Teenager is not long-missing Timmothy Pitzen

Timmothy Pitzen was 6 years old in 2011 when he disappeared after authorities said his mother committed suicide. The photo on the right is age progressed to show what Pitzen could look like at age 13. | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Authorities have rejected a teenager’s claim that he is an Illinois boy who disappeared in 2011 at age 6.

The FBI said DNA testing ruled out the teenager as being Timmothy Pitzen, missing from west suburban Aurora. Police said the story of teenager found wandering streets in Newport, Kentucky, on Wednesday didn’t check out.

The teenager told police that he was Timmothy and that he had escaped two kidnappers.

Authorities didn’t immediately release the teenager’s true identity or other information.

Timmothy Pitzen disappeared around the time his mother killed herself after leaving a note that her 6-year-old son was fine but that no one would ever find him.

Police and the boy’s family said there have been other false sightings over the years.