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Police search Manhattan building for boy missing since 1979

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    Etan Patz investigation leads to basement workshop of handyman

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And he was the first missing child to appear as a way of trying to find him.

On a national milk carton and now we feel like we have seen so many of these posters ever since this little boy disappeared.

Now more than thirty years later.

The police have resumed their search for a time -- he was only six years old when he took his very first walk alone to the school bus.

On that street on that block that you're looking at all those many years ago and he never came hall.

Police have used some new leads -- that shut down a city block yesterday.

They're searching a building where they now believe he may have vanished.

Specifically it was the basement workshop that they are now looking at.

-- a handyman.

Who had a interaction with a time the -- before he disappeared he gave him a dollar.

And people in this area say that it has brought all of the -- feelings back.

It was very disturbing.

To know that a -- advantage rate -- and and that I would have to carry my children ferociously.

And so this is dating my grandkids that when and won't let go of my -- anonymous site for a second season rate everything him.

And that in I hope they find some closure.

Still in all -- out about former NYPD homicide detective.

And private investigator and -- you remember this case very well in all of us who grew up in this area -- you grew up with this story.

Missing -- time -- there was a man who basically took responsibility.

After this crime although this little boy's body was never found.

And now they're looking at this other person opting out Miller who was a handyman what do you make of -- -- -- well.

The parents never give up.

And then never gonna give up until I get some kind of answers and I think they're the ones that are pushing and that.

Let's let's let's goal and and and -- basement.

And and that was -- -- thirty years because he was interviewed many times.

And then I -- I was sort of imminent Miller did handy man and then never really -- the base because I think the parents at the time told that they know.

So not to but I think in her mind maybe the most minds in this and we never went back to that basement.

And doing it because this got a guy Ramos now -- entails -- rams who as the main suspect is getting out November.

So they're trying to go back and do everything they can inserts that basement and it takes that many people asserts the base because of the third three years are you gonna find evidence so -- They're gonna have to do would with really fine.

Couple of things that really triggered this now.

One was that Miller said something about to be effective for what -- the body was moved -- and that you know sort of made their hair stand on end and and wanna go back -- they had a dog that made a positive hit.

For possible remains in this basement.

So old that's enough -- -- -- to -- search -- but I mean talking to somebody somebody nine years old Scott Miller was the -- man and he had a stroke and his daughter is the one that's you know speak to -- now.

Body's been moved -- -- -- whatever that means but.

You know they're trying to find out -- he built some of you put cement down at the time or he changed the that is the basement at the time.

-- when he went missing when he time went missing so that's and that Mosul all things that they're -- but they're trying to do everything in this case and take the focus.

And put down everybody basically but to me the main focus of courses guy -- -- The the one in jail now law that you know that Ramos -- Such landmark case and it really change the way -- that woman says that sound -- The -- parents treat their children I mean to you know to let a six year old walk a block seems shocking way do us now.

All because of did you know at the beginning of this story of this little boy I -- that I could I remember his face like night as I yesterday -- -- lot.

So we're just think of the mother and the parents letting his -- the first time on us all saw how much guilt they feel and do they really feel that they know is that so you know in their mind let's keep sort this could look at so they're not gonna give up that's why everything's gonna just keep coming around and they're gonna keep looking and that's one of the biggest cases.

The New York City history.

You know you know we've seen stranger things haven't happened many many years later where children have shown happened in this case -- -- at least they'll get some.

Some closure you -- -- -- something happens -- Gil thank you very much you'll have almost an anti this with everybody thought.

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