"The night before Andrew went missing," says Kevin, "we lay on the floor and did a jigsaw. Finally, last year, I was contacted by someone who believed they may have had a conversation with Andrew online. 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. So could have been a hoax etc. Nor was Andrew found in Shrewsbury. My thoughts on Andrew Gosden's Disappearance Never skipped school before. Right, an artist's impression of what he might look like as an adult. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. (Response from Kevin Gosden) Basically it was a conversation asking for help with 200 rent after a partner had walked out. [1][58] No trace of Gosden was found during the search, though it did find another body.[59]. [25](14 min 50 s) The family ate together as usual, and they all washed the dishes afterwards. Then SiKTh were playing a rescheduled show at the Carling Academy in Islington, which would until their reunion in 2014 be the last to feature singer Mikee Goodman. He left the house at 8.05AM. Kevin has since driven around Lincoln handing out posters of Andrew. [6][52] In 2009, two possible sightings were reported, one outside the Natural History Museum, the other in a pub in Southend. Tuesday 11 January 2022 16:17, UK [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. [5][25](14 min 50 s), On the morning of his disappearance, Gosden had difficulty waking up and seemed particularly irritable. 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. He was last seen on CCTV footage at King's Cross Station in London later that morning. He was offered help but couldn't provide bank details as he had no account because "I left home when I was 14". 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. Andrew is one of many because every two minutes a child is reported missing in the UK - around 80,000 each year. The Sun Online has teamed up with charity Missing People for their Find Every Child campaign this year. 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. [39] Gosden's family and friends searched the area until nightfall. He also took his wallet, keys, and a PlayStation Portable console. 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. Andrew Gosden was, at the time of his disappearance, 5ft 3in tall, thin with light brown hair and brown eyes. Trivia and Games. 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. Unfortunately, the website had recently changed its systems and lost a lot of data, so they couldnt give us any user data. [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. How was he going to pay it back? "He was the sort of person who would listen a great deal but not say much. The only way to get into this show was by completing various contests and giveaways. 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. He was offered help but couldn't provide bank details as he had no account because "I left home when I was 14". "They asked us to keep it quiet while they did so. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. 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. [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. The users note currently reads, Hey, its Andrew from Doncaster. "[38], Charlotte and Gosden's father, Kevin, scouted Gosden's route to school and areas nearby, but found nothing. The aforementioned Mick Neville believes the possibilities of a connection between Andrew and Alex Sloley, a 16-year-old who went missing from London ten months after him, should be investigated. 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). For the families of those who have vanished, the statistics serve as a brutal. I Need to Know. [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. [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". The police tried everything on the chat provider but they could not trace it back. [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. 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.. He said he'd 'just felt like it'. We have decided to go ahead with a new age progressed image to 25 years old. Kevin struggles to find the words. Then, in 2017, a man came forward saying he had spoken to someone online called Andyroo, who lived in Lincoln and needed 200 to make rent. [3] In January 2023, police confirmed that the investigations were still ongoing. Gets to a local railway station. [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. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. I write it here when I don't think anyone would wanna hear me rant about it. And it had to be London. [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. In 2016, Gosden's parents appealed for information on the BBC's flagship current affairs television programme Panorama. [5] At around 7:00pm, the police were called. [12] Gosden tended to say little about his school life to his parents. CCTV Footage of Gosden the day he vanished. This ultimately led to the identification, arrest, and prosecution of her actual killer, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison. 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. [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. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The Sun Online has teamed up with charity Missing People for their Find Every Child campaign this year. 'Andyroo' said he didn't have a bank account because he'd left home when he was 14. He never left the house without leaving a note. 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. His dad said he then "vanished off the face of the Earth". Gosden's sister, Charlotte, stated: "It was just a complete panic. 30 Seconds to Mars were playing in town that evening. 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. 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. He said he'd '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. It's almost as unfortunate as the issue with the CCTV being neglected until it was too late. Twelve years later, his parents are trapped in an "endless cycle of horror" trying to figure out what happened to their son after he stepped off that train. By Brogan Maguire. You can help bring missing children home by texting find to 70660to donate 5. [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. [6] He had been a Cub Scout, but a few months before his disappearance told his father that he would no longer involve himself with the group. "Andrew was-slash-is very deep," says his father. It claimed that Andrew had been sighted in Shrewsbury. 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. You are using an out of date browser. 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. No other possessions were identified as missing. WATCHING the news, Andrew Gosden's tortured dad finds himself envying the parents of murdered kids. Case detail here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Andrew_Gosden. [25](26 min 30 s) Gosden's father stated that his son did not appear to have taken a sweatshirt or coat with him, and had also not taken the charger for his PSP. Instead, he went to an ATM, got out 200 (nearly all he had), and purchased a one-way train ticket from Doncaster to London. Initial searches in London focused on the Chislehurst and Sidcup areas, where the Gosden family have relatives. Source- thetimes.co.uk. There's a popular theory on Reddit, that Andrew got on the train that morning, from Doncaster to London King's Cross, to attend a concert. [16] Gosden's parents recalled that he returned from the summer school enthused about what he had been doing there. This is an in depth look at al. Family photos that have emerged in the years since his disappearance have seen him sporting T-shirts bearing the logos of Funeral for a Friend, Cradle of Filth and HIM. 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. It has a username thats a play on one of Andrews known nicknames (AndyRoo), the note lists his name and his location, and it plays into one of the more popular ideas surrounding the case (i.e., that he was privately working through his sexuality). Police. AndyRoo's extensive music background provides a solid basis for an album that . He also enjoyed visiting London's museums and exhibitions. 'Andyroo' said he didn't have a bank account because he'd left home when he was 14. [6] Gosden wore strong prescription glasses, is deaf in his left ear, and has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. Read about our approach to external linking. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. He took the train and was last seen on CCTV leaving King's Cross station in London. Nobody had ever requested footage from the tube station nearby. It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasn't Andrew's. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. [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. Andrew Gosden, who went missing in 2007. Other Games. It sounds like there might be something in it. Many thousands of Andrews use the common handle "Andyroo" online. 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. General Boards. Andrew, from Doncaster, South . DC. Muse are screening their Drones tour at national cinema chains on 12th July, 2 days from Andrew's birthday. 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. insensitive and exploitative the Daily Mail Today marks 15 years since the sad day Andrew got on that train to London for whatever reason. "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?"). 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