Gosden's last known location was King's Cross, and when Sloley disappeared he was thought to have been on his way to Islington, which is two miles from King's Cross. There is no confirmation the person who wrote the letter and the man at the police station are one and the same. [70] The following day, it was announced that numerous devices had been seized from the men for forensic investigation, which police said could take six months to a year. www.dailymail.co.uk cuecard Well-Known Member Joined Mar 10, 2021 Messages 382 Reaction score 4,618 Jul 27, 2022 #603 .the potential . His dad said he then "vanished off the face of the Earth". He has not been seen since the September 14, 2007. But the footage wasn't located until 27 days after he went missing - meaning any efforts to search CCTV in the surrounding area were thwarted. On that day, Gosden left his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, withdrew 200 from his bank account and bought a one-way ticket to London from Doncaster station. How was he going to pay it back? "I get that when I see those missing posters.". Andrew, from Doncaster, South . -West Dsm -Worked for the Dsm register. "AndyRoo's music inspires children's imagination. The Roo nickname was in one of the first national news stories on Andrews disappearance back in 2007. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-perfect-son-a-model-family-so-what-made-him-run-away-wrrdtmv87rd. Though there was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day one his parents believe is credible this would be the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden. I have been speaking with James McMahon, a freelance journalist and there will be an article soon I think in True Crime magazine. Friday the 14th of September, 2007. Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Kevin :). He left the house at 8.30AM and began to walk in the direction of Doncaster Railway Station. Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. [6][11] He was described as having a neutral attitude about school, hoping the upcoming school term would provide more of a challenge after having 'cruised' through his education thus far. The last day Kevin Gosden would ever see his son. Instead, he went to an ATM, got out 200 (nearly all he had), and purchased a one-way train ticket from Doncaster to London. [5] At around 7:00pm, the police were called. 15th Sep 2022, 7:59am. [25](46 min 10 s), The Gosden family hypothesised that Gosden could have gone to London to attend a show by a band that he was known to be a fan of. [54] Subsequently, an individual claiming to be the man at the police station wrote anonymously to the BBC after it featured the case on The One Show. It claimed that Andrew had been sighted in Shrewsbury. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. If I remember correctly the police said investigating their electronic devices could take anywhere from 6 months to a year. I don't think the name of the site has ever been revealed. The morning of his disappearance, he was seen leaving his home at approximately 8:30 AM, heading towards Westfield Park. Missing People have been in touch with their management and with cinema advertisers to see if an advert can be placed. [6][13], Gosden was interested in video games and metal bands. [67], Gosden's family have kept his room as he left it and have not changed the locks on the house as Gosden was known to have taken his key. Andrew Gosden. [34] Gosden's father later stated that the purchase of a single ticket rather than a return did not seem strange to him, as Gosden knew numerous people in London with whom he could have stayed. At a quick glance he does look like him, but if you look closer, you can see his features are different to Andrew Gosden's. I read elsewhere the following and wondered if there was anymore info like what site the chat took place on? I am awaiting their response, but the person who deals with this is on annual leave at the moment. "The not knowing is the worst. Born on July 10th 1993 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Andrew Gosden was the light of his parents' lives. "He managed to lose them, never used them much to begin with, and our offers to replace them were met with, "Can I have an Xbox instead?"). [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. EVERY two minutes a child is reported missing in the UK. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. What's really interesting about this, is that our nickname for Andrew as a kid was 'Roo', "The police made enquiries with the web admins," continues Kevin. "It's another dead end.". The Sun Online has teamed up with Missing People as part of their Find Every Child Week campaign. He grew up with his older sister by two years, Charlotte Gosden, and the two were both very intelligent. Twelve years later, his parents are trapped in an "endless cycle of horror" trying to figure out what happened to their son after he stepped off that train. They've gone far too long without answers. Andrew Gosden was born on July 10, 1993, to his parents, Kevin and Glenys Gosden, who both worked as speech therapists in Balby a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. *Johnny Gosch 13 years old was taken Sep-5-1982. Gosden's family considered the possibility that Gosden could have been struggling with his sexual orientation. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. The charity report that around 306,000 children in the UK go missing every year. "The night before Andrew went missing," says Kevin, "we lay on the floor and did a jigsaw. The night of his disappearance, Thirty Seconds to Mars played the Brixton Academy[25](45 min 50 s) and SikTh played a rescheduled farewell show at the Carling Academy. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. And lets be real: nobodys reading this blog so regularly that a shit storm will start the moment this post is published. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. The police took the computers from Andrew's school and from Doncaster Library they found nothing. [8] However, the CCTV footage from buses and the adjacent tube station was not requested by the authorities. 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[6][11] However, Gosden's family say that he did not socialise with his friends outside of school. SECTION 1 Hi everyone, I have a number of updates for you all, which I have been/still am working on: We will be posting a new blog on Andrew's birthday, 10th July. A 45-year-old man was held on suspicion of kidnap, human trafficking and the possession of indecent images of children. The most obvious example of this is an account with the username AndrooG. [8] Gosden's bank account has not been used since he made the withdrawal on the morning of 14 September 2007. This user is currently listed as being a 27-year-old man from England, which is more or less the age that Andrew would be now if he was still alive. The aforementioned Mick Neville believes the possibilities of a connection between Andrew and Alex Sloley, a 16-year-old who went missing from London ten months after him, should be investigated. As it was in the evening, the intercom system was in use rather than a staffed reception. