[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. Police later appealed for him to get back in touch. Maybe 5pm. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. He was very, very close to Charlotte, his sister, and I think if hed had a worry or an issue that he wanted somebody to confide in it would have been her that hed done that with, but she knew nothing either. Find a store. 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. the family say the most plausible place him at Pizza Hut on Oxford Street on September . I love going to restaurants by myself. 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Andrew Gosden: Disappearance of London Teen. [4] Andrew Gosden's parents are both committed Anglican Christians, but had not baptised their children, as they did not want to impose their views on them. 58 comments. His sister also said that Andrew was lying in and she had to wake him, and his mum said he was grumpy. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to Gosden's disappearance. [8], There were additional unconfirmed sightings on Oxford Street on Monday 17 September,[44] and the next day, when Gosden was said to have been sleeping in a park in Southwark. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. 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. A woman sat next to him and she told police that he was quiet and was engrossed in his PSP. Even if he wasn't meeting anyone, he might have chosen Pizza Hut, Oxford Street to have lunch before going elsewhere. As far as reciepts and transactions, the person could have been anybody as names or any person is requested to buy pizza and it can be bought with cash. Here, his father talks about the hole his disappearance has left behind and his familys efforts to track him down. Alan Murray who was sitting on a bench in the park. [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. Celebrity. [6], Gosden was a gifted student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School. The last time I had a complete nights sleep I can barely remember. Or numerous other places - including Pizza Hut - on the way to Oxford Circus. Kevin fears he may have been snatched by a paedophile gang after bunking off school and taking a . Last known image of Andrew Gosden, taken at 11:25 AM on 14 September 2007 . It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasnt Andrews. [32], At 8:30am, Gosden departed from the house and was seen heading down Littlemoor Lane, towards Westfield Park on a neighbour's CCTV. 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. Boys have gone missing in the 60s, 80s with no CCTV. He was captured on his neighbours CCTV. 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). The age progression image above shows what Andrew could look like today. Kevin has said there were 2 or 3 sightings in the first week that seemed credible. 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](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. [3] In January 2023, police confirmed that the investigations were still ongoing. So by the time the police in Doncaster knew Andrew had gone missing and been able to identify that he had got off at Kings Cross- note British Transport Police messed up failing to identify Andrew in the crowds. 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.. I don't think there was an official statement. However the time was changed to 7pm, and people were asking if they would have time to get back to Kings Cross after the concert to get the last trains at 11-30pm. But nothing further has come of it. The Mystery of Missing People: A 5 News Tonight Special airs tonight on Channel 5 at 6.30pm. We all equally well understand how difficult it could seem or feel to actually kind of make that contact. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at London's King's Cross station in 2007 . "[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. 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. If I was left to figure out what my son was wearing from what was left in his room I couldn't say for sure that I could. At 9.35am, Andrew got on the train to Kings Cross station. His school shirt and trousers were in the washing machine. I have followed this case from day 1. [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. There was no real way to track Andrew via phone. [25](5 min 55 s) The midday temperature in London on that day was 19C (66F) (peaking at 21C (70F) at 4pm) which is considered to be warm weather in the UK. 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. The person offered him money, and was told he didnt have a bank account because hed left home when he was 14. [8] Gosden's bank account has not been used since he made the withdrawal on the morning of 14 September 2007. Don't think that could be traced at that time. The Pizza Hut sighting has not been confirmed. He was given a new phone for his 12th birthday and ended up losing that one. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. 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. [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. I still think he was going to the Sikth concert at the Carling academy near Kings Cross Station. A Londoner is likely caught on security camera over300 timesa day. You dont know that theyre dead so you cant let go and cant go through a grief process. 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. I fear there will be no final end to this case. By the time youve read this article, two people will have gone missing. There has been no activity on his bank account since he withdrew the 200 pounds on 14 September 2007. [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. You know, and say I am alive and well again, sorry for the decade plus of hell but I am okay.. