trace: police in new york are holding a man they say has implicated himself in a three decade old cold case in new york city. the mysterious disappearance of a six-year old boy which became a catalyst in the missing children movement in the united states. evan patz was one of the first children ever to appear on a milk carton vanishing 33 years ago tomorrow. his parents let him walk alone for the first time to his bus stop two blocks from their home in the soho area of manhattan but he never made to school. police focused their investigation on the former boyfriend of evan patz babysitter and a handyman who worked in the building. investigators dug up the basement of the building in april but found nothing. now, a potentially huge break in the case. david lee is live in new york. what more do we know of the man police are holding? the individual now being held
last in, there was a possible significant development, authorities dug up a home half a block away and dug up the basement believing it was possible a handy man who worked in the area buried the remains. nothing was found. for decades the prime suspect has been an individual who is a boyfriend of evan patz babysitter and now in prison in connection with the molesting of another child and he has never been criminally charged in connection with evan patz disappearance. a short time ago the mayor talked about the anguish the family has endured. as a father i cannot imagine what they have gone law and i sendly hope that we are one step closer to bringing them some measure of relief. reporter: the developed who is still being held identified as pedro hernandez a neighbor said i cannot believe something like that, this guy doesn t seem that way. again, police are going to hold