2019-04-04 | Brian Rini case: DNA test shows he isn't Timmothy Pitzen, FBI says - The Washington Post
'Even some members of Timmothy’s family told reporters they were cautiously optimistic about the news before Rini was formally identified. '
'But data from the device did not point in any new directions.“I always wonder what she told Timmothy,” Jim told People in 2015. “Why hasn’t he tried to call?'
'Rini had told authorities he was Timmothy, making a claim to a high-profile case that had attracted media attention from across the county. '
'Police in Newport said the man was not Timmothy Pitzen but Brian Michael Rini, from Medina, Ohio, whom they identified based on a DNA test. '
'He is 23 years old, not 14, the age Timmothy would be, Chief Thomas Collins told The Washington Post. '
[–] Glenn007 ago
I still find it hard to believe that ANYONE could think that 23 year old male was a 14 year old boy !
[–] Diogenes_The_Cynic [S] ago
They reported it before confirmation I assume in the hope that true or not they could milk follow-ups on the story. My view of journalism has not been improved by this.