[45] Travel on buses was free for children at the time of Gosden's disappearance. [23], Gosden owned a couple of mobile phones between the ages of ten and twelve but he rarely used them and subsequently lost them. [61] A statement on the South Yorkshire Police Facebook page said police were, or had been, investigating requests for similar optical prescriptions to Gosden's, requesting documents from the Passport Office or National Insurance and circulating Gosden's DNA, fingerprints, and dental and health records. This was a 4 mile or 6.4km journey that would have taken him around 80 minutes, one way, to walk. 58 comments. . 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.. According to the charity Missing People, someone is reported as missing every 90 seconds. [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. The last known sighting of Andrew Gosden with an age progression image of him (South . One major theory in his case was that he chose to run away and there was some evidence to support this. 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. They left a message on the phone number that they had in their system. Fort Valley State University student Missing Where is Anitra Gunn? I don't think skipping breakfast has been mentioned, only that he left for school in his uniform on time that morning. There is no Pizza Hut in that part of town. At the end of January 2022, police released another update. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to the disappearance. eyewitnesses started coming forward sharing alleged sightings. 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. Maybe 5pm. [17] Gosden exhibited no signs of depression and there were no indications that he had been subjected to bullying. A woman sat next to him and she told police that he was quiet and was engrossed in his PSP. [21] His teachers characterised him as a shy, quiet young man who was mature beyond his years. [25](53 min 30 s), In June 2018, the Gosden family said that someone had reported an online conversation with a person with the user name 'Andy Roo' who claimed that their boyfriend had left them and they needed 200 to cover rent. That would give him a good 5 hours to have some food and even go to HMV for a band signing. The person said their boyfriend had left them and they needed money to cover rent. It is often presumed to be midday. As I recall, the "sighting" had him sitting on his own. [40], Days after the disappearance, the family travelled to London and handed out flyers and posters in the vicinity of anywhere they felt Gosden would have had an interest in visiting, especially museums and exhibitions. Police appealed for the man to get back in touch with them. I fear there will be no final end to this case. The way this is presented on various videos is that the Pizza Hut is practically next door to Kings X, but in reality - if he didn't take the tube, which seems likely, it's between 30-45 minutes walk from Kings Cross to the site of the former Pizza Hut at Oxford Circus. The schoolboy was seen on CCTV that morning at Kings Cross station, and possibly spotted in two other places in the capital, but thenin the words of his father Kevin, he apparently just disappeared off the face of the Earth. This was his usual routine and wouldnt have been out of the ordinary. His last confirmed sighting was captured on CCTV as he exited the train station. There was also a sighting in Covent Garden that same . He then changed into casual clothes, consisting of a black Slipknot T-shirt and black jeans, and took a bag embellished with various patches of rock and metal bands. [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. The family believes the most plausible theory places him at Pizza Hut on Oxford Street on the . 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 . He told his parents that he had walked home from school instead of taking the bus. Gosden spent an hour making a jigsaw with his father. This was the last known sighting of Deely. [53] None of these sightings could be verified. But nothing further has come of it. I believe Kevin Gosden has said that the lead wasn't followed up. 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). He gave details of a possible sighting of Andrew Gosden in Shrewsbury in November 2008. 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. He withdrew 200 from his bank account, bought a one-way train ticket to . Did he do sign language? Andrew arrived in Kings Cross at 11.20am. i has contacted South Yorkshire police for comment. Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. Instead he had left the house at 8.05am but then gone to a park and waited for his family to leave before returning home, where the rock fan changed intoa pair of jeans and a Slipknot T-shirt and headed out the door. I know he was deaf in one ear, I don't know if he wore a hearing aid or some hearing device. Last known image of Andrew Gosden, taken at 11:25 AM on 14 September 2007 . There have also been sightings in Plymouth, South Wales, Southend and Birkenhead. [63] This link was investigated by police but the person was not identified. Along these lines, Andrews father said that he initially suspected Andrew may have gone to London to do something and that he would seek forgiveness later rather than ask permission.. 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There were numerous reported sightings of Gosden on the day - including at a Pizza Hut restaurant a mile away from King's Cross. It was found that there was no record of any account being set up for the device or any communication being sent from it. Andrews family describe the teenager asquiet and gentle. They found his school blazer and tie hanging over the back of a chair and his shirts and trousers were in the washing machine. "The night before Andrew went missing," says Kevin, "we lay on the floor and did a jigsaw. No other possessions were identified as missing. I don't think there was an official statement. Did Andrew have a strange way in how he talked or acted. It has been 10 months now, and no word. The stress took its toll on Kevin who had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. One theory that has been discussed at length is that Andrew may have possibly been gay or struggling with his sexuality. Interview everybody again, use fresh eyes. 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. How is this helpful? It takes about 40 minutes to walk to Oxford Street, why not use the underground? Or Soho Astoria where Less than Jake where playing. Secondly, if I put myself in the shoes of a potential groomer, I think I would want to meet Andrew soon after he arrived. