Read about our approach to external linking. [25](12 min 00 s), The South Yorkshire Police (SYP) said it asked British Transport Police (BTP) to search the CCTV footage within two days of Gosden going missing, but BTP could not pick him out from the crowds. It ticks all the boxes youd expect an account like this to tick, doesnt it? Andrew Gosden was born on July 10th 1993 and lived in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK (for those bad at geography, like me, Doncaster is 3.5 hours north of London). By David Kessen. "We always made a point of saying to them that it was their choice whether they wanted to go to church. It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasn't Andrew's. Detectives investigating the disappearance of a teenager who became . There have also been "sightings" in Plymouth, South Wales, Southend and Birkenhead, though recently all efforts have looked to Lincoln for answers. - Seen talking to an older What happened after the two arrests in January 2022? .the potential . *Johnny Gosch 13 years old was taken Sep-5-1982. You would expect to see this thing on any site like thisAndyRoo or some variant is a common enough nickname for someone named Andrew. Case detail here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Andrew_Gosden. Gosden's family considered the possibility that Gosden could have been struggling with his sexual orientation. After the BBC featured the Andrew Gosden case on The One Show, the BBC received an anonymous letter from someone claiming to be the man from Leominster Police Station. [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. The Sun's own Twitter account will be retweeting each appeal so make sure to follow us too and share your support - @TheSun. This point is then expanded on by Andrews Dad. CCTV footage of 14-year-old Andrew Gosden leaving King's Cross station in 2007. It's so sad to think that, had this provider kept proper backups, we might've found Andrew. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Kevin :). (Family handout/PA) Two men were arrested in connection with the disappearance of Andrew Gosden more than 14 years ago. They've gone far too long without answers. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. 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. 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. Other Games. Not enough evidence? The force - assisted by the Met - also arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking. Unfortunately, the website had recently changed its systems and lost a lot of data, so they couldnt give us any user data. I believe I have answered all their questions now and there should be a podcast in the future, but I do not know when as yet. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. [51], Later, other reported sighting locations included a park in Streatham, then further afield in South Wales, Birkenhead and Plymouth. "I always thought the worst feeling ever would be to have a child die but this to me is worse," Kevin says. Since then, especially in the last few years, his disappearance has attracted a lot of attention in the online true crime community. [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. For other inquiries, Contact Us. In 2007, as a photograph of a three-year-old girl called Madeleine was shared across the world, you might have been forgiven for thinking there was just one British child to have disappeared that year. [5] At around 7:00pm, the police were called. Most of these accounts are most likely abandoned accounts, much like the hoaxer wanted their ersatz Andrew Gosden account to seem. [6] Gosden wore strong prescription glasses, is deaf in his left ear, and has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. Kevin says Andrew didnt have an email address. Really, the best evidence that this account is nothing but a cruel joke is the note. Over the past 5 years at Newfund, I've received over 2,000 deals, met 1,000 entrepreneurs, and invested in 25 The dad of missing Andrew Gosden, who disappeared from his home 14 years ago, has revealed he and his wife still light a candle for their son every Christmas.. Andrew, who was just 14-years-old when he went missing, left his home in Doncaster on Friday, September 14, 2007, and has not been seen by his heartbroken family since.. [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. "They asked us to keep it quiet while they did so. As of October 2022, Andrew remains missing. [8] However, the CCTV footage from buses and the adjacent tube station was not requested by the authorities. The morning of his disappearance, he was seen leaving his home at approximately 8:30 AM, heading towards Westfield Park. A 45-year-old man was held on suspicion of kidnap, human trafficking and the possession of indecent images of children. There was no evidence of depression. I have been speaking with James McMahon, a freelance journalist and there will be an article soon I think in True Crime magazine. Andrew bought a one-way ticket to London and was last seen emerging from King's Cross station on CCTV at 11.25am. It was an entirely unremarkable evening. 'Andyroo' said he didn't have a bank account because he'd left home when he was 14. Two people were arrested over the case earlier this year. "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. 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. Andrew Gosden was 14 years old when he boarded a train from Doncaster, England, to London on Sept. 14, 2007, according to the South Yorkshire Police. On the day he vanished, Andrew put on his school uniform and left the home in Doncaster he shared with Kevin, mum Glenys and sister Charlotte. Film General. 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. This months video as requested by Jodie Gills is about the strange disappearance of teenager Andrew Gosden in England in 2007. [62] The police undertake annual checks on John Does in hospital. At the time of the arrests in London, police said electronics taken from the pair, aged 39 and 46, could take "six to 12 months" to analyse. [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. Tortured Kevin Gosden, 51, writing on the day that his son Andrew (pictured) turns 29, said he hadn't lost 'hope of reunion' despite years of searching without answers. In November of 2008, a man visited Leominster Police Station out of hours, professing, via intercom, to have information about Andrew. It's insensitive and exploitative how the Daily Mail writes about Andrew's case. The most obvious example of this is an account with the username AndrooG. Also, how were they supposed to get the money to Andrew if he didn't have a bank account like stated? Muse are screening their Drones tour at national cinema chains on 12th July, 2 days from Andrew's birthday. General Boards. Detectives investigating Gosden's disappearance from South Yorkshire in 2007 announced on Tuesday that they had arrested the men, aged 45 and 38, on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking.. 16th Sep 2022, 8:00am. In the years since he vanished, dad Kevin has had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. [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. It is unclear whether this was ever dredged or checked." But despite being the "poster boy" for Missing People, no trace of Andrew has ever been found - leading to 12 years of pain for his family. 'Andyroo' told him he needed 200 to make rent. [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. 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 handle was andyroo - not many people know we called him roo for years as he is little and bouncy. It`s also amazing the little tiny mi. [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. Heartbreaking reading his familys media post regarding his recent birthday. "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. The Missing People charity, founded in 1986 in the wake of the still unsolved Suzy Lamplugh case, believe that a child goes missing in the UK every three minutes. On the last day his family saw him, Andrew woke late. The conversation suggested that Andrew could be alive and well and working in a shop in the Lincoln area. IMDB2 Information. 