[63] This link was investigated by police but the person was not identified. In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. [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. Well quite - or the Burger King diagonally opposite. 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 . Andrews father has said that he didnt think it was weird that Andrew only purchased a one-way ticket as he apparently knew many people in London that he could have stayed with. As I recall, the "sighting" had him sitting on his own. By the time youve read this article, two people will have gone missing. There was a sighting of a boy who looked like Andrew in Pizza Hut on Oxford Street later that day, and another later on in Covent garden which his parents believe are credible. 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. There has been no activity on his bank account since he withdrew the 200 pounds on 14 September 2007. [46] Mick Neville, retired head of the Metropolitan Police's Central Images Unit, believed the SikTh theory to be plausible. They also checked National Insurance for any activity. Andrew Gosden would now be 20 years old. That concert was meant to start at 4pm, giving plenty of time to get home from Kings Cross Station. This person denied being Andrew. The pair were detained on 8 December 2021 on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking following Andrew Gosden's 2007 disappearance. Press J to jump to the feed. Kinda sus, its a very 14 year old place to eat in london. Andrew Gosden was 14 when he went missing in 2007. Andrews family describe the teenager asquiet and gentle. By the time an officer arrived to take the details, the man had left. Or was there something troubling him that he felt he couldn't tell us? Andrew Gosden: Disappearance of London Teen. He had owned phones in the past but had lost them. Secondly, if I put myself in the shoes of a potential groomer, I think I would want to meet Andrew soon after he arrived. [6] When his parents offered to replace the lost mobile phones he stated that he would prefer a new Xbox instead. His father has said that the night before Andrew left was uneventful. In November 2008, a man visited Leominster Police Station out of hours and told officers via intercom that he had information about Andrew. His parents are said to be committed Anglican Christians. [25](12 min 00 s) Gosden also left around 100 in cash that he had saved up from birthdays. I worry about who else he may have spoken to, and to me it gives weight to the random encounter theory. 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. [62] The tone of the statement suggested that the police believed Gosden may be still alive. In 2016, Gosden's parents appealed for information on the BBC's flagship current affairs television programme Panorama. 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. It's not confirmed it was really him. 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. 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. Have never heard this before. 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. 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. It took police three weeks to pick Andrew out of the CCTV at the train station. His dad said Andrew was kind of rushing around and saying he was going to be late that morning, so maybe he didn't. She said that was unusual for him. You go round and round and round in circles with it, because you cant let go of that, he said. Gosden's sister, Charlotte, stated: "It was just a complete panic. Detective Inspector Andy Knowles said: Our priority at this time is supporting Andrews family while we work through this new line of enquiry in the investigation. Andrews mother has said that on the day he disappeared, Andrew seemed irritable and that he had trouble getting moving for the 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. I know he had a bit of money on him but I'm sure he would still go for the cheaper food option. I feel so behind, I never heard that update. Travel on buses was free for children at the time, so he could have used that method of transportation easily. Kevin Gosden has said the polices handling of the investigation was too slow, too chaotic and disorganised. 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. 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. [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). 58 comments. It has been 10 months now, and no word. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. Everyone presumed Andrew was playing on his console in the converted cellar just as he usually did after school. [6], At the time of his disappearance, Gosden was eight days into the new school year after returning from the summer holidays. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. It was originally scheduled to be held at 4pm (Weird time) and was a unique event as it was going to be the last show with the bands original vocalist. Credit: SWNS . However, the school dialled the number of the parents either above or below Gosden in the register and the message was left on the wrong person's phone. Both men had been released pending further investigation and they both had devices seized from them. [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. It was only after they found him on CCTV that they were able to specify which T-Shirt (Slipknot). Instead he had left the house at 8.05am but then gone to a park and waited for his family to leave before returning home, where the rock fan changed intoa pair of jeans and a Slipknot T-shirt and headed out the door. He was a home bird, they say, who rarely left the house, and never without saying where he was going. I don't think skipping breakfast has been mentioned, only that he left for school in his uniform on time that morning. He planned to attend Cambridge University. was he being groomed, tjought he was meeting someone his age in London?. I also love to people watch. [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. [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. By the time anyone knew Andrew had actually got to London and, hadn't alighted the train at any of the stops in-between. 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When his parents offered to replace it, he said he would prefer a new Xbox instead. James and Michelle Butler: The Senseless Murder of 21-Year-Navy Veteran and Wife. I love going to restaurants by myself. Andrew was 14-years-old when he went missing on September 14, 2007, from Balby in Doncaster after he left home for school. 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. We have made numerous appeals over the years to find out where Andrew is and what happened to him when he disappeared. ", "Undying grief over boy who took a train ride out of his family's life", "One year on, missing Andrew Gosden is still a blank space in family's heart", "The Mystery Behind the Strange Disappearance of a 14-Year-Old English Boy", "The Disappearance of Andrew Gosden. . [6], Gosden was a gifted student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at London's King's Cross station in 2007 . 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. He was also a prize winning mathematician. If he really wanted a Pizza Hut pizza, he would have walked past 3 or 4 before getting to the Oxford Circus one. . This was the last known sighting of Deely. I could understand him going there if he was meeting someone, but that doesn't seem the case, even in the slim chance it was him. Two men have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a teenager who went missing 15 years ago. After a number of frantic phone calls, they discovered he had not been to McAuley Catholic High School that day. The Pizza Hut sighting was the day he left to London. Andrew then withdrew 200 of the214 in his bank account and bought his London ticket. 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. Andrews family were the ones who tracked down CCTV footage of Andrew walking from his home on that day. His father said they have no idea why he would want to leave. The stress took its toll on Kevin who had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. It takes about 40 minutes to walk to Oxford Street, why not use the underground? I dont think I have heard Kevin say that, do you recall where you heard it? No other possessions were identified as missing. This was a 4 mile or 6.4km journey that would have taken him around 80 minutes, one way, to walk. Press J to jump to the feed. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. "However, the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Mr Gosden said, adding that the woman who reported the latter was not spoken to for six weeks. In 2011, the family paid for a private company to search the River Thames. He also enjoyed visiting London's museums and exhibitions. 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. A woman sat next to him and she told police that he was quiet and was engrossed in his PSP. 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. The last day Kevin Gosden would ever see his son. In 2007 businesses had CCTV. . He walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31 pounds and 40 pence. His last confirmed sighting was captured on CCTV as he exited the train station. 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. [3] In January 2023, police confirmed that the investigations were still ongoing. He also took his wallet, keys, and a PlayStation Portable console. 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.. It just seems endless to me. 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. 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. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross in London a decade ago. At 9.35am, Andrew got on the train to Kings Cross station. It was just a complete panic. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. On that day were the ones who tracked down CCTV footage of Andrew walking from his home that. 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