India, June 22 -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the murder conviction of Pedro Hernandez will stand. The court voted 6-3 to overturn an earlier federal appeals court decision that had thrown out his conviction. The ruling means Hernandez will not get a new trial. The three liberal justices on the Supreme Court disagreed with the majority and voted against the decision.

Pedro Hernandez is the man convicted of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz, according to court records cited by AP News. Hernandez was working at a convenience store near where Etan disappeared in New York City in 1979. He was not identified as a suspect until 2012, more than 30 years after the crime. Hernandez is now 64 years old and has been serving a priso...