A FATHER’S PAIN

Timmothy Pitzen’s Dad: Missing Boy Hoax Was Like ‘Ripping Off a Scab’

But he says there may be an upside: more exposure for his son’s case.

The father of missing boy Timmothy Pitzen says a hoax by a 23-year-old man who claimed to be his son may have an upside. “The exposure will help get his face back out there, get the age impression picture back out there, get a description of what he may look like out,” James Pitzen told NBC News. “Eventually, he’ll come up somewhere.” Timmothy was 6 years old when he vanished; his mother, who had signed him out of school without his father’s knowledge, killed herself and left a note saying the kindergartener was with people who would take care of him. Last week, a man claiming to be Timmothy surfaced in Kentucky with a wild tale of being held captive in a motel, but DNA tests determined he was a fraud. James Pitzen said that was like “ripping off a scab.” He added, “Now you’ve gotta wait for the scab to heal.”

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Man Charged With Lying to Feds in Timmothy Pitzen Hoax

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