Gosden spent an hour making a jigsaw with his father. I would really like a source for the time of this sighting. But only Charlotte emerged from her room when the shout went out that dinner was ready. He was a deep character who did not get worked up. Police arrested two men, aged 38 and 45 in regards to Andrews case. 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). He also took his wallet, keys and his Playstation Portable. One was from Monday 17 September, and he was also apparently sighted the following day, sleeping in a park. It took police three days to confirm that Andrew had travelled to London. He excelled at all of his classes and held a lot of . CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. Over the years, there have been dozens of unconfirmed sightings of Andrew from across the UK. There were numerous reported sightings of Gosden on the day - including at a Pizza Hut restaurant a mile away from King's Cross. 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. Blog Archive 2023 (5) Andrews father has also described him as absent-minded, not streetwise and potentially vulnerable. "[38], Charlotte and Gosden's father, Kevin, scouted Gosden's route to school and areas nearby, but found nothing. He withdrew 200 from his bank account, bought a one-way train ticket to . On December 8, 2021 a HUGE break was made in the case. 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. By the time youve read this article, two people will have gone missing. Years later, in 2017, Charlotte spoke to the media about discovering that Andrew was missing. 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. It is also entirely possible the person met him at Pizza Hut, but we may never know. 16th Sep 2022, 8:00am. "The night before Andrew went missing," says Kevin, "we lay on the floor and did a jigsaw. I even got in touch with a You Tuber to get in touch with Kevin and do an interview, which he did. But in 2021, 14 years after he disappeared, two men were charged with suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Andrews case. Are you British? Press J to jump to the feed. After a number of frantic phone calls, they discovered he had not been to McAuley Catholic High School that day. [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. [27], At 8:05am[28] Gosden left his house and was witnessed walking across the local park (Westfield) to his usual bus stop by family friend Rev. [56] In November 2009, Kevin Gosden appealed to the gay community to help find his son. [18][19], Gosden was said by his father to be absent-minded, not streetwise, and potentially vulnerable. He also has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. On September 14, 2007 which was a Friday, the family were about to sit down for dinner. 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. All rights reserved. I truly believe he was at one of those concerts and would of needed extra clothes. It is natural. Did he do sign language? [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 did not seem to take the charger for the PSP, and he didnt take a coat or sweater either. HoweverI still think the location was nothing more than the closest place to eat, and as for eating alone, again I think that was simply because he was out alone. It is possible that if this sighting was correct, that Gosden may have been . I feel so behind, I never heard that update. [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. There was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day, and . Newer Post Older Post Home. 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. [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. [9] His mother has stated that this was unusual as he was normally awake on time. Andrew took part in the governments Young, Gifted & Talented Programme for high-achieving students. CCTV footage of Andrew arriving at Kings Cross was not located until 27 days after he went missing, Kevin told the BBC. [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. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. I still think he was going to the Sikth concert at the Carling academy near Kings Cross Station. . In his bedroom, his parents found his school blazer and tie hanging over the back of a chair. 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. According to civil rights group Liberty, the country has5.9 million CCTV cameras. After the BBC featured the case onThe One Show, the programme received an anonymous letter from someone claiming to be the man from Leominster Police Station. Andrew Gosden= Vanished? Initial searches in London focused on the Chislehurst and Sidcup areas, where the Gosden family have relatives. 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. Even if he wasn't meeting anyone, he might have chosen Pizza Hut, Oxford Street to have lunch before going elsewhere. [14] Kevin Gosden and the wider family were cleared of any involvement. [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. That would give him a good 5 hours to have some food and even go to HMV for a band signing. Vanished: Heidi Broussard (33) and Margot Carey (2wks). He then walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31.40. However, by the time someone had come to take his information, hed gone. [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. At Around 11:25AM, Andrew Gosden was seen on CCTV leaving London's King Cross Station, this was the last time he was ever seen. Ive not heard anymore about them. 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. It took police three weeks to pick Andrew out of the CCTV at the train station. Why did he go to London? [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. His father said they have no idea why he would want to leave. He liked reading his favorite books were The Lord of the Rings and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. It is not known if the man and the author are the same person. The picture shows Andrew Gosden, who went missing from Doncaster in 2007, as a 26-year-old man without glasses. He planned to attend Cambridge University. 