Brian Rini of Medina, Ohio, was jailed in Cincinnati on Thursday for falsely claiming to be the Pitzen boy
This undated photo provided by the Aurora, Ill., Police Department shows missing child, Timmothy Pitzen.A day of false hope has given way to questions about why a man would claim to be an Illinois boy who disappeared eight years ago.
The man was found Wednesday wandering the streets of Newport, Kentucky. He identified himself to authorities as Timmothy and said he had escaped from two men who held him captive for seven years. Authorities did not say whether Rini would face charges over the alleged hoax or what his motive was.
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