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Imposter leaves family heartbroken after posing as missing boy Timmothy Pitzen, sentenced

Timmothy Piten and Brian Rini
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A man who pretended to be an Illinois boy, Timmothy Pitzen, who’s been missing for years, will serve prison time for his scheme. Fox 19 reports that 24-year-old Brian Rini was sentenced during a federal court hearing this week to serve two years in prison for aggravated identity theft. He’s been in jail since 2019, …

Friday Crime Stories: Missing 6-year-old boy Timmothy Pitzen disappears, family heartbroken when ‘teen’ boy poses as their son
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April 5, 2019

Friday Crime Stories: Missing 6-year-old boy Timmothy Pitzen disappears, family heartbroken when ‘teen’ boy poses as their son

When a young man said he was Timmothy Pitzen, who was six when he vanished in 2011, investigators worked furiously to verify his claim. The boy’s family, who have been praying for 8 years that Timmothy would be found alive, waiting in agony for DNA test results. How do you protect your children from predators? …

Criminal who impersonated Timothy Pitzen learned about missing boy after watching TV show; has history of fake abduction claims: FBI
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April 5, 2019

Criminal who impersonated Timothy Pitzen learned about missing boy after watching TV show; has history of fake abduction claims: FBI

An Ohio man who pretended to be a boy who disappeared in 2011 is behind bars facing federal charges. Bryan Michael Rini, 23, was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on Thursday night, according to FOX 19. The FBI took custody of the man at around 10:30 a.m. Friday morning. He’s been charged with giving a …

Update: ‘Teen’ who claimed to be missing boy Timmothy Pitzen is actually a 23-year-old criminal [Police]
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April 4, 2019

Update: ‘Teen’ who claimed to be missing boy Timmothy Pitzen is actually a 23-year-old criminal [Police]

Authorities announced Thursday that a man found wandering around in Kentucky on Wednesday, who said he was Timmothy Pitzen, is a 23-year-old Ohio man with a criminal history. Local12 reports that the man claiming to be missing boy Timmothy Pitzen is actually Brian Michael Rini, of Medina. The real Timmothy disappeared from Illinois in 2011 when …

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