Every day since his happy, bright son Andrew went missing aged 14, he has struggled to keep going. [62] The police undertake annual checks on John Does in hospital. Initial searches in London focused on the Chislehurst and Sidcup areas, where the Gosden family have relatives. The only thing I can find is that they just thought his mannerisms were similar, not if he was alone or with someone etc. Youre just in a limbo the whole time.. James and Michelle Butler: The Senseless Murder of 21-Year-Navy Veteran and Wife. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to Gosden's disappearance. Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. There were numerous reported sightings of Gosden on the day - including at a Pizza Hut restaurant a mile away from King's Cross. Campaign. I genuinely think he went for a trip to london but was picked up / targeted by an opportunist, Another thread goes on about when excited you can overlook sensible decisions (the 50p extra return) and leaving his cash but emptying his account etc, I genuinely think he planned to return but being so vulnerable was taken advantage of, So a sit down meal (buffet) in Pizza Hut may have been a treat, something to do and something different for him and at that age cool / grown up, Ill be honest I think I went to london expecting it to be a great time but eating by yourself is a way of killing time but doing something that makes you feel less lonely (if that makes sense). Lucy Letby- Killer Nurse? He deviated from his usual route and routine and he went to a cash machine/ATM near a local garage (gas station). He was very, very close to Charlotte, his sister, and I think if hed had a worry or an issue that he wanted somebody to confide in it would have been her that hed done that with, but she knew nothing either. Hed said he just felt like it. [29] Instead of taking the school bus, Gosden diverted from his usual route and walked to a cash machine at a local garage. Within three hours of Andrews disappearance, his family had produced missing person posters. Over the years, the Gosden family have tried hard to keep Andrews face in the media and to keep raising awareness for his case. As far as reciepts and transactions, the person could have been anybody as names or any person is requested to buy pizza and it can be bought with cash. [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). . Gosden did not use a computer at home, his father stated that Gosden did not have an e-mail address and had not set up an online account on either his Xbox or his PSP. [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. [55][24] It has not been confirmed that it was the same man on both occasions and if so, why he did not wait at the police station. Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. He withdrew 200 from his bank account, bought a one-way train ticket to . In 2018, someone sent info in about a conversation they had with a person named Andy Roo. The Gosden family in 2005 (Image courtesy of the Gosden family) Andrew was only eight days into the school year, and his parents were surprised to learn Andrew had stopped taking the school bus . . By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. A mystery caller reported a sighting of the youngster through a police intercom box at Leominster Station in 2008 but left before . He had owned phones in the past but had lost them. One credible testimony came from an adult woman who claimed to see Andrew at a Pizza Hut on Oxford . This was the last known sighting of Deely. My guess is that whoever he was meeting is responsible for his disappearance. The Gosden family live in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. [5] At around 7:00pm, the police were called. [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. "[38], Charlotte and Gosden's father, Kevin, scouted Gosden's route to school and areas nearby, but found nothing. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. It took police three days to confirm that Andrew had travelled to London. Despite numerous national appeals for information in the years following his disappearance, Gosden's reason for travelling to London that day, and his subsequent fate, have not been established. It said Andrew had been seen in Shrewsbury. Before leaving on the train, Andrew withdrew $200 from his bank account . . He planned to attend Cambridge University. On another interview, Kevin mentioned that Andrew made chit chat with a stranger, a lady in Covent Garden. Credit: SWNS . Reportedly, police did not talk . There was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day, and . I don't believe that nobody knows something, It just goes to show how the police messed up big time. His parents and Charlotte thought that Andrew was in the cellar of their home, gaming. Andrew arrived in Kings Cross at 11.20am. Thirty seconds after this final appearance, a man in black was also recorded walking the same direction. He could of been from Doncaster or around that area and either promised Andrew a lift home or to get the train back with him. [32], At 8:30am, Gosden departed from the house and was seen heading down Littlemoor Lane, towards Westfield Park on a neighbour's CCTV. [8] Gosden was known to his family as 'Roo'. His parents found his passport in the home after he vanished, as well as 100 pounds in cash that he had saved up. Don't think that could be traced at that time. 