I did a search on that, and based on what I found, I believe it was just a rumor.
Something interesting I did find in my searches is that at the corner of 48th and Randolph, where the motorcyclist claims to have seen the man and baby at 4:00 a.m., there's a company called "Kids Creation," that specializes in very elaborate wooden playsets for children. Believe it or not, there's what appears to be an incredibly elaborate wooden playset in the back yard of the Irwin house.
From Deborah’s aunt. I assume it is true.
“Thanks FatCat for the update on the man with a baby.
Just saw this on FB (pretty bold statement):
Johnny Chiaravallotti:
In 2001 , My sister Lisa passed away from a suspicious ‘accidental drug overdose’. Lisa was the mother of Debbie , the mother of this missing 10 month old. This missing baby was named after her deceased grandmother. I am the Uncle of the mother (Debbie) of this missing child. My sister Lisa had 3 kids and was estranged from her husband , who was thousands of dollars behind in back child support and was living in Delaware close to his estranged wife and his 3 kids. He did not like it on the east coast. He was from Kansas City. My 36 year old sister mysteriously died from what they called an ‘accidental overdose’. After her death , her estranged husband who owed thousands in back child support and didn’t like living in Delaware anyway , took his 3 kids and returned to Kansas City. Debbie , the mother of this missing child , is one of them 3 kids. Now here we are 10 years after the mysterious and suspicious death of my 36 year old sister Lisa ... and the 10 month old baby who was named after her is missing. I have no been in contact with them for a few years so I don’t know what’s been going on in Missouri. But I will say that I have always been suspicious about my sister Lisa’s estranged husband and whether or not he was involved in her death. He had plenty of motive. And he left Delaware very fast. Lisa’s death looked like an accident so it was ruled an accident. But I know my sister and she was smarter than that. And her death occurred on the 10th birthday of her youngest son who found her dead in bed on his birthday. Is the disappearance of this child and the suspicious death of my sister connected ? Is this just a coincidence ? We have one Lisa dead and another Lisa missing. I love my niece Debbie , the mother of this missing child. And I have no idea who her boyfriend is. Nor do I know what was going on in their lives in the past few years. But I do know that I lost my sister Lisa 10 years ago and I will always be very suspicious about her death. Now this poor child is missing. I am curious to know if her grandfather was around.”
https://www.facebook.com/find.lisa?sk=wall
http://scaredmonkeys.net/index.php?topic=12149.380