The Mysterious Disappearance Of Etan PatzEtan PatzDo you remember the name Etan Patz…… Well on May 25th 1979, 6 year old Etan disappeared.It was the Friday before the  Memorial Day Weekend, the ground was wet from earlier rain and Etan was eager to walk the two blocks from his home at 113 Prince Street, to the intersection of West Broadway and Prince street in lower Manhattan, to board his school bus to Public School PS3 at 490 Hudson street. But Etan... never made it to school that day. It was the first day that he walked by himself to the busstop and the last day he was seen alive.  His mother Julie recalled how independent Etan was, and how he wanted to walk to the bus stop by himself. She initially objected but subsequently gave in. “I’ll be ok” were some of the last words she heard her son say. She walked him to the door and watched him leave the nest. She remembers him wearing an Eastern Airlines cap, blue jeans and blue jacket. Etan had a dollar in his pocket that was given to him by a neighbourhood handyman when he visited his workshop. Etan had planned to use his dollar to purchase a soda from the Bodega on the way to the bus stop which was only two blocks away. He went out into the world with hope in his eyes, money in his pocket and a bright future ahead of him. Little did he know.. that that rainy day in May would lead to a mayday distress call that would be heard across the nation and catalyze The Missing Children Movement.  When Etan didn't come home that evening his mother called everywhere his school, his friends but no one saw him. He never showed up for  school and his friends never saw him on the bus.  Julie then called  police and made a missing persons report and that night the search for Etan began. But Etan was never found  and while a man confessed and was convicted for his murder, police was unable to find any physical evidence to corroborate the case. And even thought he was pronounced dead in absentia. The fact that his body was never found has left the door open for some to say that he may not be dead. Etan was the middle child he has an older sister and a younger brother  The SOHO Neighbourhood Etan Patz lived With his Mother and father, older sister and younger brother in the SoHo neighbourhood of lower manhattan. For the uninitiated SoHo is an acronym for South of Houston street a name that was coined by famous developer chester rapkin in 1962Today SOHO is known for its boutique shops, Art Galleries and loft apartments, home to famous people like Dakota Fanning, Alicia Keys, Daniel Craig, John Legend, Justin Timberlake and Samuel L. JacksonHowever in the 1970s it was a much rougher neighbourhood.New York city on a whole looked very different then, than it does now. A Financial Crisis had sickened the city, one that many thought the city could never recover from. There was a massive exodus to the suburbs, high unemployment rates, muggings on the subway Prostitutes and pimps frequenting Times Square, Central Park was  feared for muggings and rape. Homeless persons and drug dealers occupied boarded-up and abandoned buildings.  The NYPD was the subject of an investigation on widespread corruption. A Pamphlet was released by the council of public safety ( Made up of Police, firefighters and other unions) called “Welcome to Fear City” Which featured a prominent skull on the cover.  The pamphlet warned tourists to not:Come outside after 6 pmNot leave midtownTo call your cab before you leave your hotelNever Ride the SubwayDon't leave property in the hotel safe.If you were a tourist coming to new york and saw that pamphlet you would definitely turn back.So try to imagine what Etan Patz’s neighbourhood looked like back then. Boarded up buildings, dark alleys, no surveillance cameras, no mobile phones , many of the things we enjoy today just weren't available then. When Etan Patz left his house  at 113 Prince Street He would have had to walk two blocks to get to the b