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NYPD arrests person on interest in Etan Patz case

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    Suspect implicates himself during questioning

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We've got some breaking news and a possible breakthrough in the case of the first missing child.

To appear on a milk carton a national campaign eight times hates disappeared more than thirty years ago and only last month investigators digging up -- basement in.

Manhattan New York City looking for clues in his case -- David -- Miller's on this breaking news now why did your what do we know about the man in custody when -- -- that this.

Although there are reports of the man who is being held live.

In the very same neighborhood from which -- -- -- was abducted we have some pictures outside that home this morning.

There are media assembled outside the page home.

Reportedly this individual lot.

Live not far from where the -- still resides they've been reluctant to move they've been reluctant to change their phone number bill.

Because they still hold out hope that perhaps their son is alive he may trying contact them.

As for the individual who is now being held he's not been formally called a suspect by the police multiple media outlets -- -- -- him as Pedro Hernandez.

He reportedly was picked up on Wednesday in Camden, New Jersey he is now being questioned by authorities.

New York city's police commissioner Ray Kelly issued the following statement.

Quote an individual now in custody has made statements to -- NYPD detectives implicating himself in the disappearance and death of a time -- -- 33 years ago we expect to provide a further details later today and we should also say that the FBI.

-- we have talked to has said that they are skeptical that the individual now being held is it responsible for a time pages disappearance.

They are not convinced about the veracity and truthfulness of these claims is what an FBI -- out.

A spokesman told Fox News quickly on this because I imagine they're walking with the -- caution here.

Because that they have been down this movie Ford.

Indeed we were down this very same road only a month ago you -- call that authorities in April dug up the basement of a nearby home.

Thinking there was forensic evidence -- are they took away.

Literally dumpsters of debris.

Nothing meaningful was found.

There was a handyman who they thought may have been linked to the crime that turned out to be a dead end and lastly an individual now at -- Pennsylvania prison.

Who is been convicted of other child molestation crimes.

Is suspected of some involvement here.

But he -- not -- criminally charged the -- did win a civil judgment against him two million dollars but there's still a great deal of uncertainty to what extent he is involved that individual it will be released from prison.

In November and -- is still pushing for resolution 33 years later David Lee Miller live in New York developments this.