Summary:
On the morning of May 11, 2011, James Pitzen drops his son off at Greenman Elementary School in Aurora.
At 8:30am, Timmothy's mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen, appears at the school telling educators that she needs to remove her son from class because of a 'family emergency'.
Later that day, James returns to the school to pick Timmothy up, but is told Amy withdrew him from class hours earlier.
For more than a day, he finds no sign of Timmothy or Amy, until eventually she calls James and his brother on May 12, telling them 'Timmothy is fine. Timmothy belongs to me. Timmothy and I will be fine. Timmothy is safe'.
The last CCTV images of Amy and Timmothy alive together are captured on May 12 as they check out from the Kalahari Resort, in Wisconsin Dells.
The following day, Amy is spotted alone on CCTV 120 miles away in a supermarket near Rockford, having purchased a pen, paper and some envelops.
On May 14 she is found dead in her Rockford Inn motel room having committed suicide by slashing her wrists.
A note found next to her body said that Timmothy was safe, and in the care of others, but added: 'You'll never find him'.
Timmothy's identification card was found inside the room, but workers at the motel said Amy had checked-in alone.