The last known sighting of Andrew Gosden with an age progression image of him (South . As it was in the evening, the intercom system was in use rather than a staffed reception. So could have been a hoax etc. The Andyroo name had been revealed at some point done the years though. 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.. For the families of those who have vanished, the statistics serve as a brutal reminder of the anguish they have faced while desperately trying to find a lost loved one. This lead was investigated by the family with help from HIM, but it did not produce any meaningful leads. (Response from Kevin Gosden) Basically it was a conversation asking for help with 200 rent after a partner had walked out. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. [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. He said he'd 'just felt like it'. Really, the best evidence that this account is nothing but a cruel joke is the note. [53] None of these sightings could be verified. 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. (Response from Kevin Gosden) Basically it was a conversation asking for help with 200 rent after a partner had walked out. "We always made a point of saying to them that it was their choice whether they wanted to go to church. EVERY two minutes a child is reported missing in the UK. Movies. If I remember correctly the police said investigating their electronic devices could take anywhere from 6 months to a year. "I get that when I see those missing posters.". [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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Andrew Gosden was an English boy who disappeared in 2007, when he was just fourteen, but it still only has around 2,700 subscribers as of this writing. Andrew Paul Gosden (born 10 July 1993)[1] disappeared from Central London on 14 September 2007 when he was aged 14. You would expect to see this thing on any site like thisAndyRoo or some variant is a common enough nickname for someone named Andrew. [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. 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. Andrew Paul Gosden was born on 10 July 1993. What's really interesting about this, is that our nickname for Andrew as a kid was 'Roo' Tech Support/Suggestions. www.dailymail.co.uk cuecard Well-Known Member Joined Mar 10, 2021 Messages 382 Reaction score 4,618 Jul 27, 2022 #603 [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. Though his parents are religious, Andrew stopped going to church 18 months before his appearance. This stood out to me because, when I first heard about this 'sighting', I assumed the chat provider was merely uncooperative or maybe they just didn't keep any logs. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to Gosden's disappearance. Andrew Gosden, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was 14 when he vanished in September 2007 after apparently travelling to London. What's really interesting about this, is that our nickname for Andrew as a kid was 'Roo', "The police made enquiries with the web admins," continues Kevin. Andrew Gosden. Nor was Andrew found in Shrewsbury. 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 hung his blazer on the back of a chair, changed into his regular clothes, picked up his wallet, keys and PSP console (though not the charger) and put them into the type of cloth satchel covered in patches of bands, obviously eternally beloved by young rock fans. 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. 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. 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. 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. The morning of his disappearance, he was seen leaving his home at approximately 8:30 AM, heading towards Westfield Park. He says it is the "biggest hint" it could be him as Roo was his childhood nickname. TWO men have been arrested over the disappearance of a 14-year-old boy who mysteriously vanished 15 years ago. A BBC Radio 4 appeal (about 3 minutes long) will be broadcast at 7.54am on December 18, 2022 on behalf of @missingpeople by Nicki Durbin, mother of Luke Durbin who went missing at the age of 19 from #Woodbridge ( #Suffolk) on May 12, 2006. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00 2 17 10 Show this thread [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. Kevin and Glenys immediately phoned friends and family asking if anyone had seen Andrew - later discovering he hadn't been to school that day. Strangely, he'd left 100 of birthday money in his bedroom back in Balby. 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. 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.. [43] The only PC in the house was his sister's laptop, which had only been in her possession for eight weeks. Nobody had ever requested footage from the tube station nearby. You can help bring missing children home by texting find to 70660to donate 5. Andrew had friends, but he didn't socialise with them all that much outside of school. [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. Unfortunately, the website had recently changed its systems and lost a lot of data, so they couldnt give us any user data. In 2016, Gosden's parents appealed for information on the BBC's flagship current affairs television programme Panorama. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Andrew_Gosden. 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. In May of 2011, a company specialising in at-sea-rescue, offered to perform a sonar search of the capital's river. I'm very surprised a total stranger would lend someone 200 for rent without knowing them. Andrew bought a one-way ticket to London and was last seen emerging from King's Cross station on CCTV at 11.25am. Now Playing and Upcoming Films. 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. [50] On 19 September, it was reported that he appeared to have obtained warmer clothes. He left the house at 8.05AM. The below is taken from The Missing Andrew Gosden Facebook page. "That horrible, panic-stricken, gut-wrenching feeling you have in that moment goes on and on and on forever for us. [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]. -West Dsm -Worked for the Dsm register. The dark shadow formed by his disappearance has cast over every aspect of the anguished family. Because of this, I regard any suggestion that Andrew Gosden was using Chat Hour at the time to be ridiculous. Trivia and Games. Baker's Dozen. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross train station in London Numerous devices were seized from two men arrested in the case of a teenager who went missing 14 years ago. He never left the house without leaving a note. It's insensitive and exploitative how the Daily Mail writes about Andrew's case. [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). ", News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. If this was an account that was being used regularly, youd probably expect them to have a profile picture as well. He also enjoyed visiting London's museums and exhibitions. [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. [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. [35] When Gosden failed to attend morning lessons at his school his teachers tried to contact his parents. General Discussion. Our contact offered to help, asked 'Andyroo' what he needed. Kevin struggles to find the words. Finally, last year, I was contacted by someone who believed they may have had a conversation with Andrew online. [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. [11], After the initial CCTV trail went cold, the investigation moved on to trying to establish why Gosden had decided to go to London. -3 min from a main highway. Hopefully we will all get answers soon. 