Tag: Imposter

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

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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? …