The DNA analysis confirmed that the teenager found in Kentucky was not Timmothy Pitzen, the boy had disappeared in 2011

The FBI denied Thursday the claims of a young American who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, a child disappeared in 2011 after the death of his mother. "The results of the DNA test indicated that the person in question was not Timmothy Pitzen," they said.

On Wednesday, a young man who walked aimlessly through the streets of Kentucky told the police that he was Timmothy Pitzen, a six-year-old when he disappeared. The young man explained that he was coming from the neighboring state of Ohio, from where he had managed to escape of two men who had held him in a hotel.

According to his description, the men had the complexion of bodybuilders and wore tattoos of snakes and spiders. According to the chain ABC News, who quoted the police, the individual is actually a 23 year old man called Brian Michael Rini.

Pitzen, originally from Aurora, in Illinois, was seen for the last time with his mother in May 2011 in a Wisconsin water park, located about 300 kilometers north of his home, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of the United States, an NGO that badists in the disappearance and exploitation of minors.

The boy, born on October 18, 2004, was taken by his mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen, for a trip of several days, according to reports of his disappearance. The woman was found later dead in a hotel of Rockford, Illinois, accompanied by a note saying that his son "was safe with people who would like and care for him," said the network. CNN.

Pitzen's grandmother said that despite the false alarm, the family still hope to rediscover a day with the boy, reported ABC. "It was horrible," said the woman. "Obviously, he had a bad pbad and he felt the need to say that it was somebody else, I hope that he will be able to find his family." ", he added about the boy found.

"The forces of order they have not forgotten or will forget of Timmothy and we hope that someday he will be able to meet with his family, "said the FBI. Unfortunately, this day will not be today, "he said.