You go round and round and round in circles with it, because you cant let go of that, he said. By Izzy Hawksworth. When Andrew did not show up at school, his teachers did try to contact his parents. They also checked National Insurance for any activity. [39] That weekend, the police searched the bushes near the Gosdens' home in Doncaster, but found nothing. The last day Kevin Gosden would ever see his son. Andrew Gosden: Disappearance of London Teen. There were some reported sightings of Andrew at a Pizza Hut and at Covent Garden but the police were slack to follow these leads up. [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. The older man's arrest was also connected with possession of child pornography. Kevin said the morning his son left for school was just like any other. CCTV from commercial premises like restaurants, fast food places, shops. His parents and Charlotte thought that Andrew was in the cellar of their home, gaming. It is not known if the man and the author are the same person. [6][11] However, Gosden's family say that he did not socialise with his friends outside of school. 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. [6][52] In 2009, two possible sightings were reported, one outside the Natural History Museum, the other in a pub in Southend. They were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking. His school shirt and trousers were in the washing machine. CCTV footage of Andrew arriving at Kings Cross was not located until 27 days after he went missing, Kevin told the BBC. Having said that this doesnt really count for anything and its quite plausible that he did simply arrange to meet the person or people later. The picture shows Andrew Gosden, who went missing from Doncaster in 2007, as a 26-year-old man without glasses. Andrews father has described South Yorkshire Polices handling of the investigation as slow, chaotic and disorganised. Obviously this is all assuming the sighting was Andrew, which it might not be but I'm interested to know what you guys think. Did Andrew have a strange way in how he talked or acted. Email This BlogThis! In his bedroom, his parents found his school blazer and tie hanging over the back of a chair. Kevin received a tip from someone who said hed been talking to someone named Andyroo online who had been asking for money because his partner had walked out on him. Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. Why did he go to London? After a number of frantic phone calls, they discovered he had not been to McAuley Catholic High School that day. So you just stare at random strangers whilst they're trying to eat? [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. It said Andrew had been seen in Shrewsbury. But Kevin says he can empathise if Andrew is alive and finds it hard to reach out. 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). [50] On 19 September, it was reported that he appeared to have obtained warmer clothes. He had owned phones in the past but had lost them. . They have also said that he was happy in his own company but had a small group of close friends at school. The last known sighting of him was on CCTV leaving the station at 11.25am. 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 been from Doncaster or around that area and either promised Andrew a lift home or to get the train back with him. Then met someone later. There was also a sighting in Covent Garden that same . I don't think skipping breakfast has been mentioned, only that he left for school in his uniform on time that morning. 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Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross in London a decade ago. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had an evening out on the town! Gosden spent an hour making a jigsaw with his father. [23], Gosden owned a couple of mobile phones between the ages of ten and twelve but he rarely used them and subsequently lost them. Blog Archive 2023 (5) If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. 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. 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. [5] At around 7:00pm, the police were called. 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. That concert was meant to start at 4pm, giving plenty of time to get home from Kings Cross Station. But if it was him, he either was killing some time and eating before meeting with someone, or, just cruising London and then he became an easy target to someone during his sightseeing. Police arrested two men, aged 38 and 45 in regards to Andrews case. In 2018, someone sent info in about a conversation they had with a person named Andy Roo. [25](4 min 40 s)[30][31] Gosden was then captured on a neighbour's CCTV system returning home. Learn how your comment data is processed. Andrews family describe the teenager asquiet and gentle. He enjoyed reading, gaming and listening to music such as Slipknot, Muse and Funeral for a Friend. He was a deep character who did not get worked up. This was the last known sighting of Deely. On another interview, Kevin mentioned that Andrew made chit chat with a stranger, a lady in Covent Garden. In pictures obtained by Page Six, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a private dinner at San Vicente Bungalows in Los Angeles . There were other sightings from as far as South Wales. [43] The only PC in the house was his sister's laptop, which had only been in her possession for eight weeks. [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. [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. Something went wrong though and they dialled the wrong number and left a message on the wrong persons phone. The stress took its toll on Kevin who had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. A subreddit dedicated to discussion of missing British teenager Andrew Paul Gosden . There is no Pizza Hut in that part of town. Cheesecake does it for me. An officer was later sent to London to review the footage, and Andrew was then spotted. [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. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. 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. Or Hospital Scapegoat? Dad Kevin Gosden, 56, has paid tribute to his missing son Andrew Gosden who disappeared without a trace in September 2007. Andrews nickname was Roo and he is said to have been small for his age. It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasnt Andrews. [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. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross in London a decade ago. I truly believe he was at one of those concerts and would of needed extra clothes. