GUILTY OH - Brian Michael Rini, charged with impersonating a long-missing child, Apr 2019

[tlcya]

I am so sad for the Pitzen family. I have no idea what brought that young man to be on that street bruised, battered, dirty and with matted hair. But I hope and pray whatever it is he gets all the help and support he needs.

 

[Jordan72]

They say he’s 24!!!

 

[LietKynes]

Here's an interesting thought (maybe).

Who did they test his DNA against? If they tested it against his father, is there a chance that he wasn't his biological son? In the mother's suicide note she said that she didn't want Timothy's dad to treat him in a bad way due to her poor decisions (I paraphrased). I wonder if they matched this kid's DNA against both sides of the family.

I'd imagine they tested both sides of the family to be positively certain.
At least there's renewed interest in this case.

 

[JaimeInLA]

Maybe it wasn't his blood in the car and they compared him to the wrong DNA profile?!

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

I wonder if this man is mentally ill.

 

[MsArk]

Stunned and heartbroken for the family. I hope whoever this child/young adult is gets proper care. So disappointed though.

 

[girlinblue]

So he probably just saw the LivePD segment, cultivated his info from that, and here we are.

Really wanted this to be real.

 

[Lizlemon]

He's 24?!

 

[strawberry]

He’s 24

Brad Underwood on Twitter

 

[PinkPrincessPoop]

Maybe it wasn't his blood in the car and they compared him to the wrong DNA profile?!

I don't think we know exactly the source of Timmothy's DNA is from. I haven't come across it in an article yet at least.

 

[MissLaura]

They say he’s 24!!!

Oh dear God. I swear I lose more faith in humanity every single day.

 

[sasha17]

My goodness, this is not the outcome I expected.

 

[strawberry]

I saw an I blurred photo this morning and thought he looked older than 14

 

[Piknik]

Unfortunately the same thing I've been saying since day 1 is still likely true. Amy killed Timmothy. Her missing clothes back up this assessment.

 

[margarita25]

WTH?

 

[astheworldfallsdown]

Ok, so not a child but sounds like he still needs help.

 

[k8ling0087]

Any chance he maybe knows him? If kidnapping is involved could they have been together?

 

[Mercedes]

LE has Timmothy Pitzen's DNA on file.

Good idea!

 

[Kadoober]

I was just going to muse about how perhaps this young man saw Timmothy on TV and thought they resembled each other and convinced himself that he was Timmothy. Or that maybe for some weirdo reason, he had been told he was. Trying to give the benefit of the doubt, because who on Earth would say this, and to what end?

And then I see Jordan's post. @gitana1 , you nailed it earlier - 24 freaking years old.

So - you get called out trying to snag a car and so you just say you're a 14 year old missing boy? How did he possibly think this would go?

 

[MimosaMornings]

Was Amy on good terms with any of her ex-husbands or their family?
(Pitzen was her fourth husband)