Abduction of Etan Patz The True Story of the Kidnapping That Ended the Age of Innocence

On May 25, 1979, six-year-old Etan old Etan Patz left his mother in their Saho apartment to walk to the school bus stop, Though he'd never walked the two blocks on his own, it was a familiar route, so his mother let him go. It was the last time she saw him. Twenty-five years later, the body of Etan Patz has never been found. Although police eventually pinpointed Jose Antonio Ramos there was not enough evidence for prosecurtors to file a criminal complaint in New York (a civil trial is scheduled for late 2003, and John Douglas will incorporate the case into his book.) The undisputed expert on criminal profiling, Douglas delves into the twisted mind of this serial child molester who has convictions in multiple states. He interviews Ramos in the Pennsylvania prison where he is serving a twenty-year sentence, and with the help of the original NYPD officers, he attempts to solve one of the longest open cases of its kind in American history.Douglas, John is the author of 'Abduction of Etan Patz The True Story of the Kidnapping That Ended the Age of Innocence', published 2004 under ISBN 9780743254182 and ISBN 074325418X.