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. Alan Murray who was sitting on a bench in the park. As I recall, the "sighting" had him sitting on his own. As the meal ordered would of fit with Andrews tastes and the attitude of the boy also fit. Andrews father has also described him as absent-minded, not streetwise and potentially vulnerable. Despite the possibility he was seen at Covent Garden and Pizza Hut on 523 Oxford Street. . [56] In November 2009, Kevin Gosden appealed to the gay community to help find his son. In 2011, the family paid for a private company to search the River Thames. [39] Gosden's family and friends searched the area until nightfall. What a perfect storm of bad circumstances. Youre just in a limbo the whole time.. 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. He was also very confident in using public transport in the city. 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. By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. The woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting was not interviewed for over 6 weeks. [45] Travel on buses was free for children at the time of Gosden's disappearance. It was only after they found him on CCTV that they were able to specify which T-Shirt (Slipknot). A pay as you go phone. [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. 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. 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. [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. Over the years, there have been dozens of unconfirmed sightings of Andrew from across the UK. [34] Gosden's father later stated that the purchase of a single ticket rather than a return did not seem strange to him, as Gosden knew numerous people in London with whom he could have stayed. [8] However, the CCTV footage from buses and the adjacent tube station was not requested by the authorities. Ive copied and pasted below what I wrote about this recently on another thread: If I was traveling across the country to meet someone, I would expect to go and meet them quite soon after getting off the train as that would be the purpose of my trip, I wouldnt be getting a train for a few hours to go and have lunch on my own, passing the time then meet them later. Andrews dad Kevin gave a statement following the developments: Obviously some fairly nasty scenarios start to play in your head but we put that to one side because its still under investigation and worrying doesnt get you anywhere., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Andrew_Gosden, https://web.archive.org/web/20210419233025/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-41041855. In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. 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). . Andrews family were the ones who tracked down CCTV footage of Andrew walking from his home on that day. However, the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Mr Gosden said, adding that the woman who . Strangely, hed left 100 of birthday money in his bedroom. Until that ticket seller came forward, no one had any clue he had left Doncaster, let alone gone to London. Andrew Gosden hasn't been seen since he went missing 11 years ago (Photo: Kevin Gosden) . He was given a new phone for his 12th birthday and ended up losing that one. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. 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. On 14 September 2007, the then 14-year-old walked out of the family home in Balby, Doncaster, boarded a train to London with a one-way ticket and was never seen by his family again. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at London's King's Cross station in 2007 . He said, see you later and that was the last conversation that I ever had with him. Aside from this being the most credible sighting, even his Father thinks it was likely him. Andrew's last credible sighting was in Pizza Hut at around 12:00 but the witness said that he was alone at the time so he probably would not have met up with anyone straight away. [64], In July 2018, to mark Gosden's 25th birthday, two updated age progression photographs were released by the family. I think he would have gone either way as it was nearly 12pm when he arrived in London so was probably hungry when he got there teenage boys are always hungry..he was apparently sighted in Pizza HutI still cant believe for all the stores and roads in london the cameras didnt see him anywhere past the train station exit..horrible lazy police investigation so much more could have been done. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. [9] His mother has stated that this was unusual as he was normally awake on time. . Last known image of Andrew Gosden, taken at 11:25 AM on 14 September 2007 . He was also a prize winning mathematician. The Pizza Hut was on Oxford Street which is around 2.6 miles or 4km and one hours walk from the train station. We are in close contact with them and they ask that their privacy is respected as our investigation continues. They did this after they spoke to the ticket seller. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. One was from Monday 17 September, and he was also apparently sighted the following day, sleeping in a park. This is the last confirmed sighting of him. Maybe 5pm. Campaign. 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 believe Kevin Gosden has said that the lead wasn't followed up. [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. [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. The Pizza Hut sighting was the day he left to London. [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. [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. 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. The more time he spent in London on his own the more opportunity there is for something to go wrong. The family say sometimes they would prefer to have found a body than deal with the agony of having no closure about whats happened to Andrew. [25](43 min 40 s) The family also looked into music concerts that Gosden might have gone to London to attend. Are you British? Kevin has said there were 2 or 3 sightings in the first week that seemed credible. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden, 14, at Kings Cross station who disappeared on . Did he do sign language? 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. The person said their boyfriend had left them and they needed money to cover rent. 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. 