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to Gosden's disappearance. "The person our contact was talking to said, 'My partner has just walked out and I need help.' Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #5, Safety Tips and Things to do While Quarantined, The 'huge hole' felt by family of boy still missing after 15 years | ITV News, Father of missing Andrew Gosden reveals 'huge hole' in his life, Fresh appeal for missing South Yorkshire teenager, 15 years after he was last seen, Andrew Gosden's father 'cant afford to lose' hope 15 years after he disappeared, IA - IA - Johnny Gosch, 12, West Des Moines, 5 Sept 1982 #4. Gosden spent an hour making a jigsaw with his father. I have sent 2 Freedom of Information requests to the Police for the CCTV footage of Andrew on the day he went missing in the hope that seeing his gait might help someone recognise him now. He was captured on the closed-circuit recording system of his neighbour. In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. In November 2008, a man visited Leominster police station in Herefordshire, West Midlands, and used the intercom system to talk to a police officer, stating that he had information about Gosden. You can help bring missing children home by texting find to 70660to donate 5. This means 80,000 kids vanish without a trace every year. . To be honest, I think Andrew saw school as something you sort of had to do just in order to have choices open to you for adult life.". Much like Madeleine's photo showed her to have the rare eye defect coloboma, Andrew had a unique physical trait too, a double ridge on his right ear. Our new friend came with us as we quietly searched these areas at the beginning of the year and on April 7th a number of volunteers from our churches helped us to distribute 5000 leaflets in the area. [6], Gosden was a gifted student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School. [9][10] Gosden was described as a prize-winning mathematician who seemed destined for Cambridge. He took the train and was last seen on CCTV leaving King's Cross station in London. Don't believe that was Andrew. So how can anyone be sure it isn't Andrew? Withdraws almost all of his savings (200 of his 214). "The energetic debut album from AndyRoo is bursting with imagination and creativity. It is believed the arrests were the first in the long-running case. ", Seven passengers rushed to hospital after 'severe turbulence' on flight, Shanquella Robinson's family rips officials after her death in Mexico, Gabby Petito's family claim cop knew Laundrie was threat in lawsuit update, Jury inspect eerie Murdaugh murder scene where mom & son were executed, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, His poster has appeared all over the country but there is still no trace of him, The Sun wants to find these missing kids, watch the video to see if you can help. Police later appealed for him to get back in touch. Andrew, who will now be 28, vanished on September 14 2007, with the case becoming one of the most high-profile missing person probes in the North. Heartbreaking amount of time for the family to live through and they are in my thoughts today. From KRYPTON :) 2 HOURS of ULTIMATE ANDYROO MUSIC and VIDEO BLISS. So we can say that variations on AndyRoo is a common enough type of username. Here, his father tells us about the family's efforts to track him down. AndyRoo's extensive music background provides a solid basis for an album that can be enjoyed by the entire family, over and over again! Gosden's parents telephoned his friends, who informed them that Gosden was not there and had not been at school that day. There are a few other accounts with similar usernames, of course. [5][25](14 min 50 s), On the morning of his disappearance, Gosden had difficulty waking up and seemed particularly irritable. According to Gosden's father, Gosden also had a good knowledge of how the public transport system worked, knew the layout, and was confident in navigating his way around the city. [4] Andrew Gosden's parents are both committed Anglican Christians, but had not baptised their children, as they did not want to impose their views on them. [25](12 min 00 s) Gosden also left around 100 in cash that he had saved up from birthdays. Source- thetimes.co.uk. To demonstrate this, lets go through the list of the variants on AndyRoo that Ive been able to find. [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). [8], An article in The Times written on the first anniversary of Gosden's disappearance reported that, at that time, 122 possible sightings had been reported from all over Britain: with 45 from London and 11 from Brighton. No other possessions were identified as missing. The force - assisted by the Met - also arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking. It's just what we did that night". [25](9 min 50 s), Speaking in 2009, Kevin Gosden speculated on the reason for Andrew's disappearance: "Did he decide to do the Reginald Perrin thing,[a] and reinvent himself? [6][52] In 2009, two possible sightings were reported, one outside the Natural History Museum, the other in a pub in Southend. Andrew Gosden - early life and school life Andrew Paul Gosden was born on 10 July 1993 in Balby, a small, quiet suburb in the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire, to parents Kevin and Glenys Gosden, who both worked as NHS speech therapists. However, the school dialled the number of the parents either above or below Gosden in the register and the message was left on the wrong person's phone. Most of these accounts can be written off as being related on face value. The pair were detained on 8 December 2021 on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking following Andrew Gosden's 2007 disappearance. His son, Andrew, vanished into thin air on September 14, 2007, aged just 14, after travelling from his home in Doncaster to London when he "uncharacteristically" skipped school. [56] In November 2009, Kevin Gosden appealed to the gay community to help find his son. "He was the sort of person who would listen a great deal but not say much. Family handout of 14-year-old Andrew Gosden (Image: PA Archive/PA Images) Andrew became the "poster boy" for the Missing People charity with his face plastered on posters on billboards, train platforms and along major roads. Andrew Gosden went missing from his home in Doncaster at the age of 14 on September 14, 2007 where he was last seen on CCTV footage at King's Cross Station in London later that morning. Answer (1 of 5): Mysterious disappearances floor me. Unfortunately for them, the only attention theyve gotten so far is from me. By the time anyone did, the trail was cold. After four years with no answers, a company offered to perform a sonar search of the Thames - but in a gruesome twist, another body was discovered. Here's what is known about Andrew's disappearance. 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