It was the morning of May 25th, 1979, and the Patz household in Manhattan's SoHo district was bustling with activity. Stanley and Julie Patz, along with their three children, Shira Patz, age 8, Etan Patz age 6, and Ari Patz, age 2, were getting ready for the day ahead.

Etan, who was only six years old, had been asking his parents if he could walk himself to the bus stop since the school bus strike had ended.  

With the buses scheduled to resume service that day, Julie finally gave in.

She had no idea that this would be the last time she would see her son alive.

Listen to the podcast to know more about what happened to Etan Patz and the Milk Carton Program.

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Narrated by: Nikita Ferrao

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