The retrial of accused Etan Patz murderer Pedro Hernandez won't start until next year but jurors from the last trial say they're trying to stay involved.  NY1's Michael Herzenberg filed this report.

"This is the time to let our emotions come out," says juror Jennifer O'Connor.

"I'm still mad," says juror Alia Dahhan.

A half dozen jurors and two alternates from the first trial—who believe Pedro Hernandez is guilty—showed up together to support the prosecution and the family of Etan Patz.

"Eleven of us voted guilty. What more is there to explain. Enough is enough," Dahhan says.

They bashed the one juror who maintained a not guilty vote, leading to a mistrial last month. He came to the hearing, staying mostly positive.

 "I'm still vested. I still feel like part of this case," says juror Adam Sirois.

The judge said the new jury will be selected in December or January. He says new lead prosecutor Joel Seidemann needs enough time to research the case.

The last lead prosecutor had two years to prepare for trial. She resigned to run for political office.

Pedro Hernandez's first trial lasted more than three months and deliberations more than three weeks.

Etan Patz vanished in 1979 walking to his school bus stop in SoHo—and the bodega on the same corner.

In 2012, a brother-in-law of Pedro Hernandez turned him in.

Hernandez was a clerk at the bodega back then and after being picked up, confessed four times to authorities, saying he strangled Etan and dumped his body in a nearby alley.

His defense maintains he's mentally ill and hallucinated his involvement in the notorious case.

Defense attorney Harvey Fishbein said in court finding an impartial jury could be even harder after an NY1 exclusive interview with former lead prosecutor Joan Illuzzi.

She talked about her belief in Hernandez's guilt and her run for Staten Island District Attorney.  

Fishbein told the judge he wanted her to stop talking about the case on the campaign trail.  

The new lead prosecutor said Illuzzi resigned from the Manhattan DA's office so the DA can't tell her what to do. Fishbein wouldn't likely be able to stop these former jurors from talking either.

"We're frustrated and disheartened still," O'Conner says.

The jurors from the first trial say they plan to come to the retrial as often as possible, but it will last months—and many have jobs.