The New York City police commissioner says a person who's in custody has implicated himself in the disappearance and death of Etan Patz (AY'-tahn payts) 33 years ago.

Commissioner Raymond Kelly said in a statement that further details would be released later Thursday.

The New York Times reports that Pedro Hernandez, 67, claims he strangled the boy, wrapped him in a bag and put his body in a box:

The man, Pedro Hernandez, told investigators that he left the box at a location in Manhattan, but when he returned several days later the box was no longer there, the official said.

At the time of Patz's disappearance, Hernandez lived in the 6-year-old's neighborhood and worked at a nearby bodega. Investigators have considered him suspect before. Read more;