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. The 2 men who were arrested in 2021 were let go. As a result, it harmed efforts to retrieve footage from the surrounding area. It was found that there was no record of any account being set up for the device or any communication being sent from it. It said Andrew had been seen in Shrewsbury. It has been 6 years since the last confirmed sighting of Andrew, which was captured on CCTV at London's King Cross station at around 11:20am on the same day. [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. Press J to jump to the feed. He was seen by a family friend. . Andrew arrived in Kings Cross at 11.20am. 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? Or was there something troubling him that he felt he couldn't tell us? Obviously this is all assuming the sighting was Andrew, which it might not be but I'm interested to know what you guys think [6] Gosden wore strong prescription glasses, is deaf in his left ear, and has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. Did he do sign language? [53] None of these sightings could be verified. I feel so behind, I never heard that update. 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. Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children with exercise bands, The mysterious vanishing of Nicola Bulley, Missing men - Bryce Borca, Dr Bolek Payan, George Musser and Teddy Egge, The Missing, Murdered and Reunited of Runaway Train, Murder by Neglect - the deaths of Lacey Fletcher and Valerie Wallach, Jennifer Fairgate and her briefcase of bullets. [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. [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 Gosden was 14 when he disappeared from outside King's Cross Station back in 2007 and he has never been heard from or seen since. He had been there many times with family members and he enjoyed going to museums and exhibitions. How is this helpful? However, by the time someone had come to take his information, hed gone. The family learned that at 8.05am on September 14, Andrew left home dressed in his school uniform and was seen walking across the local park to his bus stop. [63] This link was investigated by police but the person was not identified. Dad Kevin Gosden, 56, has paid tribute to his missing son Andrew Gosden who disappeared without a trace in September 2007. Andrews family have said they have kept his room how they left it and they have never changed the locks because Andrew is thought to have taken his keys with him. The older man's arrest was also connected with possession of child pornography. Initial searches in London focused on the Chislehurst and Sidcup areas, where the Gosden family have relatives. Someone might've been instructing him while staying out of camera range. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to the disappearance. [25](46 min 10 s), The Gosden family hypothesised that Gosden could have gone to London to attend a show by a band that he was known to be a fan of. I dont think I have heard Kevin say that, do you recall where you heard it? [14][13][15] The summer school was for children from all over the UK aged 1116 who were in the top 5% academically. Police believed that Andrew may have been travelling to attend the SikTh show and they appealed for anyone who had attended the gig and may have photos of Andrew in the background to come forward. Before leaving on the train, Andrew withdrew $200 from his bank account . [39] That weekend, the police searched the bushes near the Gosdens' home in Doncaster, but found nothing. [6][11] He was described as having a neutral attitude about school, hoping the upcoming school term would provide more of a challenge after having 'cruised' through his education thus far. [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. Back in Doncaster,it was the family who found CCTV of Andrew walking to the train station on the morning he went missing from a neighbours house, according to Kevin. Its just so shocking because its completely out of the blue.. Andrew has been described by his family as a quiet, gentle and extremely intelligent boy. Andrew then withdrew 200 of the214 in his bank account and bought his London ticket. Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. Gosden's family considered the possibility that Gosden could have been struggling with his sexual orientation. Posted by 4 months ago. Police are convinced that the man at the bank's gate was the exact one that followed Deely home. Didn't they say the pizza(ham and pineapple)that Andrew ordered was what he normally got or was his fav?? But in 2021, 14 years after he disappeared, two men were charged with suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Andrews case. It took police three weeks to pick Andrew out of the CCTV at the train station. It was quickly established that he had not taken his passport with him. 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. [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. [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). We will provide proactive updates as soon as we have them.. A woman reported sitting next to Gosden, whom she described as being quiet and engrossed in playing with his video game. Order carryout or delivery, login to your account, sign up for deals, and download our app! By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. 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