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Teen Claims To Be Illinois Boy Who Disappeared In 2011 [UPDATE: It’s Not Him]

Ashe Schow

In 2011, 6-year-old Timmothy Pitzen was pulled out of an Aurora, Illinois school by his mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen. The two went on a three-day vacation that included a trip to the Brookfield Zoo and a water park, Key Lime Cove.

At the end of the trip, Fry-Pitzen was found dead in a Rockford, Illinois hotel room in an apparent suicide. She left behind a note saying “Tim is somewhere safe with people who love him and will care for him.” She added: “You will never find him,” according to ABC7 Chicago. Months later, police reported a “concerning” amount of blood had been found in the back seat of Fry-Pitzen’s SUV belonging to Timmothy.

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