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. He said it was also the family who spoke to the rail employee at Doncaster station who sold Andrew his ticket, and a man who sat opposite him on the train as far as Peterborough. [23], Gosden owned a couple of mobile phones between the ages of ten and twelve but he rarely used them and subsequently lost them. Vanished: Heidi Broussard (33) and Margot Carey (2wks). Kevin says he is shocked that more CCTV footage of Andrew in one of the worlds most surveilled cities doesnt exist. At Around 11:25AM, Andrew Gosden was seen on CCTV leaving London's King Cross Station, this was the last time he was ever seen. [14], SYP asked the BTP to search the available CCTV footage within two days of Gosden being reported missing. This person denied being Andrew. The last day Kevin Gosden would ever see his son. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at London's King's Cross station in 2007 . Then met someone later. [25](46 min 10 s), The venue is within walking distance from King's Cross. But with180,000 reported disappearances each year in the UK, many are never found and families can feel their appeals become forgotten over time. In my heart, I still think his disappearance was a spur-of-the-moment thing. He gave details of a possible sighting of Andrew Gosden in Shrewsbury in November 2008. He was captured on his neighbours CCTV. Andrew was 14-years-old when he went missing on September 14, 2007, from Balby in Doncaster after he left home for school. Andrews last credible sighting was in Pizza Hut at around 12:00 but the witness said that he was alone at the time so he probably would not have met up with anyone straight away. He was captured on CCTV leaving the main entrance of the station at 11:25am. The 2 men who were arrested in 2021 were let go. I have followed this case from day 1. It has been 10 months now, and no word. [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. They question how the CCTV trail could have gone cold when Britain is one of the most watched nations in the world. Disappearance of Andrew Gosden Posted by J.T. When they called out to him to come and eat and he didnt emerge, they went to check on him. Andrew Gosden (born 10 July 1993) is an English teenager who went missing following an unexplained journey to London, England. . 58 comments. As I recall, the "sighting" had him sitting on his own. Detective Inspector Andy Knowles said: Our priority at this time is supporting Andrews family while we work through this new line of enquiry in the investigation. I know he had a bit of money on him but I'm sure he would still go for the cheaper food option. Posted by 4 months ago. Maybe 5pm. [25](4 min 40 s), Gosden arrived at King's Cross station at 11:20am. On 12 September 2017, the police made a fresh appeal for information. There was no real evidence of this that they could find. [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. Thirty Seconds to Mars played at the Brixton academy on the night he disappeared, and SikTh played a show at the Carling Academy. [60] The following year, to mark the tenth anniversary of his disappearance, the charity Missing People made Gosden the face of their 'Find Every Child' campaign, with Gosden featuring on billboards and advertisements throughout the UK. I fear there will be no final end to this case. Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children with exercise bands, The mysterious vanishing of Nicola Bulley, Missing men - Bryce Borca, Dr Bolek Payan, George Musser and Teddy Egge, The Missing, Murdered and Reunited of Runaway Train, Murder by Neglect - the deaths of Lacey Fletcher and Valerie Wallach, Jennifer Fairgate and her briefcase of bullets. No other possessions were identified as missing. He was also a prize winning mathematician. "[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. [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? It was an entirely . I still think he was going to the Sikth concert at the Carling academy near Kings Cross Station. [16] Gosden's parents recalled that he returned from the summer school enthused about what he had been doing there. When his parents offered to replace it, he said he would prefer a new Xbox instead. [20] He was a 'deep character' who did not get worked up or moody. To mark the 10 year anniversary, police made some more appeals. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. Close. After he got the money, he then walked back home, put his uniform into the wash and got changed into black jeans and a Slipknot t-shirt. i has contacted South Yorkshire police for comment. Go over everything again. After a number of frantic phone calls, they discovered he had not been to McAuley Catholic High School that day. 16th Sep 2022, 8:00am. Andrews sister Charlotte has said that he did not seem interested in social media or connecting with anyone online as he just didnt seem social.. As well as featuring her case, the show delves into the story of Andrew Gosden. He wore strong prescription glasses and is deaf in his left ear. [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. so that gives him the time frame to be there for 12pm. But I think if he family have reason enough to believe the Pizza Hut sighting to be genuine (They themselves went and spoke to the person who reported the sighting when it became clear