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. Then met someone later. [51], Later, other reported sighting locations included a park in Streatham, then further afield in South Wales, Birkenhead and Plymouth. ", By sound of it, not much was followed up. On 12 September 2017, the police made a fresh appeal for information. He just seemed completely his usual self, said Kevin. Police later appealed for him to get back in touch. [43] The only PC in the house was his sister's laptop, which had only been in her possession for eight weeks. Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. This explains how elaborate Andrew was with maneuvering around in adjacent to camera times in london, how he set up his clothes in the washer, left his charger, emptied his bank account, and refused to buy a return ticket for only 50p. I believe they had an intercom system there as the station was unmanned at the time. [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. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. [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. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It is possible that he had a hoody or a jacket in his bag that the family didn't know he had or had forgotten about. [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. At 8.30am, Andrew can be seen leaving his home again. [68][69] Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. He wore strong prescription glasses and is deaf in his left ear. We all equally well understand how difficult it could seem or feel to actually kind of make that contact. By the time anyone knew Andrew had actually got to London and, hadn't alighted the train at any of the stops in-between. What a perfect storm of bad circumstances. Yorkshire as woman urges others to come forward with sightings. This was never followed up on. 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. Initial searches in London focused on the Chislehurst and Sidcup areas, where the Gosden family have relatives. [9] His mother has stated that this was unusual as he was normally awake on time. Disappearance of Andrew Gosden Posted by J.T. [18][19], Gosden was said by his father to be absent-minded, not streetwise, and potentially vulnerable. The family say sometimes they would prefer to have found a body than deal with the agony of having no closure about whats happened to Andrew. He also took his wallet, keys and his Playstation Portable. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. The family tried to file a missing person report with the South Yorkshire Police. . He was a deep character who did not get worked up. I would be interested to listen/read what he said. 78. The only thing I can find is that they just thought his mannerisms were similar, not if he was alone or with someone etc. It is not known if the man and the author are the same person. 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. He planned to attend Cambridge University. His parents found his passport in the home after he vanished, as well as 100 pounds in cash that he had saved up. He excelled at all of his classes and held a lot of . 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 teenager, from Doncaster, was last seen on CCTV footage leaving Kings Cross Station that morning and his devastated family are still asking for answers many years later. [25](4 min 40 s)[30][31] Gosden was then captured on a neighbour's CCTV system returning home. [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 is also possible he may have dyed his hair a different colour or . If he is gay, we do not have any issue with it, he is loved unconditionally by both my wife and I and his sister. Something went wrong though and they dialled the wrong number and left a message on the wrong persons phone. [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". Email This BlogThis! In 2007 businesses had CCTV. His sister also said that Andrew was lying in and she had to wake him, and his mum said he was grumpy. As of October 2022, Andrew remains missing. 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. You know, and say I am alive and well again, sorry for the decade plus of hell but I am okay.. 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. [6] When his parents offered to replace the lost mobile phones he stated that he would prefer a new Xbox instead. I feel so behind, I never heard that update. [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. Something happened around that area from King's Cross by foot because he was not spotted at the London Underground. 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. I would assume he wanted to get the first train he could out of his area, once his parents had left for work, so he wouldn't be discovered wagging school. [39] That weekend, the police searched the bushes near the Gosdens' home in Doncaster, but found nothing. Then this case about a poor lad of 14 who goes missing in 2007 you hardly hear anything. The Pizza Hut was on Oxford Street which is around 2.6 miles or 4km and one hours walk from the train station. HoweverI still think the location was nothing more than the closest place to eat, and as for eating alone, again I think that was simply because he was out alone. . Andrew Gosden hasn't been seen since he went missing 11 years ago (Photo: Kevin Gosden) . We will provide proactive updates as soon as we have them.. Thirty Seconds to Mars played at the Brixton academy on the night he disappeared, and SikTh played a show at the Carling Academy. It took police three weeks to pick Andrew out of the CCTV at the train station. He was alone. ", "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. It was just a complete panic. [14] Kevin Gosden and the wider family were cleared of any involvement. Youre just in a limbo the whole time.. was he being groomed, tjought he was meeting someone his age in London?. Police searched computers from Andrews school and the local library and they found there was no trace of any activity by Andrew. A Londoner is likely caught on security camera over300 timesa day. Or numerous other places - including Pizza Hut - on the way to Oxford Circus. Or was there something troubling him that he felt he couldn't tell us? [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. 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