They spent months together in a Manhattan courtroom as jurors in one of New York's most infamous criminal cases, the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. Their trial ended, but they haven't been able to leave the case behind. Now, they are watching to see if another jury can reach a verdict when they could not. NY1's Michael Herzenberg filed the following report.

They are a surprising sight in Manhattan State Supreme Court: members of the deadlocked jury from the first trial of Etan Patz's alleged killer, attending his retrial. 

"We're here today because we want a resolution in the case," said former juror Tyrel Martori.

"To support the prosecution, to support the Patz family," said former juror Joan Brooks.

The first trial of Pedro Hernandez took more than three grueling months. The second has taken even longer.

Cyndi Cueto has been here almost every day. She updates the others with emails, daily at first, and then weekly.

She was back Thursday, day two of deliberations. 

When asked if it was harder the second time, she said, "It really was, and especially now that we know the Patz family."

The first jury split 11-to-1 in favor of a conviction.

The 11 have dined together and attended an Etan remembrance together. They've become close with his parents, Stan and Julie Patz.

Some days, a half dozen of them attended the retrial.

"It was actually more insightful because we heard what goes on in the courtroom, the arguments, when we weren't allowed to hear this, we were locked up in the jury room," Brooks said.

They say hearing the evidence again has convinced them more of Hernandez's guilt.

"It just reinforced my opinion," Brooks said.

Another thing they agree on is their dislike of Adam Sirois, the holdout whose refusal to convict forced the mistrial nearly two years ago.  He also has been back in court, for opening and closing arguments.

"I felt it was important today to show my support for the Hernandez family and my position in the case," Sirois said.

His former fellow jurors tried not to speak or sit with him.

"My conscience is clear," Sirois said. "The media has been a little problematic sometimes, and what they say, and what my fellow jurors have said."

Each side is hoping for vindication by the new jury's decision. 

"I sleep fine at night," Sirois said. "I feel I did the right thing."

"We got it right the first time, and we hope that this jury does the same," Cueto said.

But they admitted that that's minor compared to the concerns of the families involved.