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. He said it was also the family who spoke to the rail employee at Doncaster station who sold Andrew his ticket, and a man who sat opposite him on the train as far as Peterborough. A mystery caller reported a sighting of the youngster through a police intercom box at Leominster Station in 2008 but left before . [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). I would be interested to listen/read what he said. The family believes the most plausible place him at Pizza Hut on Oxford Street on the day he went missing and later in Covent Garden. Obviously this is all assuming the sighting was Andrew, which it might not be but Im interested to know what you guys think. In 2007 businesses had CCTV. Someone might've been instructing him while staying out of camera range. [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. The Carling Academy is within walking distance from Kings Cross station. I know he was deaf in one ear, I don't know if he wore a hearing aid or some hearing device. I don't think there was an official statement. I dont think Ive ever read a time for the sighting, though. 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. [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. There was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day, and . Gallery. [49][44] Gosden was reportedly seen getting off a local train from Waterloo at Mortlake station on 19 September 2007 (five days after he disappeared) then possibly walking up Sheen Lane and along Upper Richmond Road. I think if it was him, and his family believes it was, that he was just hungry and saw his favorite food. Are you trying to locate the contents of his stomach? He then changed into casual clothes, consisting of a black Slipknot T-shirt and black jeans, and took a bag embellished with various patches of rock and metal bands. But I think if he family have reason enough to believe the Pizza Hut sighting to be genuine (They themselves went and spoke to the person who reported the sighting when it became clear the police weren't going to) then there must be something in it for them to have drawn the conclusion it was him. so that gives him the time frame to be there for 12pm. Neither the Shrewsbury sighting, nor whether it was the same man on both occasions (and if so why he did not wait at the police station), have ever been confirmed. 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. But, even after all these years, the family still cling to the hope Andrew might one day walk through the front door. . He was also wearing trainers, a watch on his left wrist and was carrying a black canvas satchel that had rock and metal band patches on it. [45] Furthermore, Kevin has claimed that the reported sightings of Gosden at a Pizza Hut and at Covent Garden were not followed up, and that the police did not speak to the woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting for six weeks. We all equally well understand how difficult it could seem or feel to actually kind of make that contact. [8] Three weeks later, CCTV footage at King's Cross was again reviewed by BTP and SYP, who identified Gosden. [8] Gosden's bank account has not been used since he made the withdrawal on the morning of 14 September 2007. In 2016, Gosden's parents appealed for information on the BBC's flagship current affairs television programme Panorama. Gosden did not use a computer at home, his father stated that Gosden did not have an e-mail address and had not set up an online account on either his Xbox or his PSP. 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[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. Secondly, if I put myself in the shoes of a potential groomer, I think I would want to meet Andrew soon after he arrived. I guess it was floated that Andrew may have been too embarrassed to raise the issue of his sexuality (if it was an issue). Pizza Hut online order form page. 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. [17] Gosden exhibited no signs of depression and there were no indications that he had been subjected to bullying. This was a 4 mile or 6.4km journey that would have taken him around 80 minutes, one way, to walk. 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. 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.. On September 14, 2007 which was a Friday, the family were about to sit down for dinner. On the morning of September 14 back in 2007 14-year-old Andrew Gosden didn't go to school, instead he boarded a train to London, and was never seen again.. Years later, in 2017, Charlotte spoke to the media about discovering that Andrew was missing. But with180,000 reported disappearances each year in the UK, many are never found and families can feel their appeals become forgotten over time. 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. He was featured on billboards and ads throughout the country. He was seen by a family friend. The only way to get into this show was by completing various contests and giveaways. How is this helpful? The depression, anxiety you get with it the post-traumatic stress aspect gives you nightmares, flashbacks. [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. Thirty Seconds to Mars played at the Brixton academy on the night he disappeared, and SikTh played a show at the Carling Academy. Having got the 9.35am train, he was captured on Kings Cross CCTV at 11.25am. [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. [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. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Newer Post Older Post Home. [25](14 min 50 s) The family ate together as usual, and they all washed the dishes afterwards. [18][19], Gosden was said by his father to be absent-minded, not streetwise, and potentially vulnerable. [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. The boy has a band on his left wrist and is holding an over the shoulder bag, like Andrew was. 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However, the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Mr Gosden said, adding that the woman who . 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. Andrews mother has said that on the day he disappeared, Andrew seemed irritable and that he had trouble getting moving for the day. He did not seem to socialize much outside of the school environment. He was a home bird, they say, who rarely left the house, and never without saying where he was going. [22] Gosden had light brown hair but was planning to dye it black before he disappeared. Gosden's parents telephoned his friends, who informed them that Gosden was not there and had not been at school that day. However, recently the family believe Lincoln may hold some answers. He also has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. 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