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). In 2018 the Gosden family revealed that someone had sent them an online conversation with an individual and an unknown person with the username "Andy Roo". After four years with no answers, a company offered to perform a sonar search of the Thames - but in a gruesome twist, another body was discovered. (LogOut/ .the potential . Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. [12] Gosden tended to say little about his school life to his parents. [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. The chat was brief as a friend came round and bailed him out mid conversation. The way they word things minimizes the potential actual crimes. [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. [6][52] In 2009, two possible sightings were reported, one outside the Natural History Museum, the other in a pub in Southend. 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. [51], Later, other reported sighting locations included a park in Streatham, then further afield in South Wales, Birkenhead and Plymouth. It sounds like there might be something in it. Most of these accounts can be written off as being related on face value. "[38], Charlotte and Gosden's father, Kevin, scouted Gosden's route to school and areas nearby, but found nothing. Andrew, from Doncaster, South . [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. magazine. 2007 disappearance of 14-year-old in London, One of Gosden's favourite television programmes was, 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? "He was the sort of person who would listen a great deal but not say much. "The energetic debut album from AndyRoo is bursting with imagination and creativity. 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. and our [25](4 min 40 s)[30][31] Gosden was then captured on a neighbour's CCTV system returning home. "With this, someone has stuck the knife in but you have to walk around with it and it's always there, always hurting and getting twisted frequently and regularly. He'd obviously thought about it a great deal from several different angles before reaching his conclusion, "I think he was partly following Charlotte in stopping church," continues Kevin. General Boards. "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. He had a 100 per cent attendance record at school, was never bullied and loved metal music - counting Funeral for a Friend and Slipknot among his favourite bands. 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. Gosden's family considered the possibility that Gosden could have been struggling with his sexual orientation. Please see this post regarding our rules and if you think you've found Gosden somewhere online or off, report it anonymously to Missing People here who will share it with police. The Police were unable to link the conversation to a real person unfortunately, despite their best efforts, during which we kept it quiet at their request. "It raises the question on whether there is a serial killer on the prowl? DC. Tuesday 11 January 2022 16:17, UK On the last day his family saw him, Andrew woke late. [62] The tone of the statement suggested that the police believed Gosden may be still alive. It ticks all the boxes youd expect an account like this to tick, doesnt it? Mick Neville, retired head of the Metropolitan Police's Central Images Unit, has stated the "SiKTh theory" is plausible. "We just want to know what happened to our son before we die. Born on July 10th 1993 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Andrew Gosden was the light of his parents' lives. The Sun Online has teamed up with charity Missing People for their Find Every Child campaign this year. Andrew, who would be 29 now, returned from school to the family home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, while his parents were out before changing out of his uniform and withdrawing around 200 from. An early theory put forward by the family was that Gosden had decided to take in some of the sights. [8] Gosden's bank account has not been used since he made the withdrawal on the morning of 14 September 2007. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. It is believed the arrests were the first in the long-running case. "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. [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. The older man was also arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children, the force said at the time. Other Games. The father of Andrew Gosden said he cant afford to lose the hope that he will see his son again, on the 15th anniversary of his disappearance. 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](12 min 00 s) Gosden also left around 100 in cash that he had saved up from birthdays. However, there is no evidence that Gosden attended this event or had any interest in YouTube. He was last seen on CCTV leaving King's Cross station.Despite numerous national appeals for information in the years . On 12 September 2017, the police made a fresh appeal for information. The force - assisted by the Met - also arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking. The only way to get into this show was by completing various contests and giveaways. [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. [22] Gosden had light brown hair but was planning to dye it black before he disappeared. 'Andyroo' told him he needed 200 to make rent. The house had one computer, a laptop, a birthday present for Charlotte, but she'd only had it for eight weeks prior to Andrew's disappearance. Here's what is known about Andrew's disappearance. 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. [6], Gosden was a gifted student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School. [6] When his parents offered to replace the lost mobile phones he stated that he would prefer a new Xbox instead. He liked his own company. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. Here, his father tells us about the family's efforts to track him down. Family handout of 14-year-old Andrew Gosden (Image: PA Archive/PA Images) CCTV Footage of Gosden the day he vanished. [44] Gosden was known to have enjoyed London, and would visit the capital with his family to see his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends who lived there. There have also been "sightings" in Plymouth, South Wales, Southend and Birkenhead, though recently all efforts have looked to Lincoln for answers. 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. But perhaps even worse is the lack of support they are given - with officials and society assuming their child has run away. 2023 BBC. If you are away from home or thinking of leaving, or if you have information about a missing person or a missing loved one, call the charitys free and confidential 24/7 helpline on 116 000 or email 116000@missingpeople.org.uk. "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. [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. [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. This marks International Missing Childrens Day on May 25. 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. Not enough evidence? A 45-year-old man was held on suspicion of kidnap, human trafficking and the possession of indecent images of children. 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