be preserved in case officials need to go back and take another look. | Large brown steel containers full of rubble and sand from the basement were hauled away Monday morning to a landfill on Staten Island, where they will be preserved in case officials need to go back and take another look. |
| "The FBI has concluded the on-site portion of the search," spokesman J Peter Donald said. "The street and local businesses will be re-opened." | "The FBI has concluded the on-site portion of the search," spokesman J Peter Donald said. "The street and local businesses will be re-opened." |
| Though the search was over, investigators were still examining some of the material they gathered. | Though the search was over, investigators were still examining some of the material they gathered. |
| Investigators, for example, found a stain on a piece of wall that was tested on site and did not contain traces of blood, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the search was ongoing. FBI officials sent the piece to a lab for further testing at a lab in Quantico, Virginia. | Investigators, for example, found a stain on a piece of wall that was tested on site and did not contain traces of blood, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the search was ongoing. FBI officials sent the piece to a lab for further testing at a lab in Quantico, Virginia. |
| Etan's disappearance touched off a massive search that continues still. His parents, Stan and Julie Patz, were briefed by authorities about the work there on Saturday, an official said. | Etan's disappearance touched off a massive search that continues still. His parents, Stan and Julie Patz, were briefed by authorities about the work there on Saturday, an official said. |
| Reticent to move or even change their phone number in case their son tried to reach out, the two still live in the same apartment down the street from the building being examined. | Reticent to move or even change their phone number in case their son tried to reach out, the two still live in the same apartment down the street from the building being examined. |
| The boy was declared legally dead in 2001, so Stan Patz could sue a man he believed to have caused his son's death. The man, Jose Ramos, was declared responsible by a civil judge in 2004. He is serving time in Pennsylvania for molesting two children in separate incidents and has denied harming Etan. | The boy was declared legally dead in 2001, so Stan Patz could sue a man he believed to have caused his son's death. The man, Jose Ramos, was declared responsible by a civil judge in 2004. He is serving time in Pennsylvania for molesting two children in separate incidents and has denied harming Etan. |
| The basement was used at the time as a workspace for a handyman named Othniel Miller. He was interviewed after the boy went missing. | The basement was used at the time as a workspace for a handyman named Othniel Miller. He was interviewed after the boy went missing. |
| The 75-year-old Miller hasn't been named a suspect, and his lawyer, Michael C Farkas, says he "has absolutely no responsibility for the terrible tragedy that befell young Etan Patz" and "decries these efforts to sully his good reputation and destroy his family". | The 75-year-old Miller hasn't been named a suspect, and his lawyer, Michael C Farkas, says he "has absolutely no responsibility for the terrible tragedy that befell young Etan Patz" and "decries these efforts to sully his good reputation and destroy his family". |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. | |
| Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe. |