Eight years after an Illinois boy disappeared, his family began to think that their nightmare might be over at last. Then came devastating word from the FBI: DNA tests showed that the person was not Timmothy, a boy from Aurora who vanished at age 6 in 2011.
Last Updated Friday, April 5, 2019 10:13AM EDT
The U.S. attorney's office in Cincinnati scheduled a Friday news conference on the case. Brian Rini of Medina, Ohio, was jailed in Cincinnati on Thursday. The FBI has identified Rini as the person who claimed to be the Pitzen boy. A Hamilton County sheriff's spokesman said Friday he is being held for pickup by the FBI.
Timmothy's family had been cautiously hopeful over Wednesday's news, as were neighbours and others who'd long wondered whether he is dead or alive. "Law enforcement has not and will not forget Timmothy, and we hope to one day reunite him with his family. Unfortunately, that day will not be today," FBI spokesman Timothy Beam said in a statement Thursday.
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