However, the Pizza Hut and Covent Garden sightings were not followed up, Mr Gosden said, adding that the woman who . All rights reserved. It is possible that if this sighting was correct, that Gosden may have been . His parents found his passport in the home after he vanished, as well as 100 pounds in cash that he had saved up. Find a store. 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.. According to the charity Missing People, someone is reported as missing every 90 seconds. [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 is also entirely possible the person met him at Pizza Hut, but we may never know. Youre just in a limbo the whole time.. [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. Yorkshire as woman urges others to come forward with sightings. [13] This was the last confirmed sighting of him. It was just a complete panic. I would be interested to listen/read what he said. However, by the time someone had come to take his information, hed gone. 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. His bedroom has been repainted and his T-shirts are still in the drawers and part of his rock and gem collection sits on a shelf. [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. Its just so shocking because its completely out of the blue. They began calling around and discovered that Andrew had not been to school that day. I love going to restaurants by myself. [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. He was also a prize winning mathematician. He walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31 pounds and 40 pence. In 2008, a man showed up at a police station in Hertfordshire, England, saying he had information on the Andrew Gosden disappearance. 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. 16th Sep 2022, 8:00am. Don't think that could be traced at that time. We initially thought something must have happened on the way to school. . 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. 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. [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. [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. . 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 know he had a bit of money on him but I'm sure he would still go for the cheaper food option. 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. As it was in the evening, the intercom system was in use rather than a staffed reception. [6], Gosden was a gifted student with a 100% attendance record at The McAuley Catholic High School. He said, see you later and that was the last conversation that I ever had with him. Lucy Letby- Killer Nurse? Andrews family were the ones who tracked down CCTV footage of Andrew walking from his home on that day. He also enjoyed visiting London's museums and exhibitions. [9] His mother has stated that this was unusual as he was normally awake on time. Or numerous other places - including Pizza Hut - on the way to Oxford Circus. I find it peaceful. 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. In 2011, the family hired specialists to carry out a sonar scan of the River Thames. 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 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. After he got the money, he then walked back home, put his uniform into the wash and got changed into black jeans and a Slipknot t-shirt. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to Gosden's disappearance. [34], At 9:35am Gosden was seen boarding the train to King's Cross station alone. I agree. It was quickly established that he had not taken his passport with him. [9] The school believed that they had called Gosden's parents and left a message informing them that he had not attended school. Then this case about a poor lad of 14 who goes missing in 2007 you hardly hear anything. Order carryout or delivery, login to your account, sign up for deals, and download our app! Very interesting indeed. The Gosden family live in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. 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. In 2007, 14 year-old Andrew Gosden disappeared, having travelled from South Yorkshire down to London - without anyone knowing why. [25](12 min 00 s), The South Yorkshire Police (SYP) said it asked British Transport Police (BTP) to search the CCTV footage within two days of Gosden going missing, but BTP could not pick him out from the crowds. 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. . Andrews family describe the teenager asquiet and gentle. The man spoke to an officer via the intercom and said he had information about Andrew. 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. Andrew Gosden disappeared in 2007 after travelling to London alone from . [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]. What a perfect storm of bad circumstances. [25](12 min 00 s) Gosden also left around 100 in cash that he had saved up from birthdays. [12] Gosden tended to say little about his school life to his parents. This was the last known sighting of Deely. 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. Brandon Lawson The 911 call that led to a mysterious disappearance. The Pizza Hut sighting was the day he left to London. [18][19], Gosden was said by his father to be absent-minded, not streetwise, and potentially vulnerable. 78. The more time he spent in London on his own the more opportunity there is for something to go wrong. By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. [23], Gosden owned a couple of mobile phones between the ages of ten and twelve but he rarely used them and subsequently lost them. 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. [14][13][15] The summer school was for children from all over the UK aged 1116 who were in the top 5% academically. A subreddit dedicated to discussion of missing British teenager Andrew Paul Gosden . 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. I would really like a source for the time of this sighting. 58 comments. They had not baptised their children though as they didnt want to impose their views on them. [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. Are you British? It just seems odd to me if he did arrange in advance to meet someone that he would eat lunch in a restaurant on his own. 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. Gosden's sister, Charlotte, stated: "It was just a complete panic. There is no Pizza Hut in that part of town. [21] His teachers characterised him as a shy, quiet young man who was mature beyond his years. Obviously this is all assuming the sighting was Andrew, which it might not be but I'm interested to know what you guys think. It's a mystery that has baffled police for 13 years. The woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting was not interviewed for over 6 weeks. He gave details of a possible sighting of Andrew Gosden in Shrewsbury in November 2008. He was captured on CCTV leaving the main entrance of the station at 11:25am. 