He was a deep character who did not get worked up. Andrews father has also described him as absent-minded, not streetwise and potentially vulnerable. Kevin fears he may have been snatched by a paedophile gang after bunking off school and taking a . He enjoyed reading, gaming and listening to music such as Slipknot, Muse and Funeral for a Friend. They did a puzzle together for an hour and then he watched some comedy shows on TV with his mother. There was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day, and . In 2018, someone sent info in about a conversation they had with a person named Andy Roo. 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. He planned to attend Cambridge University. . 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. A woman reported sitting next to Gosden, whom she described as being quiet and engrossed in playing with his video game. He also has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. was he being groomed, tjought he was meeting someone his age in London?. Everything was missed, never followed up, I know the police could have evidence or things of interest that they cannot divulge, but surely after this amount of time I would think it should be looked at again from the start. Andrew Gosden was your typical gifted kid. They also sent the serial number of the PSP to Sony. Strangely, hed left 100 of birthday money in his bedroom. The Pizza Hut sighting was the day he left to London. 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. Newer Post Older Post Home. No comments: Post a Comment. This was never followed up on. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. 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. The report said that Kevin thought the manner of speaking did sound like Andrew and, along with the description of the boy, the family thought this sighting the most credible. However, the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Mr Gosden said, adding that the woman who . They had not baptised their children though as they didnt want to impose their views on them. It is also possible he may have dyed his hair a different colour or . Two men . . . By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasnt Andrews. At 9.35am, Andrew got on the train to Kings Cross station. 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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. His parents and Charlotte thought that Andrew was in the cellar of their home, gaming. 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Initially he was listed as wearing black trousers and a black T-shirt. 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. Have never heard this before. It is possible that if this sighting was correct, that Gosden may have been . I worry about who else he may have spoken to, and to me it gives weight to the random encounter theory. the family say the most plausible place him at Pizza Hut on Oxford Street on September . [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. "The night before Andrew went missing," says Kevin, "we lay on the floor and did a jigsaw. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. [25](43 min 40 s) The family also looked into music concerts that Gosden might have gone to London to attend. You need to eat and be warm. It said Andrew had been seen in Shrewsbury. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross train station in London Two men arrested after a Doncaster boy vanished in London 15 years earlier remain under investigation, police say. [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. Despite the possibility he was seen at Covent Garden and Pizza Hut on 523 Oxford Street. It was 15 years ago that South Yorkshire teenager Andrew Gosden, pictured, headed off from home, thought to be heading to school. Andrew was 14-years-old when he went missing on September 14, 2007, from Balby in Doncaster after he left home for school. [51], Later, other reported sighting locations included a park in Streatham, then further afield in South Wales, Birkenhead and Plymouth. I find it peaceful. 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.. 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. Andrew Gosden hasn't been seen since he went missing 11 years ago (Photo: Kevin Gosden) . Pizza Hut 523 Oxford Street London. [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. [17] Gosden exhibited no signs of depression and there were no indications that he had been subjected to bullying. But, even after all these years, the family still cling to the hope Andrew might one day walk through the front door. A woman sat next to him and she told police that he was quiet and was engrossed in his PSP. There have also been sightings in Plymouth, South Wales, Southend and Birkenhead. [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. But Kevin says he can empathise if Andrew is alive and finds it hard to reach out. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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 . 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. . Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. On another interview, Kevin mentioned that Andrew made chit chat with a stranger, a lady in Covent Garden. [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. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. [26][11] In the days leading up to his disappearance, Gosden twice chose to break his normal routine; his parents reported that he told them he walked home from school rather than taking the school bus. My son vanished on a gap year trip 29 years ago but I still think about it every day. Youre just in a limbo the whole time.. By the time that Andrew had been missing for one year, 122 possible sightings had been recorded. Read More Or numerous other places - including Pizza Hut - on the way to Oxford Circus. 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! He then walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31.40. . [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. [45] Travel on buses was free for children at the time of Gosden's disappearance. 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. At the end of January 2022, police released another update. Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. When they called out to him to come and eat and he didnt emerge, they went to check on him. I think he was meeting someone, older, he could of been there for a meeting, or family. I cant remember where I read this but I recall the Pizza Hut witness remembered Andrews way of speaking and/or some wording he had used. Its just so shocking because its completely out of the blue. He gave details of a possible sighting of Andrew Gosden in Shrewsbury in November 2008. Kevin has said there were 2 or 3 sightings in the first week that seemed credible. Thirty Seconds to Mars played at the Brixton academy on the night he disappeared, and SikTh played a show at the Carling Academy. Kevin Gosden has said the polices handling of the investigation was too slow, too chaotic and disorganised. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. This is something Ive been thinking about too, if the Pizza Hut sighting is legit, and if those arrested are indeed guilty, its odd to me that he would eat there on his own. [6][11] However, Gosden's family say that he did not socialise with his friends outside of school. There was no real way to track Andrew via phone. Are you trying to locate the contents of his stomach? It was an entirely . If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. They did this after they spoke to the ticket seller. 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. It is on Oxford Street if he was going to the PSP-1000 launch that day, or seeing a performance in theatreland nearby where he was also sighted. [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]. 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. Everyone presumed Andrew was playing on his console in the converted cellar just as he usually did after school. Brandon Lawson The 911 call that led to a mysterious disappearance. Last known image of Andrew Gosden, taken at 11:25 AM on 14 September 2007 . Gallery. On 12 September 2017, the police made a fresh appeal for information. Friday the 14th of September, 2007. His sister also said that Andrew was lying in and she had to wake him, and his mum said he was grumpy. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. Before leaving on the train, Andrew withdrew $200 from his bank account . [29] Instead of taking the school bus, Gosden diverted from his usual route and walked to a cash machine at a local garage. He had a 100% attendance record at school. 78. 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He was featured on billboards and ads throughout the country. He was likely just eating by himself, possibly killing time until meeting someone at a predetermined place and time. In 2011, the family paid for a private company to search the River Thames. By the time youve read this article, two people will have gone missing. Ive not heard anymore about them. . 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.. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. [56] In November 2009, Kevin Gosden appealed to the gay community to help find his son. 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. Until that ticket seller came forward, no one had any clue he had left Doncaster, let alone gone to London. They looked for him until it got dark. Vanished: Heidi Broussard (33) and Margot Carey (2wks). They were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and human trafficking. So you just stare at random strangers whilst they're trying to eat? Something went wrong though and they dialled the wrong number and left a message on the wrong persons phone. 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 . On December 8, 2021 a HUGE break was made in the case. CCTV from commercial premises like restaurants, fast food places, shops. [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. . Years later, in 2017, Charlotte spoke to the media about discovering that Andrew was missing. Or Hospital Scapegoat? Why did he go to London? 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. The way this is presented on various videos is that the Pizza Hut is practically next door to Kings X, but in reality - if he didn't take the tube, which seems likely, it's between 30-45 minutes walk from Kings Cross to the site of the former Pizza Hut at Oxford Circus. His parents are said to be committed Anglican Christians. 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