Wheres Tim At News Today

He grew up in hayward and began boxing when he was 9. There are 17 ikes tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. Hauled into court. The famous moms, the actresses accused of buying their childrens way into college. Felicity huffman of Desperate Housewives, Lori Loughlin. And what the former full house actress said to the cameras, signing autographs, as well. And what weve learned tonight. Also breaking, could it be a major break in the case . A boy missing since he was 6 years ol...

Face was scarred up, almost like he had been on concrete or something, like scars. >> reporter: like he had some injuries or something? >> yes, yes, and his face was real rough and he was just frantic. >> reporter: he told a harrowing story about how he had just escaped his kidnappers. >> he walked up to my car and he went, "can you help me? i just want to get home." and he told me hes been kidnapped and hes been traded through all these people. >> reporter: but that lie is not discouraging timm...

Why he told this elaborate tale, giving a family false hope. >> oh, its kind of back to ground zero for us. kind of reliving everything that did happen and renewing the loss one more time. >> reporter: since 2011, pitzens family has searched for the little boy who vanished with his mother when he was just 6 years old. >> its just more devastated than anything else. wheres tim at? if i knew where he was, id go get him. id do just about anything to get him back. >> reporter: his mother seen on sur...

Built like bodybuilders. one with black hair with a spider tattoo on his neck. the other short with a snake tattoo on his arms. tonight, investigators are working to confirm whether this boy is, in fact, who he claims to be. pitzens father desperate to find him. >> its just more devastating than anything else. wheres tim at? if i knew where he was, id go get him. id do just about anything to get him back. >> reporter: his father telling investigation discovery back in 2015 how he and his wife we...