`` Nothing that occurs in the course of this trial will answer what actually happened to Etan Patz , '' said Fishbein , who said his client has been `` repeatedly diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia . '' NEW : His attorney says Pedro Hernandez was diagnosed with schizophrenia . He is accused of killing his wife and daughter in a murder-suicide on July 7, 2012. Authorities say Hernandez 's statements are not a result of mental illness . Patz disappeared on his way to a New York school bus stop more than 33 years ago .
NEW : His attorney says Pedro Hernandez was diagnosed with schizophrenia . He is accused of killing his wife and daughter in a murder-suicide on July 7, 2012. Authorities say Hernandez 's statements are not a result of mental illness . Patz disappeared on his way to a New York school bus stop more than 33 years ago .