The Manhattan District Attorney's office has announced plans to retry Pedro Hernandez in the 1979 disappearance and murder of six-year-old Etan Patz. Hernandez's previous conviction was overturned due to improper jury instructions, prompting the need for a new trial. Etan Patz's case became a national symbol for missing children, as his disappearance led to widespread public awareness and changes in parenting and policing. Hernandez, who confessed to the crime decades later, has a history of mental health issues, and his lawyers maintain his innocence, arguing that his confession was unreliable and obtained under questionable circumstances. Jury selection for the retrial must begin by June 1, or Hernandez will be released from prison.