Aurora Police Department statement:
The FBI Cincinnati office has just released a statement indicating that the person in question located yesterday morning was not Timmothy Pitzen.
Any remaining investigation into who that person is, including any of the allegations made by that person at the time of his contact with authorities down there remains the purview of the local authorities in Ohio.
Although we are disappointed that this turned out to be a hoax, we remain diligent in our search for Timmothy, as our missing person’s case remains unsolved.
As this is now no longer an “Aurora” case, we will defer inquiries to the appropriate jurisdictions in Ohio.
• Reports state the individual is 23 year-old Brian Michael Rini of Medina, Ohio.
FBI Cincinnati office Twitter post:
FBILouisville, @FBICincinnati, @AuroraPoliceIL, Newport PD, @CincyPD, and HCSO have been conducting a missing person investigation. DNA results have been returned indicating the person in question is not Timmothy Pitzen.