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Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Monica Davey

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Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
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.
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
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.
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
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.
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
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.