Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Monica Davey
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He Claimed to Be Missing Boy, but DNA Tests Show He Isn't
He ran across a bridge into a Kentucky town and raced up to passers-by, urgently seeking help. He looked bruised, said he had been held against his will by kidnappers for years, and just wanted to go home. He said he was 14.He Claimed to Be Missing Boy, but DNA Tests Show He Isn't
He ran across a bridge into a Kentucky town and raced up to passers-by, urgently seeking help. He looked bruised, said he had been held against his will by kidnappers for years, and just wanted to go home. He said he was 14.He Said He Was Timmothy Pitzen, a Missing Boy. Tests Show He Isn't.
A person who this week told police that he was Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois child who vanished eight years ago, is not actually the long-missing child, authorities said late Thursday. DNA tests showed that the person who approached passers-by in Kentucky, saying that he had escaped from kidnappers, was not Timmothy after all, the FBI said.He Said He Was Timmothy Pitzen, a Missing Boy. Tests Show He Isn't.
A person who this week told police he was Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois child who vanished eight years ago, is not actually the long-missing child, authorities said late Thursday. DNA tests showed the person who approached passers-by in Kentucky, saying he had escaped from kidnappers, was not Timmothy after all, the FBI said.
