Authorities were trying to confirm the identity of a teenager who told police he is an Illinois boy missing since 2011. A 14-year-old told police in Kentucky that he escaped two kidnappers and ran across a bridge. He said his name was Timmothy Pitzen.
in Newport, Ky., on Wednesday that he escaped two kidnappers in the Cincinnati area and ran across a bridge. He said his name was Timmothy Pitzen.In 2011, then-6-year-old Timmothy Pitzen's mother picked him up at school in Illinois, took him to the zoo and a water park, and later killed herself at a hotel. She left a note saying her son was fine but that no one would ever find him.Police in Aurora, Ill.
She said she had prayed over the years that he was with people"who would love him," and it would be heartbreaking if that hasn't been the case. The body of Amy Fry-Pitzen, 43, was found May 15, 2011. Her wrists were slit. Police believe she killed herself at a hotel in Rockford, Ill. A note she left said Timmothy was fine, but that no would ever find him. Police said she took steps that suggest she might have dropped off her son with a friend.
Sharonville police said on the department's Facebook page that the information about the boy's reported escape was received by police in Campbell County, Kentucky. The boy was found just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati.Today's Headlines Newsletter
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