In September 2009, the family released age-progressed images of what Gosden might look like aged sixteen, to mark the second year of his disappearance. [42] The Sony PSP 1000 had a DNAS authentication system allowing Sony to see when a PSP had connected to the internet. With Andrew Flinders. [9] However, the BTP could not locate Gosden in the crowds, so SYP sent an officer to London to assist with the search; after this, Gosden was spotted. [44] A woman reported a potential sighting Gosden on 17 October (a month after he disappeared) in Covent Garden: she spoke to a boy and stated that he looked like a boy she had seen on TV that was missing, but the boy denied that he was Gosden. He grew up with his older sister by two years, Charlotte Gosden, and the two were both very intelligent. "He tended to say little about school, but we remember him coming back from summer school for gifted and talented kids, and he was absolutely enthused about what he had been doing. Its just a silly conspiracy theory fueled by the lack of publicly available evidence in the case, and maybe the occasional fake account and lucky coincidence. [13] He was given a new phone for his twelfth birthday, but also rarely used this and did not want to replace it when he lost it months before his disappearance. On 12 September 2017, the police made a fresh appeal for information. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. [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. If this was an account that had been abandoned, you would probably expect them to have deleted the note as well. Recently, someone sent me an email asking me if it was possible Andrew Gosden had used the site prior to his disappearance. HIM were doing an in-store at an HMV, which was then on Oxford Street, three days later. A BBC Radio 4 appeal (about 3 minutes long) will be broadcast at 7.54am on December 18, 2022 on behalf of @missingpeople by Nicki Durbin, mother of Luke Durbin who went missing at the age of 19 from #Woodbridge ( #Suffolk) on May 12, 2006. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00 2 17 10 Show this thread In 2016, Gosden's parents appealed for information on the BBC's flagship current affairs television programme Panorama. There is no confirmation the person who wrote the letter and the man at the police station are one and the same. "[35], Gosden's family were critical of the police's decision to concentrate on investigating the family rather than requesting CCTV footage beyond Kings Cross during the initial stages of the investigation. The Sun Online has teamed up with charity Missing People for their Find Every Child campaign this year. It is believed the arrests were the first in the long-running case. Eleven years ago, Andrew Gosden left home never to be seen again. Andrew Gosden disappearance: Two men arrested on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking after boy, 14, went missing in 2007 Andrew Gosden, then aged 14, disappeared after he travelled to London from his hometown of Doncaster in 2007. Andrew Gosden, who would now be 28, was 14 when he went missing from his home in South Yorkshire, having taken a train to London Kings Cross. 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. The users note currently reads, Hey, its Andrew from Doncaster. AndyRoo's extensive music background provides a solid basis for an album that can be enjoyed by the entire family, over and over again! 2023 BBC. (Response from Kevin Gosden) Basically it was a conversation asking for help with 200 rent after a partner had walked out. "[57], In May 2011, the family paid a private company to conduct a sonar search of the River Thames, using the same technology that is used to locate victims and objects at sea. [39] The CCTV image of Gosden leaving the main concourse at King's Cross was circulated in the media accompanied by a close up of his right ear, which has a distinctive double ridge. And it had to be London. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. [28] Gosden's sister has stated that he did not seem interested in social media or connecting with other people through the Internet as he "just didn't seem social". Kevin catches himself instantly, but he still can't help wishing the police would show up at his house with a "bag of bones" so he could finally have an end to the torment he has suffered for 12 years. The force - assisted by the Met - also arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking. *Johnny Gosch 13 years old was taken Sep-5-1982. They have now been missing him for longer than they had him. [25](43 min 30 s), A year after Gosden's disappearance, the head teacher at McAuley Catholic High School, Mary Lawrence, travelled to London with staff and pupils and distributed 15,000leaflets. Our contact noticed 'Andyroo' was listed as living in Lincoln, some distance from him, and so offered to transfer some money to help him out. [8] Gosden was known to his family as 'Roo'. Describing the anguish of having a missing child, Kevin said: "For me, the pain is like when you have a little kid and you turn your back for two seconds and they vanish but then you find them again. 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[6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. 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. The updates in section 1 are interesting especially point 7. The Gosden family live in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. [5], Three days later, after speaking to the woman who had sold Gosden his train ticket, the police confirmed that he had travelled to London. "AndyRoo's music inspires children's imagination. Gets to a local railway station. I have a friend Andrew,who gets called andyroo by his family too,he is also very similar to Andrew gosden, extremely smart for his age, same dress sense, glasses, longish hair, also comes from an extremely religious family also but they are Canadian,he's a computer programmer and writes software etc.. I had no idea I'd be part of that same club four months later. Although Gosden was a fan of similar metal bands, there is no evidence that he attended these shows or that he even liked these bands. In my heart, I still think his disappearance was a spur-of-the-moment thing. Read about our approach to external linking. [13], Gosden was described as being happy with his own company, but was not a loner as he had his own small group of like-minded friends. In November of 2008, a man visited Leominster Police Station out of hours, professing, via intercom, to have information about Andrew. For example look into this. En-route, he stopped at an ATM and drew out 200 of the 214 in his account. Please see this post regarding our rules and if you think you've found Gosden somewhere online or off, report it anonymously to Missing People here who will share it with police. We initially thought something must have happened on the way to school. ", 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. This lead was investigated by the family with help from HIM, but it did not produce any meaningful leads. Gosden's father has also stated that he suspected that Gosden might have gone to London to do something for which he felt it was easier to seek forgiveness than ask permission. Andrew bought a one-way ticket to London and was last seen emerging from King's Cross station on CCTV at 11.25am. 