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Morning Cup of Murder

The Unsolved Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen - October 18 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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CHECK OUT MERCH: https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Listen to our spin-off show! The Cryptid Catalog: (Scary stories for kids) Hosted by Korina Biemesderfer and Killian Biemesderfer https://open.spotify.com/show/7vwn8JNkTPOmxwRoHsVDc1 Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written, and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on Instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode was collected from: Website: https://morningcupofmurder.com/ October 18th: Timmothy Pitzen Born (2004) There is nothing worse for a parent than the idea of losing their child. On October 18th 2004 a young boy was born who would disappear off the face of the planet. A boy whose father was absolutely devastated but whose mother had everything to do with his abduction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Timmothy_Pitzen, https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/timmothy-pitzen-new-forensic-image-released-10-years-after-boys-disappearance/2507175/, https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/september-2021/what-happened-to-timmothy-pitzen/, https://allthatsinteresting.com/timmothy-pitzen, https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2021/dear-tim-10-year-missing-mark-in-timmothy-pitzen-case, https://www.wisn.com/article/missing-11-years-timmothy-pitzen-wisconsn-dells/39979905, https://www.the-sun.com/news/5322375/chilling-clues-timmothy-pitzen-disappearance-anniversary-missing/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.8

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:06.0

We have a weird homicide.

0:08.8

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:12.0

There is nothing worse for a parent than the idea of losing their child.

0:18.8

On October 18, 2004, a young boy was born who would disappear

0:23.3

off the face of the planet, a boy whose father was absolutely devastated, but whose mother

0:29.7

had everything to do with his abduction. So if you like your coffee hot, but your bones chilled,

0:36.8

sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

0:40.9

Timothy Pitson, born October 18, 2004, was at the time the story takes place, just six years old, and the only child to James Pitson and Amy Joan Marie Frye-Pitson.

0:55.0

Living in Aurora, Illinois, the family woke on the morning of May 11, 2011, and like they did most mornings, got everything ready to take Timothy to school.

1:05.4

Now, prior to this date, James and Amy, who had been married for about seven years by this point,

1:11.9

had spent the last few weeks fighting on and off. In fact, the pair had been fighting for most

1:17.7

of their marriage and even came close to divorcing in 2008 when James found text between Amy

1:23.6

and one of her three ex-husbands asking about a rendezvous while he was out of town.

1:29.5

Though they tried to keep up appearances, Amy was known to suffer from bouts of depression and instability.

1:36.5

But when she was feeling good, she was known as a sweet and caring woman who loved her son deeply.

1:44.9

Now, claiming she did not feel well in the last few days,

1:48.5

James decided to change things up slightly, and, to help his wife,

1:52.5

decided to go into work a little bit late so he could drop Timothy off at school

1:56.1

and then drop off Amy at work.

1:59.1

So that's exactly what happened on May 11th,

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