He was super smart, high energy, funny, the father says, leaning forward. At about 10:30 a.m., at the end of the short kindergarten day, he eased his Jeep into the school parking lot and went inside to get his boy. After a while, the flood of calls between him and his wife's family slowed to a trickle before stopping altogether. Amy Fry-Pitzen pictured in a police handout. Nothing turned up. He grabs her shoulders and shakes. The man who allegedly claimed to be missing child Timmothy Pitzen is now charged . And what will he do on the day that hes finally reunited with his son? We found Amy deceased, one of the detectives said. They were inseparable. Adds Kara: They almost spoke their own language., The father was equally thrilled to have a son, and as soon as the boy was old enough, he took him on go-kart rides and delighted in catering to Tims obsession with Matchbox cars. His mother had told her that he was shattered, holed up in his bedroom with the shades drawn to avoid the media clamor outside. Police said the missing items may support a theory that Fry-Pitzen left Timothy with a friend or acquaintance. Six-year-old Timmothy hopped out of the car with his Spider-Man backpack. Theyd had lunch a couple of times, Jim says, and they were supposed to meet that weekend. Talk to me. No return call. Daily MailAmy Pitzen and her son, Timmothy Pitzen. I have no idea why she called my brother, James later said. I thought, Maybe theres a possibility its him, but I dont think so.. NCMEC spokesperson Angeline Hartmann explained that their age progression photos can help find missing children. Jim recalls thinking, Goddamn it, Amy. The six-year-old vanished without a trace in May 2011 shortly after his mother, Amy Fry-Pitzen, picked him up early from school in Aurora, Illinois, to embark on a spontaneous road trip. In her core, I think that Amy never felt like she was really all that important in life. She obviously wanted to talk, Kara says. Timothy is 4 feet 2 inches tall and about 70 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. Where is he? Afterward, she killed herself. Included in Amys note: a message to the motel staff that she was sorry they would have to clean up after her. I miss you. You cant stop me, Jim recalls her telling him. Even after Amy landed a job with a property management company near their house, the fighting continued to escalate. AURORA, Ill. (CBS 58) -- Ten years to the day since Timmothy Pitzen went missing from Aurora, Illinois, a new age progressed image shows what the boy might look like today as a teenager. Theyd grown up in Libertyville and did not have an easy family life, Kara says, declining to go into specifics. They returned to the shop in the afternoon to pick up the SUV and then drove a little more than an hour north to the KeyLime Cove Water Resort (now the Great Wolf Lodge) in Gurnee. With a child on the way, the couple decided to get married in a simple outdoor park ceremony in May 2004, with Amy four months pregnant. Family members and friends were still reeling. The way the other house felt , he says, then pauses. Therapy has helped him learn to let go of part of his rage, to stop blaming himselfand Amy, to some extent, as hes grown to understand that her depression was a dark hole she couldnt escape. For all the tragedy associated with it, the small house with the wood-railed front porch still held cherished memories, some of the last that the father had of his son: Tim playing with his Matchbox cars; circling the front driveway on his bike; cuddling with his gray cat; goofing around in the yard with the familys black Lab. That she did on this occasion must have meant she was hurting badly. Amy grew up in Libertyville and. Brian. On the surface, it appeared to be the first evidence that Amy may have harmed her son. And then he was gone, James Pitzen recalled. Recalls Kara: I remember a lot of people she worked with and went to church with saying things like, Amy would never kill herself. Even so, soon enough, says Kara, the old depression kicked back in.. Read More:Did Deanna Burditt Marry Rick Harrison Because Of His Money? Email : [emailprotected]. For Kara, the news was devastating. It just didnt occur to me that it could not be him. She took her SUV to a repair shop and had an employee of the repair shop . Investigators believed this was evidence that Amy had been planning the abduction of her son for months. Also, according to the police, the only blood that was found on the knife that Fry-Pitzen used to kill her was her own blood. No response. Jim walked me past that chaotic room with an utter lack of self-consciousness that seemed in keeping with a man of few words, not easily given to outward emotion. I just had to get out of there.. I went through horrendous depression myself. According to the authorities, she killed herself. Amy was reportedly texting one of her ex-husbands shortly before her suicide and James had found out. Its something that has to be treated. In addition, authorities discovered that Amy had an alternate email address using her maiden name that her husband did not know