the police weren't going to) then there must be something in it for them to have drawn the conclusion it was him. I don't think there was an official statement. CCTV footage of Andrew arriving at Kings Cross was not located until 27 days after he went missing, Kevin told the BBC. As a result, it harmed efforts to retrieve footage from the surrounding area. One of Andrews favourite TV shows was The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, which is about a man who fakes his own death to start a new life. [14] Here he withdrew 200 from his bank account which was almost all of his money; he had 214 in the account, but the ATM would only allow withdrawals of 20 increments. I could understand him going there if he was meeting someone, but that doesn't seem the case, even in the slim chance it was him. I can't understand why. Teenage boys eat a lot. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. was he being groomed, tjought he was meeting someone his age in London?. ", By sound of it, not much was followed up. This was never followed up on. . They left a message on the phone number that they had in their system. He was a highly intelligent boy and took part in the Governments Young, Gifted & Talented Programme for high-achieving students. I dont think Ive ever read a time for the sighting, though. 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. . It took three days and a witness at Doncaster Train station, a ticket seller to come forward, realising that it was Andrew, she had sold a one way ticket to London Kings Cross on the day he went missing before anyone knew to even look in London. It might not be confirmed about having to be at Oxford Street at 12pm. It was found that there was no record of any account being set up for the device or any communication being sent from it. If I was left to figure out what my son was wearing from what was left in his room I couldn't say for sure that I could. A subreddit dedicated to discussion of missing British teenager Andrew Paul Gosden, who bought a one-way ticket to London in September 2007, and was spotted on CCTV at King's Cross railway station and then never seen again. Even if he wasn't meeting anyone, he might have chosen Pizza Hut, Oxford Street to have lunch before going elsewhere. Someone then wrote anonymously to the BBC and said that he had seen Andrew in Shrewsbury in November 2008. The older man's arrest was also connected with possession of child pornography. [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. [72], In January 2023, South Yorkshire Police said that the men remained under investigation, and that the subsequent devices were also still under examination.[73]. these sightings included one outside a Pizza Hut and one at Covent Garden, where both reported*Andrew*had spoken to them. Gosden's family believe the most plausible sighting to be one which placed Gosden at the Pizza Hut on Oxford Street (2.6 miles (4 km), 1 hour's walk from . In his bedroom, his parents found his school blazer and tie hanging over the back of a chair. Andrew Paul Gosden was born on 10 July 1993. Kevin fears he may have been snatched by a paedophile gang after bunking off school and taking a . The woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting was not interviewed for over 6 weeks. He also took his wallet, keys and his Playstation Portable. [57], Kevin Gosden said: "We are a pretty open family so have wondered if he was gay or struggling with his sexual identity and found it too awkward to raise. Two men have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a teenager who went missing 15 years ago. See you later, have a good day never saw him again., He just seemed completely his usual self. The Pizza Hut sighting has not been confirmed. He took out 200 pounds which was almost all of his money (he had 214 pounds but the machine would only dispense 20 pound notes). Andrew's last credible sighting was in Pizza Hut at around 12:00 but the witness said that he was alone at the time so he probably would not have met up with anyone straight away. I think Andrew was taken by 2 men that day. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. The family learned that at 8.05am on September 14, Andrew left home dressed in his school uniform and was seen walking across the local park to his bus stop. [71] Kevin Gosden thanked the public for their support and said the family did not know any more than what had been released in the police statement. He says from the description of how he behaved and spoke etc he feels that it was Andrew but the police never followed it up until 6 weeks later. I don't think eating a pizza alone means anything. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. 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. According to the charity Missing People, someone is reported as missing every 90 seconds. A lot of CCTV had been wiped around Kings Cross, the stuff that may have given us a clue where he was going, whether he met anyone, was gone. [8] He was last seen wearing a black Slipknot T-shirt, black jeans, trainers, a watch on his left wrist, and carrying a black canvas satchel with patches of rock and metal bands on it. Neither the Shrewsbury sighting, nor whether it was the same man on both occasions (and if so why he did not wait at the police station), have ever been confirmed. [25](4 min 40 s)[30][31] Gosden was then captured on a neighbour's CCTV system returning home. In 2011, the family paid for a private company to search the River Thames. I worry about who else he may have spoken to, and to me it gives weight to the random encounter theory. His family have said that Andrew was a home bird who never left the house without telling them where he was going. Andrew Gosden= Vanished? I truly believe he was at one of those concerts and would of needed extra clothes. It is also entirely possible the person met him at Pizza Hut, but we may never know. All rights reserved. [1][58] No trace of Gosden was found during the search, though it did find another body.