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Patz suspect's family: Hernandez faced many challenges

Pedro Hernandez, the man who confessed to cops

Photo credit: Inside Edition | Pedro Hernandez, the man who confessed to cops that he killed Etan Patz 33 years ago. (May 24, 2012)

Pedro Hernandez -- the man who confessed to killing 6-year-old Etan Patz -- was raised to be tough, to face hardship "like a man" and take responsibility for his actions, his older brother said Friday.

Emeterio Hernandez's recollections of a childhood marked by hard work and harsh discipline shed new light on the life of an enigmatic figure at the center of a case that captivated the nation.

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