a few days later, amy frye pitzen was discovered dead inside this illinois motel from an apparent suicide. she left behind a chilling note that read, "timmewhere safe with people who love him and will care for him. you will never find him." >> every day that goes by, our concern for timmothy is heightened. it's a very difficult case to work. >> the case confounding law enforcement officials and the boy's family for years. >> i don't know why my wife did what she did. i don't know where my son is. it is just terrifying for me to know that my son is there, with somebody i don't know. and i have no idea what my wife told them, so if they would keep him away from his family. >> reporter: then on wednesday morning, a 14-year-old turned up on this street in newport, kentucky. >> we have this child said he ran away, he said he was kidnapped. his name is pitzen, p-i-t-z-e-n, first name is timmothy. if you google it, i want will just pop right up. >> reporter: an ohio police report says that the teen says he, quote, just escaped from two kidnappers who were holding him at a red roof inn. he claimed that he had run across a bridge from ohio into