[59]. I would be interested to listen/read what he said. [24][25](1 h 00 min 30 s), During the 2007 school summer holidays (typically July to September[26]), Gosden's parents had suggested that he travel alone to London to stay with his grandmother but he chose not to go. Aside from this being the most credible sighting, even his Father thinks it was likely him. Both men had been released pending further investigation and they both had devices seized from them. Andrew Gosden was 14 when he disappeared from outside King's Cross Station back in 2007 and he has never been heard from or seen since. There was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day, and another later on in Covent garden which his parents believe are credible. If it was Andrew, it would be easy to see how hed take the short walk over to Covent Garden and perhaps look around over there too, or visit shops etc. At the end of January 2022, police released another update. They revealed they have been looking into prescriptions for glasses that were similar to what Andrew would have required. Obviously this is all assuming the sighting was Andrew, which it might not be but I'm interested to know what you guys think Or was there something troubling him that he felt he couldn't tell us? [25](9 min 50 s) When the family discovered that he was not in the house, they initially thought he could be with a friend or a neighbour and had simply lost track of time. No comments: Post a Comment. Andrews mother has said that on the day he disappeared, Andrew seemed irritable and that he had trouble getting moving for the day. [41], The family and the police investigated the possibility that Gosden had gone to London to meet someone whom he had met over the Internet. The Pizza Hut was on Oxford Street which is around 2.6 miles or 4km and one hours walk from the train station. Strangely, hed left 100 of birthday money in his bedroom. [34], At 9:35am Gosden was seen boarding the train to King's Cross station alone. I love going to restaurants by myself. The 45 year old was also arrested on a charge of posession of child pornography. CCTV from commercial premises like restaurants, fast food places, shops. I would really like a source for the time of this sighting. Or Hospital Scapegoat? Years later, in 2017, Charlotte spoke to the media about discovering that Andrew was missing. Can a 14 year old afford that wouldn't they go to McDonald's or KFC, it's cheaper especially in London. [33] The ticket seller later recalled that she had told Gosden that a return ticket cost just 50p more but he insisted on purchasing a single ticket. [64], In July 2018, to mark Gosden's 25th birthday, two updated age progression photographs were released by the family. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. at 10:15 AM. 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. [25](14 min 50 s) The family ate together as usual, and they all washed the dishes afterwards. By Izzy Hawksworth. He then walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31.40. [11][6], Other sources have stated that although Gosden was aged 14 when he disappeared, he looked younger; perhaps about 12, as he was small for his age. He could of gone to London for a few hours, looked around the shops, museums, could of bought something. He was on the Young Gifted and Talented Programme, which was designed to enhance the educational development of the top five percent of school pupils, and he had been expected to score straight A's in his GCSE examinations. The depression, anxiety you get with it the post-traumatic stress aspect gives you nightmares, flashbacks. Newer Post Older Post Home. . Lol, I find it more interesting as it suggests he spent some time alone and didn't immediately meet someone once be got off the train. The boy has a band on his left wrist and is holding an over the shoulder bag, like Andrew was. You go round and round and round in circles with it, because you cant let go of that, he said. [11][48] However, according to Gosden's father, none of the sightings were followed up by the police, and the woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting was not spoken to until six weeks after the disappearance.[38]. According to civil rights group Liberty, the country has5.9 million CCTV cameras. [25](12 min 00 s) Gosden also left around 100 in cash that he had saved up from birthdays. . ", "Undying grief over boy who took a train ride out of his family's life", "One year on, missing Andrew Gosden is still a blank space in family's heart", "The Mystery Behind the Strange Disappearance of a 14-Year-Old English Boy", "The Disappearance of Andrew Gosden. 