The only way to get into this show was by completing various contests and giveaways. Travel on buses was free for children at the time, so he could have used that method of transportation easily. The Gosden family live in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Obviously this is all assuming the sighting was Andrew, which it might not be but I'm interested to know what you guys think. [68][69] Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. [14] Kevin Gosden and the wider family were cleared of any involvement. 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. His parents are said to be committed Anglican Christians. They began calling around and discovered that Andrew had not been to school that day. [6][13], Gosden was interested in video games and metal bands. [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. [8] Gosden's bank account has not been used since he made the withdrawal on the morning of 14 September 2007. Learn how your comment data is processed. . I mean we all feel hunger so it's safe to say he at least went there because he was hungry. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had an evening out on the town! 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. [36], That evening the Gosden family and a family friend sat down for dinner thinking that Gosden was either in the converted cellar playing video games or in his room doing homework. Order carryout or delivery, login to your account, sign up for deals, and download our app! They had not baptised their children though as they didnt want to impose their views on them. Press J to jump to the feed. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to Gosden's disappearance. I worry about who else he may have spoken to, and to me it gives weight to the random encounter theory. I don't think skipping breakfast has been mentioned, only that he left for school in his uniform on time that morning. He walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31 pounds and 40 pence. Can a 14 year old afford that wouldn't they go to McDonald's or KFC, it's cheaper especially in London. You should be careful how you use the word *cruising * when talking about a male! Both men had been released pending further investigation and they both had devices seized from them. However, the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Mr Gosden said, adding that the woman who . 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. By Izzy Hawksworth. Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. The more time he spent in London on his own the more opportunity there is for something to go wrong. 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. The boy has a band on his left wrist and is holding an over the shoulder bag, like Andrew was. As of October 2022, Andrew remains missing. Andrew Gosden= Vanished? 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. [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. It has been 10 months now, and no word. Andrews family have said they have kept his room how they left it and they have never changed the locks because Andrew is thought to have taken his keys with him. However, recently the family believe Lincoln may hold some answers. But he must have been there at that time because he went to pizza hut which is on Oxford Street. They have also said he didnt have an email address. There were some reported sightings of Andrew at a Pizza Hut and at Covent Garden but the police were slack to follow these leads up. His own family thought he had gone to school, that day. Andrews father has also described him as absent-minded, not streetwise and potentially vulnerable. 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. The police seized computers etc, which they said would take 5 to 6 months to check. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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 no real evidence of this that they could find. As I recall, the "sighting" had him sitting on his own. I don't like the connotations of pizza hut, considering it's links with paedophilia /pederasts,i think the only reason a 14 year old would go there is if a grown up was going to be paying. [14], SYP asked the BTP to search the available CCTV footage within two days of Gosden being reported missing. He didn't take a friend, it's not known for sure he had planned to meet anyone so I mean eating alone is because well ya gotta eat. [47] Kevin Gosden claimed that the police viewed him as a suspect during the initial stages and they carried out unlawfully recorded interviews aimed at pressuring him into revealing the reason for his son's disappearance. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to the disappearance. i has contacted South Yorkshire police for comment. A Londoner is likely caught on security camera over300 timesa day. Labels: criminal justice. [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. [39] The ticket seller at Doncaster station remembered Gosden because he had refused a return ticket, despite it only costing a small amount more than a single. The person offered him money, and was told he didnt have a bank account because hed left home when he was 14. You dont know that theyre dead so you cant let go and cant go through a grief process. [43] The only PC in the house was his sister's laptop, which had only been in her possession for eight weeks. [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. It is often presumed to be midday. There was no real way to track Andrew via phone. [25](5 min 55 s) The midday temperature in London on that day was 19C (66F) (peaking at 21C (70F) at 4pm) which is considered to be warm weather in the UK. Having got the 9.35am train, he was captured on Kings Cross CCTV at 11.25am. I also love to people watch. [14][13][15] The summer school was for children from all over the UK aged 1116 who were in the top 5% academically. [25](46 min 10 s), The venue is within walking distance from King's Cross. He was captured on his neighbours CCTV. 