IL IL - Timmothy Fry-Pitzen, 6, Aurora, 13 May 2011 - mom found dead - #2

[jcamh]

Gosh, hard to say. For comparison, here's a slideshow of several different pictures of Timmothy from before he was missing: Mom kills self in Ill. motel, 6-year-old boy missing

 

[LietKynes]

They unblurred the photo

Woman says boy found in NKY, possibly missing for years, was acting ‘fidgety’

Wow, thanks for linking this.
The smile looks somewhat the same.
Wouldn't that be something ?
I really thought he was deceased.... wonderful if I'm wrong.

 

[jcamh]

If you look at the last picture of him in the Easter Bunny ears and then look at today's unblurred picture, I think the two faces are VERY similar given that they have the same expression.

 

[chi123]

I had just about completely given up hope on this case. This would be absolutely incredible if it’s him, holy crap.

I can’t imagine what his last 7 years have been like if it’s him. And who are the men? Did his mother give Timmothy to them before she committed suicide?

So many questions.

 

[sasha17]

23 WIFR (CBS) in Rockford just posted one more photo on Twitter:

23 WIFR on Twitter

 

[Deleted member 158085]

This is the best article I've seen on this case on a LONG time. It's full of new information, filling in a lot of things we've guessed at previously :

http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/5872067-417/one-month-later-search-continues-for-timmothy-pitzen.html

Edit : Hmmm seems to have been taken down ... it had more details about the suicide note, what she bought at the grocery store, the route taken to Sterling, where the phone calls were made, hotel workers impressions of Amy the night she killed herself, even more details of the crime scene and what room it was.

What I can remember after reading it :

The suicide note was 5 lines, and stated in it that Timmothy was with people and would never be found.
At the grocery store in Winnebego she purchased Ritz Crackers and Milk, and was seen on security camera.
In the hotel she was in room 108 and paid $40 cash. The manager said she was calm and even - he doesn't believe she had killed her son.
She cut her wrists in the bathtub and then tried to get out, collapsing by the sink. Maids found her the next morning.
She took interstates through Rockford to Sterling, not back roads (based on ipass). However she took back roads back to Rockford.
The results of the grass \ mud samples and the more recent searches in Sterling have been inconclusive.

Bringing this forward because someone mentioned the possibility the mother did not kill herself. Apparently she slit her wrists in the tub and then attempted to get out, collapsing by the sink.

 

[tatertot]

It's interesting to me that Timothy reportedly knew details regarding his mother's suicide, what she wrote in her note, etc.

From the police report: https://dig.abclocal.go.com/wls/documents/040319-wls-Pitzen-incident-report-doc.pdf

"Timothy is originally from Illinois and was last known to be with his mother, who apparently had killed herself. A note was left stating that Timothy was with someone, but was safe."

Not sure, but that paragraph may be Officer Davis's research into Timmothy's disappearance and not the teen's own words. All the other information in the report is indirectly quoted from the teen.

 

[sasha17]

From the police report: https://dig.abclocal.go.com/wls/documents/040319-wls-Pitzen-incident-report-doc.pdf

"Timothy is originally from Illinois and was last known to be with his mother, who apparently had killed herself. A note was left stating that Timothy was with someone, but was safe."

Not sure, but that paragraph may be Officer Davis's research into Timmothy's disappearance and not the teen's own words. All the other information in the report is indirectly quoted from the teen.

Oh, it could be. It wasn't clear to me if that's the officer adding information or information Timmothy provided.

 

[MissLaura]

To me, the cheekbones look like a match. At least from the angle of the picture we have.

 

[osu]

This article has the same picture of the boy but the photo has not been blurred.

Woman says boy found in NKY, possibly missing for years, was acting ‘fidgety’

 

[jcamh]

To me, the cheekbones look like a match. At least from the angle of the picture we have.

I thought the "apple"cheeks look similar, too, but I also thought that his face may be swollen since the witnesses said his face was bruised.

 

[Fukiyama]

How long does it take to send finger prints to Aurora for comparison and then get the results?

 

[sasha17]

How long does it take to send finger prints to Aurora for comparison and then get the results?

I don't know anything about fingerprints, but from an article posted this afternoon: "The FBI has not confirmed a link to the Pitzen case and said they're conducting a DNA test to identify the child. Aurora police said the DNA tests will take about 24 hours."
Boy tells police he's Timmothy Pitzen, escaped kidnappers

(BBM)

 

[chi123]

How long does it take to send finger prints to Aurora for comparison and then get the results?

I don’t believe APD has his prints on file, since he was only 6 when he went missing so there wouldn’t be anything to compare it too. They’re doing DNA testing instead

 

[jcamh]

How long does it take to send finger prints to Aurora for comparison and then get the results?

I doubt that they have fingerprints from when he was six to compare them.

Today's fingerprint comparison analysis is computerized and it returns results instantly with numbers like 5000% certainty.

 

[Gardenista]

How long does it take to send finger prints to Aurora for comparison and then get the results?

This article says the DNA will take 24 hours

Illinois police investigating missing child case with FBI, boy claims to be Timmothy Pitzen

 

[osu]

How long does it take to send finger prints to Aurora for comparison and then get the results?

One recent report stated that DNA testing is currently underway. I sure hope they can expedite it.

 

[hokeechic]

Looking at the pic of the teen, the placement of his eyes and the shape of his mouth/lips/cheeks look very similar to Timmothy's.

 

[jcamh]

I don’t believe APD has his prints on file, since he was only 7 when he went missing so there wouldn’t be anything to compare it too. They’re doing DNA testing instead

They could easily compare the father's DNA to this boy's DNA to see if there is a match.

 

[jcamh]

They could easily compare the father's DNA to this boy's DNA to see if there is a match.

Replying to my own post:
That's making the assumption that the father's paternity is/was never in doubt.