about. The next day, a maid found Amys body in a nearby motel room, and Timmothy was missing. In the People Magazine feature from October 2015, Jim said that he maintained the belief that his son was alive and with someone else. Where is Tim? But the mother just stares until her image fades and she is gone, having again not answered. They had met in late 2002 at a going-away party for Amy in Ames, Iowa. Puzzled and concerned, Chuck asked her to phone Jim. THE enduring mystery of Timmothy Pitzen's disappearance continues to haunt his family 11 years on - but they're still clinging to hope the missing boy . Especially after the dissolution of her first marriage, Pitzen was confident that he could be of assistance to her by cultivating a positive . Chicago Tribune. The only thing found on the knife that Fry-Pitzen used to kill herself was her own blood; Timothy was nowhere to be found. Aurora Police spokesman Sgt. On May 14 she was found dead in her Rockford Inn motel room having committed suicide by slashing her wrists. Police made the discovery after reviewing photos of the car's interior with James Pitzen, the boy's father and the mother's husband. Forensic testing revealed some even more specific information about where Amy drove the car. Just sit there and cry. Maybe then, he hopes, he can be a father once more. He was educated, toohe went to the Morrison Institute of Technology in Morrison, Illinoisbut saw himself as just a regular guy who liked the Blackhawks, fixing up old Jeeps,and grabbing a beer with a buddy now and then. On the morning of May 11, 2011, Timothys father, Jim Pitzen, brought him to Greenman Elementary School in Aurora, Illinois, so that the young student could begin attending school there as a kindergarten student at the institution. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. But as the days passed, the bad memories crowded out the good, the daily reminders of the unthinkable acts of his wife, Tims mother: how she had absconded with their son, keeping their whereabouts secret for days, then checking into a Rockford motel and sliced her own wrist and neck, leaving behind a cryptic, staggering note saying that she had given her son to people who would love and care for him but that he would never be found. YouTubeA still from surveillance footage of Amy and Timmothy Pitzen that surfaced shortly after the disappearance. Affiliate link to Medium Subscription: https://medium.com/@hannahmarland/membership, https://medium.com/@hannahmarland/membership. Her cellphone pinged northwest of Sterling, near Route 40 (about 130 miles from Wisconsin Dells). Investigators consider this one of their few solid leads. Dad James is also pictured, James told the documentary: 'I found out she was talking to her ex husband and I said "you need to stop that, I'm not good with that and you can make a decision whether you want to be with him or you want to be with me and Timmothy"'. I just wasnt up to getting into something heavy at that moment. But Amys I-Pass history showed that months earlier she made two trips to the Sterling area, which she never mentioned to Jim or any other family member. They shared a home in the state of Illinois, which is one of the states that make up the United States of America. But before a train passed, she got off the tracks and checked herself into a psychiatric ward for nearly a week, according to Campbell, who was married to Fry-Pitzen from 1995 to 2000. Fry-Pitzen struggled to overcome his feelings of depression. He went back to work but couldnt concentrate. Jim said, Hes not with his mom. Timmothy Pitzen was born on October 18, 2004 in Aurora, Illinois. She called her mom, who then phoned Kara. Years passed. Inside Frogmore Cottage: Plush home Harry and Meghan have been 'evicted' from by King Charles boasts a roomy Sussexes' cheerleader Omid Scobie says Frogmore Cottage was Harry and Meghan's 'one remaining space in UK' A royal princess at Eton? Police looked through toll records and saw that Amy made two trips to that very same area but months earlier. Both of them were captured on camera the following morning at ten oclock by a surveillance camera while they were waiting in line at the checkout counter. More: bit.ly/2FRRwFZ, Surveillance video of Timmothy Pitzen before he went missing. On May 11th, 2011, Timmothy Pitzen was picked up from class by his mother. Kara, meanwhile, spiraled downward. It was miserable, honestly. He tinkers with them less and less of late, so they now rest like neglected tombs, slowly rusting. I was thinking things like, Whos going to pick him up? Timmothy and I will be fine. James Pitzen disclosed his conversation with his son about his love for him and his expectations for his behavior in an interview with the publication People Magazine. Federal investigators became suspicious of Rini when he refused to be fingerprinted. She was born May 3, 1968 to Lee and Alana (Anderson) Fry. The Timmothy Pitzen episode re-airs on HLN, this Sunday, December 13 at 11pm ET/PT. The father had just started building the boy a treehouse out back. 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