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[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. [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? However, there was no evidence for this. [64], In July 2018, to mark Gosden's 25th birthday, two updated age progression photographs were released by the family. It ticks all the boxes youd expect an account like this to tick, doesnt it? So how can anyone be sure it isn't Andrew? Detectives investigating the disappearance of a teenager who became . 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. He seemed irritable. The morning of his disappearance, he was seen leaving his home at approximately 8:30 AM, heading towards Westfield Park. I just can`t fathom how someone could just vanish at will in this day and age or, alternatively, how a criminal could so deftly remove someone from the outside world (or the world altogether, in many cases). This is essentially the kind of thing you would expect from someone trying to get attention from the true crime community. Kevin said he grew up in a "loving" home where Andrew knew he could speak to his sister or parents if something was bothering him. It was quickly established that he had not taken his passport with him. Since then, weve been driving around Lincoln looking for someone who looks like Andrew, but nothing has come of it", Kevin sighs the saddest sigh. To take part, follow@missingpeopleor#TeamBigTweet on Twitter on Friday 24 May and retweet as many appeals as you can. Withdraws almost all of his savings (200 of his 214). Don't believe that was Andrew. I imagine they are knee deep in that and we will get an update either way when that is completed. "I would encourage anyone with any information they have not yet reported to come forward.. That summer, his parents had suggested he stay with his grandmother in London, but he didnt want to go. This marks International Missing Childrens Day on May 25. (LogOut/ [49][44] Gosden was reportedly seen getting off a local train from Waterloo at Mortlake station on 19 September 2007 (five days after he disappeared) then possibly walking up Sheen Lane and along Upper Richmond Road. [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. Finnish band HIM did a promotional signing at the HMV store on Oxford Street on Monday 17 September 2007, and performed an invitation-only show the same evening at the Borderline venue in Soho. If you are away from home or thinking of leaving, or if you have information about a missing person or a missing loved one, call the charitys free and confidential 24/7 helpline on 116 000 or email 116000@missingpeople.org.uk. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. When someone offered to send them money, the user claimed they did not have a bank account as they had "left home when they were 14". [13], During the 2006 summer holidays Gosden attended a two-week residential school at Lancaster University as part of the Young Gifted and Talented Programme. 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"Last year, around the time of the tenth anniversary of Andrews disappearance, we received a tip from someone who said hed been talking to someone named 'Andyroo' online," says Kevin. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross train station in London, Andrew disappeared when he was 14 years old, A number of age-progressed images of Andrew have been issued since his disappeareance. (LogOut/ After all, if it was a legitimate account and was really operated by the kid, you wouldnt expect it to be so obviously linked to him. He was last seen on CCTV footage arriving at King's Cross Station and since then police have been unable to corroborate his movements. It is unclear whether this was ever dredged or checked." And lets be real: nobodys reading this blog so regularly that a shit storm will start the moment this post is published. This means 80,000 kids vanish without a trace every year. [44] Gosden was known to have enjoyed London, and would visit the capital with his family to see his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends who lived there. Andrew Gosden has been missing from Doncaster for almost 15 years - and now police have revealed they have made two arrests. They've gone far too long without answers. He was a member of the Young Gifted and Talented programme, a scheme designed to enhance the educational development of the top 5 percent of schoolchildren. [9][10] Gosden was described as a prize-winning mathematician who seemed destined for Cambridge. He never left the house without leaving a note. Andrew Gosden anyone follow that case at all? [51], Later, other reported sighting locations included a park in Streatham, then further afield in South Wales, Birkenhead and Plymouth. He said he'd 'just felt like it'. Kevin and Glenys immediately phoned friends and family asking if anyone had seen Andrew - later discovering he hadn't been to school that day. Dad Kevin Gosden, 56, has paid tribute to his missing son Andrew Gosden who disappeared without a trace in September 2007. . No other possessions were identified as missing. The charity report that around 306,000 children in the UK go missing every year. The night Andrew vanished, his family were about to sit down to dinner and assumed he was in the cellar playing on his Xbox - but when they called out his name, he didn't emerge. 'Andyroo' told him he needed 200 to make rent. It was a laptop belonging to Andrews older sister. "I always thought the worst feeling ever would be to have a child die but this to me is worse," Kevin says. [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. I am awaiting their response, but the person who deals with this is on annual leave at the moment. Star Wars. Andrew, then 14, was last seen on 14 September that year getting off a train in London after leaving his home. [39] Gosden's family and friends searched the area until nightfall. Andrew Gosden was, at the time of his disappearance, 5ft 3in tall, thin with light brown hair and brown eyes. Kevin said: "Part of you wants to say 'sod it', I have done my best, I can't think about this anymore and give up but he is our son and we love him. I think the only reason why anyone would do this is if they were hoping to torment Andrew Gosdens family. The Big Tweet for Missing Children is an online tweetathon held by Missing People every year to mark International Missing Childrens Day. [25](41 min 00 s) The police took the computers from Gosden's school and Doncaster Library but their digital forensic investigations found no trace of any activity by Gosden. 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. [6][13], Gosden was interested in video games and metal bands. But now. Radio Host, Radio Disney AM 1590. Then, at a time he knew the rest of his family would have left the house for the day, he returned home. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross train station in London Two men arrested after a Doncaster boy vanished in London 15 years earlier remain under investigation, police say.. Movie Quotes. 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. "In some ways, it would be a relief to find a body but this would lead to more questions and more years of hell - although at least then we could grieve. "I have caught myself before, to my shame, feeling envious of parents whose child has been murdered but then you stop and want to hug them. The internet left the house without leaving a note an email asking me if it was established... 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