Detective Describes Moments Before Pedro Hernandez Confessed To Killing Etan Patz
Detective James Lamendola told jurors he he coaxed Hernandez into his confession by talking to him about the cycle of abuse.
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Detective James Lamendola told jurors he he coaxed Hernandez into his confession by talking to him about the cycle of abuse.
The defense attorney, Harvey Fishbein, argued that Dr. Flavia Robatti is not a competent psychiatrist. His investigation, he said, found not one positive reaction to her, WCBS 880's Irene Cornell reported.
Posecutors made the case that Hoey beat Allison Bretherick so often and so viciously that she once scribbled on the back of a photograph, "If you find me dead, Thomas hoey did it."
A New York City federal jury returned the verdict Thursday in the case against Khaled al-Fawwaz. The monthlong trial delved into al Qaeda's early days.
Shmurda, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard, is accused of shooting at his brother through the window of a Brooklyn barbershop in June, narrowly missing his target and other patrons, including two toddlers,
Fontier told the court she has found 39 pages of notes taken by a detective who happened to grow up in the same building where Jose Ramos lived. Ramos is the convicted pedophile long suspected in Etan's 1979 disappearance.
On Monday, jurors watched another interrogation that took place shortly after Hernandez was picked up by police at his home in New Jersey.
The prosecution and defense Friday were preparing jurors for a new video, which could amount to a bombshell in the trial of the man who confessed to killing Etan Patz.
Two people have been arrested for allegedly selling drugs out of a home that houses a daycare center.
The charges are honest services mail fraud, honest services wire fraud and extortion under the color of his official duties.
Defense lawyers say Hernandez's confession is fiction, dreamed up by a mentally ill man with a low IQ and a history of hallucinations.
A prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments at a New York terrorism trial that the defendant was a top aide to Osama bin Laden nearly a decade before deadly bombings at two U.S. embassies in Africa.
Abid Naseer questioned Najibulla Zazi for about an hour. Naseer is acting as his own attorney at his trial in federal court in Brooklyn.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Celia Cohen told jurors in federal court in Brooklyn that the failed conspiracy in 2009 called for attacks in New York City, England and Denmark.
A former Wall Street computer technician turned drug addict accused of murder learned his fate on Friday.
Officer Peter Liang pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Nov. 20 death of 28-year-old Akai Gurley.
Jurors are hearing the videotaped confession of a man charged in the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz.
Two witnesses have testified that a man charged in the 1979 kidnapping and murder of Etan Patz told them decades ago that he had killed someone while working in a bodega in New York City.
Juan Santana spent his second day on the witness stand in the Manhattan murder trial of Pedro Hernandez. Santana helped Hernandez get hired as a stockboy at the same bodega where he worked.
In arguments made by the prosecutor, jurors were told the website, a market for narcotics and other illegal goods, was Ulbricht's passion.
Family friend Karen Jansons testified Tuesday in the trial against Pedro Hernandez, the man who prosecutors said killed 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979.
The mother of a 6-year-old boy who vanished on his way to school 35 years ago is testifying in the murder trial of a store clerk accused of killing him.
Opening statements began Friday in the trial against Pedro Hernandez, the New Jersey man accused in the disappearance and killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz.
Hernandez, a former shop worker in the Patzes' neighborhood of SoHo, is accused of killing Etan, who vanished while walking two blocks to a school bus stop on May 25, 1979.
The once flamboyant but publicly humiliated attorney Sanford Rubenstein made his first court appearance Wednesday, since the DA declined to prosecute him on a rape allegation brought against him by a top assistant to Rev. Al Sharpton.
The course for the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon is changing for the first time in 15 years.
The NYPD is looking for a woman who they say stabbed a rideshare driver in the Bronx after trying to pay him with counterfeit cash.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was accidental.
The settlement is to resolve an investigation alleging the company underpaid or delayed payment to its New York City workers.
An adult man shot the teen after trying to steal his scooter Monday afternoon at a Far Rockaway apartment building, according to police.
The course for the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon is changing for the first time in 15 years.
The NYPD is looking for a woman who they say stabbed a rideshare driver in the Bronx after trying to pay him with counterfeit cash.
The settlement is to resolve an investigation alleging the company underpaid or delayed payment to its New York City workers.
An adult man shot the teen after trying to steal his scooter Monday afternoon at a Far Rockaway apartment building, according to police.
The alert is in effect through Friday, as street closures and disruptions are causing traffic congestion on Manhattan's East Side.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
Rain totals on Sunday were much less substantial compared to last Sunday's prolific totals, generally averaging less than 1 inch in most locations.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Flights at Newark Liberty International, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports were delayed due to an equipment outage, the FAA says.
Part of a Lavallette, New Jersey, liquor store was boarded up and a bouquet of flowers was left outside Sunday night, somber reminders of a horrific crash that killed a woman a day earlier.
Trey Smack kicked a 26-yard field goal in overtime and the Packers snapped a six-game skid with a 20-17 victory over the Jets on Sunday.
Longtime NFL executive Ernie Accorsi, who built the New York Giants core that won the Super Bowl twice after his retirement has died. He was 84.
Ahead of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, will be displaying items from his life and work.
A 34-year-old man was conducting an experiment in his Mineola apartment when the mixture reacted violently, according to law enforcement officials.
CBS News New York's John Elliott reports from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation Long Island Run/Walk at Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 19, 2026.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Racing returned to Belmont Park Friday afternoon, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations. The redevelopment cost $450 million. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The alert is in effect through Friday, as street closures and disruptions are causing traffic congestion on Manhattan's East Side.
President Trump said he could "annihilate" Iran while predicting that Tehran would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Trump held a high-profile meeting in New York City on Monday. It marked the third time they have met, but the first at Gracie Mansion.
The city's Department of Transportation announced the alert is in effect from Monday through Friday, when traffic is expected to be at its slowest and most congested
The three news organizations, which were banned from White House grounds by President Trump, are arguing that the ban is unconstitutional.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
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One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Adams had eight catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns as the Rams cruised past New York after Jaxson Dart's early exit due to a knee injury on Monday night.
Nolan Arenado hit his third grand slam of the season top help the Diamondbacks beat the Yankees 8-4 on Sunday.
Cristopher Sánchez earned his major league-leading 18th win Sunday, leading the Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the Mets.
Trey Smack kicked a 26-yard field goal in overtime and the Packers snapped a six-game skid with a 20-17 victory over the Jets on Sunday.
Longtime NFL executive Ernie Accorsi, who built the New York Giants core that won the Super Bowl twice after his retirement has died. He was 84.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
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The Ukrainian leader laid a bouquet of white roses alongside a flag at the memorial Tuesday morning.
President Trump defended his handling of conflicts around the world in a speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Transportation officials say the new facility was built to serve the millions of people who visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island every year.
Health officials are expanding their outreach to two additional zip codes after cases were identified within blocks of the cluster.
The television press pool system that covers President Trump was suspended after the president banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from covering the White House. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler reports.
