Gloria Hernandez called her immediately after her husband 's arrest , the pastor said . She was weeping and confused that Pedro Hernandez was accused of murder . Police say her husband confessed to killing Etan Patz , Jr , in 1979 . `` He 's very quiet , very shy , '' Bowen said , describing him as `` socially awkward . '' The pastor asks church members to pray for the Patz and Hernandez families .
Gloria Hernandez called her immediately after her husband 's arrest , the pastor said . She was weeping and confused that Pedro Hernandez was accused of murder . Police say her husband confessed to killing Etan Patz , Jr , in 1979 . The pastor asks church members to pray for the Patz and Hernandez families .