My son vanished on a gap year trip 29 years ago but I still think about it every day. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. [18][19], Gosden was said by his father to be absent-minded, not streetwise, and potentially vulnerable. When we found that he hadnt even been to school even tried to go to school that was even more worrying.. His family have said that he did not use the computer at home (the only computer belonged to his sister and she had only had it for 8 weeks), and that he had no online accounts for either his Xbox or PSP. The Pizza Hut was on Oxford Street which is around 2.6 miles or 4km and one hours walk from the train station. The Gosden family father Kevin, mother Glenys, sister Charlotte and Andrew were about to sit down to eat together on the evening of Friday 14 September 2007. One theory that has been discussed at length is that Andrew may have possibly been gay or struggling with his sexuality. When they called out to him to come and eat and he didnt emerge, they went to check on him. His dad said Andrew was kind of rushing around and saying he was going to be late that morning, so maybe he didn't. [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. It is possible that if this sighting was correct, that Gosden may have been . I can't understand why. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Maybe 5pm. [25](43 min 40 s) The family also looked into music concerts that Gosden might have gone to London to attend. Andrew Gosden (born 10 July 1993) is an English teenager who went missing following an unexplained journey to London, England. [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. In one he says there was an alleged sighting of Andrew in Pizza Hut Oxford street later on in the day he went missing. 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. [8] Gosden was known to his family as 'Roo'. Pizza Hut online order form page. I would be interested to listen/read what he said. He was featured on billboards and ads throughout the country. In 2008, a man showed up at a police station in Hertfordshire, England, saying he had information on the Andrew Gosden disappearance. 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. He could of gone to London for a few hours, looked around the shops, museums, could of bought something. He was on the Young Gifted and Talented Programme, which was designed to enhance the educational development of the top five percent of school pupils, and he had been expected to score straight A's in his GCSE examinations. . [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. 25 years after the MMR vaccine autism fraud, we're still dealing with the consequences, Parents jailed for manslaughter of daughter left to die in bedroom 'unfit for any animal', Remains of baby found in wooded area after search for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's child, Stop blindly believing or dismissing the Covid lab-leak theory - focus on the evidence, Oxford and Cambridge ban ChatGPT over plagiarism fears but other universities embrace AI bot, Waspi legal action over state pension age 'a waste', says expert as it continues to raise cash, UK could mass vaccinate chickens to prevent bird flu spreading between humans, The Witch Trials of JK Rowling makes sensible points. I believe Kevin Gosden has said that the lead wasn't followed up. [6][52] In 2009, two possible sightings were reported, one outside the Natural History Museum, the other in a pub in Southend. In 2018, someone sent info in about a conversation they had with a person named Andy Roo. [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. The boy has a band on his left wrist and is holding an over the shoulder bag, like Andrew was. It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasnt Andrews. Travel on buses was free for children at the time, so he could have used that method of transportation easily. He then walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31.40. [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). Kevin Gosden has said the polices handling of the investigation was too slow, too chaotic and disorganised. 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[11], After the initial CCTV trail went cold, the investigation moved on to trying to establish why Gosden had decided to go to London. I'm mystified as to why he'd go to that Pizza Hut. 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. It might not be confirmed about having to be at Oxford Street at 12pm. "[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. The Pizza Hut was on Oxford Street which is around 2.6 miles or 4km and one hours walk from the train station. [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. He was captured on his neighbours CCTV. [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. 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". Cheesecake does it for me. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. By the time that Andrew had been missing for one year, 122 possible sightings had been recorded. By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. [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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. No comments: Post a Comment. Had anyone seen this tiktok clip of a potential sighting in 2007? Andrew Gosden= Vanished? . You go round and round and round in circles with it, because you cant let go of that, he said. The older man's arrest was also connected with possession of child pornography. This was his usual routine and wouldnt have been out of the ordinary. [6], At the time of his disappearance, Gosden was eight days into the new school year after returning from the summer holidays. When his parents offered to replace it, he said he would prefer a new Xbox instead. We are in close contact with them and they ask that their privacy is respected as our investigation continues. In November 2008, a man went to a police station in the West Midlands. I don't think eating a pizza alone means anything. By the time anyone knew Andrew had actually got to London and, hadn't alighted the train at any of the stops in-between. Brandon Lawson The 911 call that led to a mysterious disappearance. In mid-September 2007, 14 year-old gifted and talented student Andrew Gosden skipped school and bought a one-way ticket to King's Cross railway station, a 170+ mile trip south from his home in South Yorkshire. The ticket seller later told police that she told Andrew that a return ticket was only 50 pence more but that he said he only wanted the one-way ticket. