Key defense witness Stuart GraBois , a former prosecutor , testified Jose Ramos told him in 1988 he lured Etan Patz to his home May 25 , 1979 . Ramos , a convicted child molester , claimed he put Etan on subway train after he rejected his advances . Ramos , 71 , has threatened to plead the first if called to testify in murder trial of Pedro Hernandez . Hernandez , 54 , confessed he choked Etan after luring him with the promise of a soda and then dumped his bagged body . Ramos served 27 years in Pennsylvania for rape and molestation of three young boys in the 1980s .
Key defense witness Stuart GraBois , a former prosecutor , testified Jose Ramos told him in 1988 he lured Etan Patz to his home May 25 , 1979 . Ramos , a convicted child molester , claimed he put Etan on subway train after he rejected his advances . Ramos , 71 , has threatened to plead the 5th if called to testify in murder trial of Pedro Hernandez . Hernandez , 54 , confessed he choked Etan after luring him with the promise of a soda and then dumped his bagged body . Ramos served 27 years in Pennsylvania for rape and molestation of three young boys in the 1980s .