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. 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. 58 comments. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. [8] Gosden's bank account has not been used since he made the withdrawal on the morning of 14 September 2007. Andrew then withdrew 200 of the214 in his bank account and bought his London ticket. In 2007, 14 year-old Andrew Gosden disappeared, having travelled from South Yorkshire down to London - without anyone knowing why. Another detail is that the woman in Pizza Hut said that the boy she served ordered a Ham and pineapple pizza which is what Kevin said that Andrew would've ordered.. Oh! Reportedly, police did not talk . An officer was later sent to London to review the footage, and Andrew was then spotted. It was quickly established that he had not taken his passport with him. . It might not be confirmed about having to be at Oxford Street at 12pm. [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. By the time anyone knew Andrew had actually got to London and, hadn't alighted the train at any of the stops in-between. [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. Certain things were correct in the scenario and gives us a greater knowledge of how far away he got. I'm mystified as to why he'd go to that Pizza Hut. They did this after they spoke to the ticket seller. When we found that he hadn't even been to school even tried to go to school that was even more worrying. The night of his disappearance, Thirty Seconds to Mars played the Brixton Academy[25](45 min 50 s) and SikTh played a rescheduled farewell show at the Carling Academy. [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]. Andrew Gosden was a gifted mathematics student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School, who was on a government-sponsored programme to stretch the top five per cent of school pupils . At the end of January 2022, police released another update. He had owned phones in the past but had lost them. Thirty Seconds to Mars played at the Brixton academy on the night he disappeared, and SikTh played a show at the Carling Academy. In pictures obtained by Page Six, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a private dinner at San Vicente Bungalows in Los Angeles . His father has said that the night before Andrew left was uneventful. 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. The SikTh gig was originally scheduled for 4:00pm on 7 July and was to be the last show with the original vocalist, making it a unique event. Disappearance of Andrew Gosden Posted by J.T. [6][13], Gosden was interested in video games and metal bands. Furthermore, according to Kevin Gosden, police did not follow up on potential sightings of Andrew, one placing the teenager at a Pizza Hut and one at Covent Garden. [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. Andrew Gosden was born on July 10, 1993, to his parents, Kevin and Glenys Gosden, who both worked as speech therapists in Balby a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. In my heart, I still think his disappearance was a spur-of-the-moment thing. [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. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. As I recall, the "sighting" had him sitting on his own. The sighting at Pizza Hut sounds plausible as you would want to grab something to eat and relax at lunch time. Despite numerous national appeals for information in the years following his disappearance, Gosden's reason for travelling to London that day, and his subsequent fate, have not been established. [62] The police undertake annual checks on John Does in hospital. Andrews 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. The family tried to file a missing person report with the South Yorkshire Police. Andrews father has described South Yorkshire Polices handling of the investigation as slow, chaotic and disorganised. 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. Didn't they say the pizza(ham and pineapple)that Andrew ordered was what he normally got or was his fav?? Learn how your comment data is processed. [6], Gosden was a gifted student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School. [8] Three weeks later, CCTV footage at King's Cross was again reviewed by BTP and SYP, who identified Gosden. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It said Andrew had been seen in Shrewsbury. Are you trying to locate the contents of his stomach? In one he says there was an alleged sighting of Andrew in Pizza Hut Oxford street later on in the day he went missing. As well as featuring her case, the show delves into the story of Andrew Gosden. His parents and Charlotte thought that Andrew was in the cellar of their home, gaming. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. A pay as you go phone. Did Andrew have a strange way in how he talked or acted. [5] Prior to his disappearance, Gosden had not been to church for eighteen months. I believe they had an intercom system there as the station was unmanned at the time. [11], After the initial CCTV trail went cold, the investigation moved on to trying to establish why Gosden had decided to go to London. [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. Kinda sus, its a very 14 year old place to eat in london. [65] It was also announced that the band Muse would help publicise the campaign to find Gosden. But nothing further has come of it. [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. 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