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. He did not seem to take the charger for the PSP, and he didnt take a coat or sweater either. They also sent the serial number of the PSP to Sony. He deviated from his usual route and routine and he went to a cash machine/ATM near a local garage (gas station). [25](43 min 30 s), A year after Gosden's disappearance, the head teacher at McAuley Catholic High School, Mary Lawrence, travelled to London with staff and pupils and distributed 15,000leaflets. 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. It just seems odd to me if he did arrange in advance to meet someone that he would eat lunch in a restaurant on his own. The stress took its toll on Kevin who had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. Andrew was very into music and his family looked into concerts that were happening in London at the time that he might have traveled to attend. Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. 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. We all equally well understand how difficult it could seem or feel to actually kind of make that contact. It's not confirmed it was really him. Andrew has been described by his family as a quiet, gentle and extremely intelligent boy. Andrew Gosden was your typical gifted kid. Press J to jump to the feed. [44] A woman reported a potential sighting Gosden on 17 October (a month after he disappeared) in Covent Garden: she spoke to a boy and stated that he looked like a boy she had seen on TV that was missing, but the boy denied that he was Gosden. He took out 200 pounds which was almost all of his money (he had 214 pounds but the machine would only dispense 20 pound notes). Very interesting indeed. It piqued the familys interest because their nickname for Andrew as a kid was Roo. 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.. I would really like a source for the time of this sighting. [32], At 8:30am, Gosden departed from the house and was seen heading down Littlemoor Lane, towards Westfield Park on a neighbour's CCTV. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. 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.. Email This BlogThis! You get cases like Madeline Mcann, Ben Needham were they get thousands to investigate. You dont know that theyre dead so you cant let go and cant go through a grief process. We initially thought something must have happened on the way to school. I guess it was floated that Andrew may have been too embarrassed to raise the issue of his sexuality (if it was an issue). 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? Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross in London a decade ago. He did not seem to socialize much outside of the school environment. 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 Carling Academy is within walking distance from Kings Cross station. It was only after they found him on CCTV that they were able to specify which T-Shirt (Slipknot). As a result, it harmed efforts to retrieve footage from the surrounding area. He gave details of a possible sighting of Andrew Gosden in Shrewsbury in November 2008. Well quite - or the Burger King diagonally opposite. 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. [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. Go over everything again. However, there is no evidence that Gosden attended this event or had any interest in YouTube. There was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day, and . In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. [25](14 min 50 s) The family ate together as usual, and they all washed the dishes afterwards. The more time he spent in London on his own the more opportunity there is for something to go wrong. Every day since his happy, bright son Andrew went missing aged 14, he has struggled to keep going. At 9.35am, Andrew got on the train to Kings Cross station. . One credible testimony came from an adult woman who claimed to see Andrew at a Pizza Hut on Oxford . Kevin has said there were 2 or 3 sightings in the first week that seemed credible. What a perfect storm of bad circumstances. This implied that they believed Andrew may have still been alive. Didn't they say the pizza(ham and pineapple)that Andrew ordered was what he normally got or was his fav?? Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. I believe this was the pizza hut Andrew went into that day. Eg, change his mind, go to the wrong place and fail to meet, tell someone why he was there who would later remember and tell the police. Interview everybody again, use fresh eyes. Andrews mother has said that on the day he disappeared, Andrew seemed irritable and that he had trouble getting moving for the day. He was captured on CCTV leaving the main entrance of the station at 11:25am. He was seen by a family friend. 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. Andrews parents have said that in the days before his disappearance, he did break his usual routine twice (he was only 8 days into the new school year at the time he vanished). 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.. [14], SYP asked the BTP to search the available CCTV footage within two days of Gosden being reported missing. Within three hours of Andrews disappearance, his family had produced missing person posters. 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. The South Yorkshire force said it asked British Transport Police (BTP) to search the CCTV footage within two days of Andrew going missing, but BTP could not pick him out from the crowds. [25](4 min 40 s), Gosden arrived at King's Cross station at 11:20am. They did this after they spoke to the ticket seller. [51], Later, other reported sighting locations included a park in Streatham, then further afield in South Wales, Birkenhead and Plymouth. Someone offered to send them money and Andy Roo said they did not have a bank account as they left home when they were 14. Police looked into this but the person has never been identified. 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. Secondly, if I put myself in the shoes of a potential groomer, I think I would want to meet Andrew soon after he arrived. Press J to jump to the feed. Andrews family and the police started to look into the possibility that Andrew had gone to London to meet someone who he had met online. Did he do sign language? [8] Three weeks later, CCTV footage at King's Cross was again reviewed by BTP and SYP, who identified Gosden. To mark the 10 year anniversary, police made some more appeals. She said that was unusual for him. His own family thought he had gone to school, that day. Years later, in 2017, Charlotte spoke to the media about discovering that Andrew was missing. Have never heard this before. 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. 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