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. Gosden's parents telephoned his friends, who informed them that Gosden was not there and had not been at school that day. This is something Ive been thinking about too, if the Pizza Hut sighting is legit, and if those arrested are indeed guilty, its odd to me that he would eat there on his own. Before leaving on the train, Andrew withdrew $200 from his bank account . However, there was no evidence for this. There were unconfirmed sightings of Andrew on the day he went missing at a Pizza Hut on Oxford Street and later in . He was also very confident in using public transport in the city. We will provide proactive updates as soon as we have them.. [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 is a daily struggle every morning for me to feel like I want to be alive. 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. At the end of January 2022, police released another update. He deviated from his usual route and routine and he went to a cash machine/ATM near a local garage (gas station). Aside from this being the most credible sighting, even his Father thinks it was likely him. By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. In pictures obtained by Page Six, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a private dinner at San Vicente Bungalows in Los Angeles . The last time I had a complete nights sleep I can barely remember. But the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Kevin claims, adding that the woman who reported the latter was not spoken to for six weeks. They did a puzzle together for an hour and then he watched some comedy shows on TV with his mother. In 2011, the family paid for a private company to search the River Thames. [17] Gosden exhibited no signs of depression and there were no indications that he had been subjected to bullying. [62] The tone of the statement suggested that the police believed Gosden may be still alive. Andrews father has described South Yorkshire Polices handling of the investigation as slow, chaotic and disorganised. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden, 14, at Kings Cross station who disappeared on . 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. [3] In January 2023, police confirmed that the investigations were still ongoing. [42] The Sony PSP 1000 had a DNAS authentication system allowing Sony to see when a PSP had connected to the internet. eyewitnesses started coming forward sharing alleged sightings. [32], At 8:30am, Gosden departed from the house and was seen heading down Littlemoor Lane, towards Westfield Park on a neighbour's CCTV. 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. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. CCTV footage of Andrew arriving at Kings Cross was not located until 27 days after he went missing, Kevin told the BBC. I don't think there was an official statement. I went to school with a lot of kids who were deaf and they could talk but they would lip read or sign as well. A police spokesperson said We can confirm we have seized numerous devices from the men which we expect to take between six and 12 months to analyse. Gosden's disappearance has featured in several media broadcasts and publications: One of Gosden's favourite television programmes was, Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 05:18, CCTV footage from King's Cross station, 14 September 2007, Missing Children: Lorraine Kelly Investigates, "Missing youth Andrew Gosden feared dead", "Andrew Gosden: Arrested men still under investigation a year later", "No end to mystery on son's 16th birthday", "Missing children: 'Andrew, just tell us you're alive', "A perfect son, a model family so what made him run away? . Yeah, specifically I think it was their description of his mannerisms that made the family think the sighting was credible. As well as featuring her case, the show delves into the story of Andrew Gosden. 58 comments. Why did he go to London? James and Michelle Butler: The Senseless Murder of 21-Year-Navy Veteran and Wife. This was the last known sighting of Deely. [35], On 11 January 2022, South Yorkshire Police said that on 8 December 2021, detectives had arrested two men, aged 38 and 45, on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking. Are you British? . When Andrew did not show up at school, his teachers did try to contact his parents. At 8.30am, Andrew can be seen leaving his home again. It has been 6 years since the last confirmed sighting of Andrew, which was captured on CCTV at London's King Cross station at around 11:20am on the same day. It is not known if the man and the author are the same person. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. I fear there will be no final end to this case. 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. It is also possible he may have dyed his hair a different colour or . So by the time the police in Doncaster knew Andrew had gone missing and been able to identify that he had got off at Kings Cross- note British Transport Police messed up failing to identify Andrew in the crowds. Its just so shocking because its completely out of the blue. When we found that he hadnt even been to school even tried to go to school that was even more worrying.. It's not confirmed it was really him. 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. Did Andrew have a strange way in how he talked or acted. It's a mystery that has baffled police for 13 years. 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. 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". 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 major theory in his case was that he chose to run away and there was some evidence to support this. According to the charity Missing People, someone is reported as missing every 90 seconds. Secondly, if I put myself in the shoes of a potential groomer, I think I would want to meet Andrew soon after he arrived. Or numerous other places - including Pizza Hut - on the way to Oxford Circus. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. 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