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. . An officer was later sent to London to review the footage, and Andrew was then spotted. My son vanished on a gap year trip 29 years ago but I still think about it every day. I would assume he wanted to get the first train he could out of his area, once his parents had left for work, so he wouldn't be discovered wagging school. 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. [35] When Gosden failed to attend morning lessons at his school his teachers tried to contact his parents. She said that was unusual for him. 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. Sorry, this post was deleted by the person who originally posted it. Kevin Gosden has said the polices handling of the investigation was too slow, too chaotic and disorganised. Kevin has said there were 2 or 3 sightings in the first week that seemed credible. . So you just stare at random strangers whilst they're trying to eat? 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. I truly believe he was at one of those concerts and would of needed extra clothes. Interview everybody again, use fresh eyes. 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. The last known sighting of him was on CCTV leaving the station at 11.25am. [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. James and Michelle Butler: The Senseless Murder of 21-Year-Navy Veteran and Wife. The Pizza Hut was on Oxford Street which is around 2.6 miles or 4km and one hours walk from the train station. Does anyone know what the witness said about him possibly being in pizza hut? By the time that Andrew had been missing for one year, 122 possible sightings had been recorded. If it was Andrew, it would be easy to see how hed take the short walk over to Covent Garden and perhaps look around over there too, or visit shops etc. Posted by 4 months ago. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The only thing I can find is that they just thought his mannerisms were similar, not if he was alone or with someone etc. He lived with his parents Kevin and Glenys, and his sister Charlotte in Balby, which is a suburb of Doncater, South Yorkshire in England. In his bedroom, his parents found his school blazer and tie hanging over the back of a chair. Ive not heard anymore about them. In my heart, I still think his disappearance was a spur-of-the-moment thing. There were other sightings from as far as South Wales. Someone might've been instructing him while staying out of camera range. His dad said Andrew was kind of rushing around and saying he was going to be late that morning, so maybe he didn't. [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. He was a highly intelligent boy and took part in the Governments Young, Gifted & Talented Programme for high-achieving students. . One was from Monday 17 September, and he was also apparently sighted the following day, sleeping in a park. If i was 14 and got off a train at kings cross hungry with money id head straight to the McDonalds Directly opposite. [5][25](14 min 50 s), On the morning of his disappearance, Gosden had difficulty waking up and seemed particularly irritable. In 2018, someone sent info in about a conversation they had with a person named Andy Roo. We all equally well understand how difficult it could seem or feel to actually kind of make that contact. [42] The Sony PSP 1000 had a DNAS authentication system allowing Sony to see when a PSP had connected to the internet. It is natural. See you later, have a good day never saw him again., He just seemed completely his usual self. was he being groomed, tjought he was meeting someone his age in London?. [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. One credible testimony came from an adult woman who claimed to see Andrew at a Pizza Hut on Oxford . Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Followers. Despite the possibility he was seen at Covent Garden and Pizza Hut on 523 Oxford Street. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. [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. One major theory in his case was that he chose to run away and there was some evidence to support this. 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. [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. It is a daily struggle every morning for me to feel like I want to be alive. The family believes the most plausible theory places him at Pizza Hut on Oxford Street on the day he went . His family have said that he did not use the computer at home (the only computer belonged to his sister and she had only had it for 8 weeks), and that he had no online accounts for either his Xbox or PSP. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden, 14, at Kings Cross station who disappeared on . He gave details of a possible sighting of Andrew Gosden in Shrewsbury in November 2008. 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.. However, recently the family believe Lincoln may hold some answers. 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We cannot imagine Andrew being cruel enough to stay away for all this time and never get us a message just to say he was okay, none of us can you know there just wasnt a shred of his personality that would make us think that he could do that and live with himself, so that perhaps makes us think is he dead?. 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. [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. . They have also said that he was happy in his own company but had a small group of close friends at school. The depression, anxiety you get with it the post-traumatic stress aspect gives you nightmares, flashbacks. I dont think I have heard Kevin say that, do you recall where you heard it? His own family thought he had gone to school, that day. They looked for him until it got dark. 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.. He arrived in kings cross about 11.20am. Pizza Hut online order form page. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden at Kings Cross station. On September 2007, 14 year old Andrew Gosden vanished while taking a train from his home in Doncaster, England to London. She told police she had spoken to a boy and said that he looked like a child she had seen on TV that was missing. 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. The police seized computers etc, which they said would take 5 to 6 months to check. I even got in touch with a You Tuber to get in touch with Kevin and do an interview, which he did. On another interview, Kevin mentioned that Andrew made chit chat with a stranger, a lady in Covent Garden. [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. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had an evening out on the town! [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. 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 . 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. 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. [5] Prior to his disappearance, Gosden had not been to church for eighteen months. 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