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Pedro Hernandez, murder suspect in Etan Patz case, seen in mugshot

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(CBS) NEW YORK - A mugshot of Pedro Hernandez, who was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, has surfaced.

Pictures: Man in custody in Etan Patz disappearance

The 51-year-old Hernandez, of  Maple Shade, N.J. , was arrested last week after the NYPD said he gave a lengthy confession in the notorious 33-year-old case that changed the way law enforcement - and the nation as a whole - regarded missing children cases.

Hernandez remains held at Bellevue psychiatric hospital for an ongoing assessment of his mental state.

He's been charged with second-degree murder.

Complete coverage of the Etan Patz case on Crimesider
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