By Izzy Hawksworth. 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. [22] Gosden had light brown hair but was planning to dye it black before he disappeared. He was captured on the closed-circuit recording system of his neighbour. "AndyRoo's music inspires children's imagination. Seems strange that was the exact amount of money Andrew withdrew that morning. 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. It comes as news broke earlier this week of the arrests of two men, aged 45 and 38, in London on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking on December 8 last year. 4 possible sightings were received, but none were Andrew. It must be agonising. [62] The tone of the statement suggested that the police believed Gosden may be still alive. Unfortunately, the website had recently changed its systems and lost a lot of data, so they couldnt give us any user data. To take part, follow@missingpeopleor#TeamBigTweet on Twitter on Friday 24 May and retweet as many appeals as you can. [25](12 min 00 s) Gosden also left around 100 in cash that he had saved up from birthdays. Read about our approach to external linking. -West Dsm -Worked for the Dsm register. 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. I read elsewhere the following and wondered if there was anymore info like what site the chat took place on? The teenager, who would now be 28-years-old, left his home for . He took the train and was last seen on CCTV leaving King's Cross station in London. Though his parents are religious, Andrew stopped going to church 18 months before his appearance. Most of these accounts are most likely abandoned accounts, much like the hoaxer wanted their ersatz Andrew Gosden account to seem. 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. You are using an out of date browser. His family say this was out of character. Andrew Gosden (left) who went missing in 2007, aged 14. Kevin has since driven around Lincoln handing out posters of Andrew. Andrew's last known whereabouts were captured on surveillance camera when he arrived at London's King's Cross station. [34], At 9:35am Gosden was seen boarding the train to King's Cross station alone. However, there was no evidence for this. He has not been seen by his . The below is taken from The Missing Andrew Gosden Facebook page. 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. Andrew Gosden has been missing from Doncaster for almost 15 years - and now police have revealed they have made two arrests. He was offered help but couldn't provide bank details as he had no account because "I left home when I was 14". [17] Gosden exhibited no signs of depression and there were no indications that he had been subjected to bullying. Many thousands of Andrews use the common handle "Andyroo" online. If this was an account that had been abandoned, you would probably expect them to have deleted the note as well. 2023 BBC. "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?"). Friday the 14th of September, 2007. [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. ", Seven passengers rushed to hospital after 'severe turbulence' on flight, Shanquella Robinson's family rips officials after her death in Mexico, Gabby Petito's family claim cop knew Laundrie was threat in lawsuit update, Jury inspect eerie Murdaugh murder scene where mom & son were executed, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, His poster has appeared all over the country but there is still no trace of him, The Sun wants to find these missing kids, watch the video to see if you can help. 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. Initial searches in London focused on the Chislehurst and Sidcup areas, where the Gosden family have relatives. [25](4 min 40 s)[30][31] Gosden was then captured on a neighbour's CCTV system returning home. By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy & to receive electronic communications from Vice Media Group, which may include marketing promotions, advertisements and sponsored content. [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. 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. [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. Thousands of people walk past Andrew's face every day - his smile blown up on posters on billboards, train platforms and along major roads. I have sent 2 Freedom of Information requests to the Police for the CCTV footage of Andrew on the day he went missing in the hope that seeing his gait might help someone recognise him now. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. [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. By the time an officer arrived to take the details, the man had left. [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. Theres no evidence to suggest he had much of a social media presence at the time. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [8] Three weeks later, CCTV footage at King's Cross was again reviewed by BTP and SYP, who identified Gosden. "Andrew was too clever by half," remembers Kevin. The Roo nickname was in one of the first national news stories on Andrews disappearance back in 2007. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-perfect-son-a-model-family-so-what-made-him-run-away-wrrdtmv87rd. On the last day his family saw him, Andrew woke late. Andrew went to his room, took off his uniform and put it in the washing machine. 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 [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 service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. 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. The handle was andyroo - not many people know we called him roo for years as he is little and bouncy. [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. Each day this week, we will speak to a different family who have been affected by a childs disappearance. (LogOut/ 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. He seemed to be going through a quiet phase, which we assumed would alter in due course. Instead, he went to an ATM, got out 200 (nearly all he had), and purchased a one-way train ticket from Doncaster to London. Andrew bought a one-way ticket to London and was last seen emerging from King's Cross station on CCTV at 11.25am. Don't believe that was Andrew. [39] The CCTV image of Gosden leaving the main concourse at King's Cross was circulated in the media accompanied by a close up of his right ear, which has a distinctive double ridge. "[35], Gosden's family were critical of the police's decision to concentrate on investigating the family rather than requesting CCTV footage beyond Kings Cross during the initial stages of the investigation. 