12th Jan 2022, 10:21am. Needless to say, should you happen to live in the Lincoln area or have friends that do, please share this with them, but remember that we could be out of date as this has been going on for many months. AndyRoo's extensive music background provides a solid basis for an album that can be enjoyed by the entire family, over and over again! [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. "He was the sort of person who would listen a great deal but not say much. DC. What is interesting about this case is the connections. He seemed to be going through a quiet phase, which we assumed would alter in due course. In 2016, Gosden's parents appealed for information on the BBC's flagship current affairs television programme Panorama. We played games and did arts and crafts stuff with the kids a lot, ever since they were little. "We are in close contact with them and they ask that their privacy is respected as our investigation continues. Andrew Gosden He withdrew 200 from his bank account and bought a. He lived in Balby, Doncaster, a suburb of the South Yorkshire town that is largely unremarkable, save for the fact the classic BBC sitcom Open. He also enjoyed visiting London's museums and exhibitions. 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). For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Andrew Gosden disappeared in September 2007 aged 14, His poster has appeared all over the country but there is still no trace of him, His dad Kevin just wants to know what happened to his son, 14-year-old Andrew Gosden left Doncaster, boarded a train to London and then simply vanished, He says the worst part is not knowing what happened to his son, The last footage of Andrew was captured on CCTV in King's Cross train station. Andrew Gosden vanished in 2007 Credit: BPM South Yorkshire Police have now confirmed two men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the teen last Wednesday. He lived with his parents Kevin and Glenys, and his sister Charlotte in Balby, which is a suburb of Doncater, South Yorkshire in England. A number of clues were present but nothing 100% conclusive. The last known sighting of Andrew Gosden with an age progression image of him (South . By Brogan Maguire. I have sent the relevant family photos and information to Missing People, whose artist will be in touch with us once they have had the opportunity to work on it. It must be agonising. [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. What's really interesting about this, is that our nickname for Andrew as a kid was 'Roo' The Gosden family live in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. 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. [13], Investigators sent the unique serial number of Gosden's PSP to Sony HQ who checked and found that there was no record of an account being set up or communication established on the device. Andrew Gosden has not been seen since 2007. The attendant let's him know that it's less than a pound for a return but Andrew still says no. Trivia and Games. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. [63] This link was investigated by police but the person was not identified. IMDB2. 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.. Kevin and Glenys' painstaking efforts to find their son have been hampered - they say - by the police's "slow and chaotic" handling of the case. [64], In July 2018, to mark Gosden's 25th birthday, two updated age progression photographs were released by the family. Thousands of people walk past Andrew's face every day - his smile blown up on posters on billboards, train platforms and along major roads. He was offered help but couldn't provide bank details as he had no account because "I left home when I was 14". However, also in 2007, a few months after Madeleine McCann seemingly vanished, a 14-year-old boy named Andrew Gosden exited King's Cross Station into oblivion. So we can say that variations on AndyRoo is a common enough type of username. Andrew Gosden, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was 14 when he vanished in September 2007 after apparently travelling to London. And it had to be London. "Glenys once described it as someone coming up to you and sticking a knife in your guts - normally it would hurt, but the knife would be removed and the wound would be stitched up and heal after a period of time. [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. Andrew Gosden, who went missing in 2007. You are using an out of date browser. 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. If this was an account that had been abandoned, you would probably expect them to have deleted the note as well. [25](14 min 50 s) The family ate together as usual, and they all washed the dishes afterwards. Andrew Gosden was, at the time of his disappearance, 5ft 3in tall, thin with light brown hair and brown eyes. The last day Kevin Gosden would ever see his son. From the above comment from Kevin, it appears that LE was never able to track down the "Andyroo" man. He recalls watching TV with his son months before he vanished and the breaking news alert for Madeleine McCann's disappearance flashed up on the screen. 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. "The night before Andrew went missing," says Kevin, "we lay on the floor and did a jigsaw. [6], Gosden was a gifted student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School. This marks International Missing Childrens Day on May 25. I remember saying to a police officer once I'd rather him show up with a bag of bones and say it was Andrew then continue to live like this.". [25](12 min 00 s) Gosden also left around 100 in cash that he had saved up from birthdays. [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. [1][58] No trace of Gosden was found during the search, though it did find another body.[59]. I'm very surprised a total stranger would lend someone 200 for rent without knowing them. magazine. [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. In fact, I think its so unlikely that it can be written off as basically impossible. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [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. 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. There were also "credible" sightings from that day - with Kevin saying leads that he was seen in a Pizza Hut on Oxford Street and later in Covent Garden were not followed up. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. In a city where the average Londoner could be caught on CCTV more than 300 times a day, just one image of Andrew stepping off the train was recorded before he vanished. He was captured on CCTV leaving the main entrance of the station at 11:25am. [5][25](14 min 50 s), On the morning of his disappearance, Gosden had difficulty waking up and seemed particularly irritable. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. ANDYROO :) 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.. Answer (1 of 5): Mysterious disappearances floor me. He never left the house without leaving a note. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. "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?"). -Taken within 4min walking distance from his home on paper route. [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]. [25](4 min 40 s), Gosden arrived at King's Cross station at 11:20am. (LogOut/ [18][19], Gosden was said by his father to be absent-minded, not streetwise, and potentially vulnerable. A number of clues were present but nothing 100% conclusive. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. [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. 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