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. You get cases like Madeline Mcann, Ben Needham were they get thousands to investigate. Obviously this is all assuming the sighting was Andrew, which it might not be but I'm interested to know what you guys think. . The sighting that frustrates Andrew's parents the most is one in the Pizza Hut near King's Cross the day after he was reported missing. As the meal ordered would of fit with Andrews tastes and the attitude of the boy also fit. More than 11 years on, his loved ones are no nearer to finding out what happened to him. I believe Kevin Gosden has said that the lead wasn't followed up. The report said that Kevin thought the manner of speaking did sound like Andrew and, along with the description of the boy, the family thought this sighting the most credible. Andrew Gosden disappeared in 2007 after travelling to London alone from . In 2017, Andrew was the face of the charity Missing People for their Find Every Child. Kevin said: We are a pretty open family so have wondered if he was gay or struggling with his sexual identity and found it too awkward to raise. His father has said that the night before Andrew left was uneventful. Andrew Gosden was a gifted mathematics student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School, who was on a government-sponsored programme to stretch the top five per cent of school pupils . Early this year, South . However the time was changed to 7pm, and people were asking if they would have time to get back to Kings Cross after the concert to get the last trains at 11-30pm. Andrew Gosden would now be 20 years old. Or Soho Astoria where Less than Jake where playing. has also claimed that the reported sightings of Andrew at a Pizza Hut and at Covent Garden were not followed up, and that the police did not speak to the woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting for . They began calling around and discovered that Andrew had not been to school that day. Secondly, if I put myself in the shoes of a potential groomer, I think I would want to meet Andrew soon after he arrived. 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. One theory that has been discussed at length is that Andrew may have possibly been gay or struggling with his sexuality. The ticket seller later told police that she told Andrew that a return ticket was only 50 pence more but that he said he only wanted the one-way ticket. He also has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. The woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting was not interviewed for over 6 weeks. He was alone. Had anyone seen this tiktok clip of a potential sighting in 2007? [11], After the initial CCTV trail went cold, the investigation moved on to trying to establish why Gosden had decided to go to London. As I recall, the "sighting" had him sitting on his own. Andrew Gosden, from Doncaster, was last seen on 14 September 2007, aged 14. [62] The tone of the statement suggested that the police believed Gosden may be still alive. [13] This was the last confirmed sighting of him. By the time an officer arrived to take the details, the man had left. [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. He just seemed completely his usual self, said Kevin. The Pizza Hut sighting was the day he left to London. [14] Kevin Gosden and the wider family were cleared of any involvement. [6] Gosden wore strong prescription glasses, is deaf in his left ear, and has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But I think we should be more thankful of the sighting instead of trying to pick it apart. Andrew took part in the governments Young, Gifted & Talented Programme for high-achieving students. However, the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Mr Gosden said, adding that the woman who . The person offered him money, and was told he didnt have a bank account because hed left home when he was 14. Police searched computers from Andrews school and the local library and they found there was no trace of any activity by Andrew. Its just so shocking because its completely out of the blue.. [8], There were additional unconfirmed sightings on Oxford Street on Monday 17 September,[44] and the next day, when Gosden was said to have been sleeping in a park in Southwark. When Andrew did not show up at school, his teachers did try to contact his parents. . These came from all over Britain 45 were in London and 11 were in Brighton. The age progression image above shows what Andrew could look like today. That would give him a good 5 hours to have some food and even go to HMV for a band signing. [12] Gosden tended to say little about his school life to his parents. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. I think he was meeting someone, older, he could of been there for a meeting, or family. He had been there many times with family members and he enjoyed going to museums and exhibitions. In November 2008, a man visited Leominster Police Station out of hours and told officers via intercom that he had information about Andrew. Are you trying to locate the contents of his stomach? He could of bought a cheap phone with another number that he used to just contact this other person. The SikTh gig was originally scheduled for 4:00pm on 7 July and was to be the last show with the original vocalist, making it a unique event. It was quickly established that he had not taken his passport with him. 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