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. This video answers the question: Can I analyze the disappearance of Andrew Gosden?Support Dr. Grande on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/drgrandeSubscribe to. 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. [48] Gosden's family believe the most plausible sighting to be one which placed Gosden at the Pizza Hut on Oxford Street (2.6 miles (4 km), 1 hour's walk from Kings Cross) on the day he went missing. Andrew is one of many because every two minutes a child is reported missing in the UK - around 80,000 each year. 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. "We always made a point of saying to them that it was their choice whether they wanted to go to church. [11], After the initial CCTV trail went cold, the investigation moved on to trying to establish why Gosden had decided to go to London. Andrew has been missing from his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, since 14 September 2007. [8] Gosden was known to his family as 'Roo'. The ANDYROO MOVIE: Directed by Andrew Flinders. His McAuley Catholic High School blazer and tie were hanging neatly over the back of a chair in his bedroom and his shirt and trousers were in the washing machine. [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. Much like Madeleine's photo showed her to have the rare eye defect coloboma, Andrew had a unique physical trait too, a double ridge on his right ear. Hopefully we will all get answers soon. 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. [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. It's insensitive and exploitative how the Daily Mail writes about Andrew's case. In fact, I think its so unlikely that it can be written off as basically impossible. He says it is the "biggest hint" it could be him as Roo was his childhood nickname. He said he'd 'just felt like it'. Trying to work out if Im gay or not.. This is a big ask, so may not happen, but I shall let you know if something is able to go ahead. The police tried everything on the chat provider but they could not trace it back. [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]. [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. Andrew Paul Gosden (born 10 July 1993) disappeared from Central London on 14 September 2007 when he was aged 14. [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. Just two examples of mistakes within an investigation which is littered with police errors and terrible luck. The only way to get into this show was by completing various contests and giveaways. 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. CCTV Footage of Gosden the day he vanished. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. The ANDYROO MOVIE Is 2 Hours of the BEST MUSIC You've Ever HEARD and the COOLEST THINGS You've Ever SEEN. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. [11] Gosden's father said there were two or three sightings within the first week of the disappearance that seemed credible, partly because of the way the witnesses claimed Gosden spoke to them. [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. [29] Instead of taking the school bus, Gosden diverted from his usual route and walked to a cash machine at a local garage. This year, his and his family's nightmare will be 11 years long. Thanks so much for your support as always, Kevin xxx, SECTION 2 (Question about point 7) If you were told he was working in a shop then why didn't they say which shop? Father of missing Andrew Gosden reveals 'huge hole' in his life 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. You can help bring missing children home by texting find to 70660to donate 5. The last known sighting of Andrew Gosden with an age progression image of him (South . 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. He got the train at 9.35AM. Nobody had ever requested footage from the tube station nearby. 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.". And lets be real: nobodys reading this blog so regularly that a shit storm will start the moment this post is published. [46] Mick Neville, retired head of the Metropolitan Police's Central Images Unit, believed the SikTh theory to be plausible. On that day, Gosden left his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, withdrew 200 from his bank account and bought a one-way ticket to London from Doncaster station. Heartbreaking reading his familys media post regarding his recent birthday. The DevAndyroo man has been brought up many times since the Andyroo Lincoln story came to light in 2018, and people have even spoke to Andrew's dad about it. Teachers at McAuley Catholic High School believed he was a shoe-in for Cambridge. But now. The ANDYROO MOVIE! His debut children's album "Welcome to the AndyRooniverse" was recorded in part at the #1-ranked children's museum in the United States - the Children's Museum of Houston. For more information, please see our (Response from Kevin Gosden) Basically it was a conversation asking for help with 200 rent after a partner had walked out. 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). Andrew didnt have a mobile phone ("He had a couple aged ten to 12," says Kevin. The users note currently reads, Hey, its Andrew from Doncaster. DC. 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. [9][10] Gosden was described as a prize-winning mathematician who seemed destined for Cambridge. [14], SYP asked the BTP to search the available CCTV footage within two days of Gosden being reported missing. 16th Sep 2022, 8:00am. 12th Jan 2022, 10:21am. The way they word things minimizes the potential actual crimes. Film General. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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.. General Discussion. . 'Andyroo' told him he needed 200 to make rent. There are a few other accounts with similar usernames, of course. 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. [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. "Andrew's is the case that proves this can happen to anyone, don't think you're immune.". But those bits of info seemed a bit too close not to try following up. At a quick glance he does look like him, but if you look closer, you can see his features are different to Andrew Gosden's. 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. 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. Gets to a local railway station. Lauren Ramsey. "I get that when I see those missing posters.". [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going.
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