Jose Antonio Ramos Still Main Suspect In 30 Year Old Etan Patz Case

Etan Patz’s was the first photo of a missing child to appear on a milk carton. Almost 30 years later, Etan Patz is still missing proving that milk carton photos don’t seem to be doing much of a job.

Jose Antonio Ramos admitted to taking him to a Lower East Side apartment on the day he disappeared, but denied killing him, saying he dropped the boy at the train station so he could go visit a non-existent aunt.

Ramos is serving 10- to 20-years in a Pennsylvania prison. He is scheduled to be released in November 2012.

Federal prosecutor Stuart Gabrois, who spent years investigating the case, said he had Ramos transferred to a federal prison, and planted informants as his cell mates. He wouldn’t go into detail about what Ramos might have told them, but said he’s convinced he’s eyeing the right suspect.

Gabrois turned over his evidence to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, but prosecutors have not brought charges. They say that without a body, they don’t have enough evidence.

Etan’s case is still considered by the NYPD to be a cold case.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/13/grace.coldcase.patz/