Slain Brooklyn Boy Alive For Hours After Disappearance, Suspect Allegedly Says

Apparent confession details how child spent the night in alleged killer's home

New York  — Eight-year-old Brooklyn boy Leiby Kletzy and the man arrested for his murder were together for more than 12 hours after the child went missing, according to a transcript of the suspect's alleged confession obtained by NBC New York.

Police and volunteers began looking for Kletzy late Monday afternoon after he disappeared while on his way to meet his mother in the Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Borough Park after attending a day camp. It was the first time the boy had been allowed to leave the camp on his own, sources told NBC New York.

In the 450-word alleged confession, suspect Levi Aron claimed that Kletzy had asked him for a ride to a book shop, but then "changed his mind and wasn't sure where he wanted to go."

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