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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

A little boy vanished without a trace in 2011. His grandmother believes he’s being kept on a Mormon commune

NCMEC

For 13 years, no one has seen or heard from Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who mysteriously vanished in 2011 – but his loved ones believe he’s still alive and living on a Mormon commune with no access to the outside world or awareness that people are looking for him.

Timmothy was just six years old when his mother Amy Fry-Pitzen picked him up from school in May 2011, claiming there was a family emergency. They then embarked on a road trip, visiting zoos and water parks across state lines.

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