He says from the description of how he behaved and spoke etc he feels that it was Andrew but the police never followed it up until 6 weeks later. This was a 4 mile or 6.4km journey that would have taken him around 80 minutes, one way, to walk. In one he says there was an alleged sighting of Andrew in Pizza Hut Oxford street later on in the day he went missing. Andrew arrived in Kings Cross at 11.20am. [12] Gosden tended to say little about his school life to his parents. I have followed this case from day 1. He told his parents that he had walked home from school instead of taking the bus. [9] His mother has stated that this was unusual as he was normally awake on time. [1][58] No trace of Gosden was found during the search, though it did find another body.[59]. I can't understand why. 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. I don't believe that nobody knows something, It just goes to show how the police messed up big time. Andrew took part in the governments Young, Gifted & Talented Programme for high-achieving students. Over the years, there have been dozens of unconfirmed sightings of Andrew from across the UK. Alan Murray who was sitting on a bench in the park. I don't like the connotations of pizza hut, considering it's links with paedophilia /pederasts,i think the only reason a 14 year old would go there is if a grown up was going to be paying. 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. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. You dont know that theyre dead so you cant let go and cant go through a grief process. 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. Very interesting indeed. However, there is no evidence that Gosden attended this event or had any interest in YouTube. Kevin Gosden has said the polices handling of the investigation was too slow, too chaotic and disorganised. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. As a result, it harmed efforts to retrieve footage from the surrounding area. Does anyone know what the witness said about him possibly being in pizza hut? It might not be confirmed about having to be at Oxford Street at 12pm. Andrew Paul Gosden (born 10 July 1993)[1] disappeared from Central London on 14 September 2007 when he was aged 14. Read More But, even after all these years, the family still cling to the hope Andrew might one day walk through the front door. eyewitnesses started coming forward sharing alleged sightings. 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. Cheesecake does it for me. Gosden's family considered the possibility that Gosden could have been struggling with his sexual orientation. A subreddit dedicated to discussion of missing British teenager Andrew Paul Gosden . "[57], In May 2011, the family paid a private company to conduct a sonar search of the River Thames, using the same technology that is used to locate victims and objects at sea. [8] Gosden's bank account has not been used since he made the withdrawal on the morning of 14 September 2007. He had a 100% attendance record at school. 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. To mark the 10 year anniversary, police made some more appeals. We initially thought something must have happened on the way to school. [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. He said, see you later and that was the last conversation that I ever had with him. Gosden's disappearance has featured in several media broadcasts and publications: One of Gosden's favourite television programmes was, Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 05:18, CCTV footage from King's Cross station, 14 September 2007, Missing Children: Lorraine Kelly Investigates, "Missing youth Andrew Gosden feared dead", "Andrew Gosden: Arrested men still under investigation a year later", "No end to mystery on son's 16th birthday", "Missing children: 'Andrew, just tell us you're alive', "A perfect son, a model family so what made him run away? When Andrew did not show up at school, his teachers did try to contact his parents. People speculate about bullying and so on, but, [there was] nothing that anybody knew anything about. 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. On December 8, 2021 a HUGE break was made in the case. Close. Andrew was 14-years-old when he went missing on September 14, 2007, from Balby in Doncaster after he left home for school. The Pizza Hut sighting was the day he left to London. . He appealed for anyone with photos or videos taken at the gig to come forward so that "super recognisers" could scan the images. 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. Kinda sus, its a very 14 year old place to eat in london. Can a 14 year old afford that wouldn't they go to McDonald's or KFC, it's cheaper especially in London. Police are convinced that the man at the bank's gate was the exact one that followed Deely home. 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. 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). It piqued the familys interest because their nickname for Andrew as a kid was Roo. I know he had a bit of money on him but I'm sure he would still go for the cheaper food option. Both men had been released pending further investigation and they both had devices seized from them. ", "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. It took police three weeks to pick Andrew out of the CCTV at the train station. He withdrew 200 from his bank account, bought a one-way train ticket to . 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. . The Gosden family in 2005 (Image courtesy of the Gosden family) Andrew was only eight days into the school year, and his parents were surprised to learn Andrew had stopped taking the school bus . The picture shows Andrew Gosden, who went missing from Doncaster in 2007, as a 26-year-old man without glasses. [25](4 min 40 s), Gosden arrived at King's Cross station at 11:20am. By the time that Andrew had been missing for one year, 122 possible sightings had been recorded. You need to eat and be warm. "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. But in 2021, 14 years after he disappeared, two men were charged with suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Andrews case. [60] The following year, to mark the tenth anniversary of his disappearance, the charity Missing People made Gosden the face of their 'Find Every Child' campaign, with Gosden featuring on billboards and advertisements throughout the UK. Andrews father has also described him as absent-minded, not streetwise and potentially vulnerable. He liked reading his favorite books were The Lord of the Rings and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I feel so behind, I never heard that update. Aside from this being the most credible sighting, even his Father thinks it was likely him. Reportedly, police did not talk . When we found that he hadn't even been to school even tried to go to school that was even more worrying. [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. I genuinely think he went for a trip to london but was picked up / targeted by an opportunist, Another thread goes on about when excited you can overlook sensible decisions (the 50p extra return) and leaving his cash but emptying his account etc, I genuinely think he planned to return but being so vulnerable was taken advantage of, So a sit down meal (buffet) in Pizza Hut may have been a treat, something to do and something different for him and at that age cool / grown up, Ill be honest I think I went to london expecting it to be a great time but eating by yourself is a way of killing time but doing something that makes you feel less lonely (if that makes sense). The Carling Academy is within walking distance from Kings Cross station. Andrews father has described South Yorkshire Polices handling of the investigation as slow, chaotic and disorganised. 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. . Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. 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. A Londoner is likely caught on security camera over300 timesa day. He deviated from his usual route and routine and he went to a cash machine/ATM near a local garage (gas station). Police later appealed for him to get back in touch. 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. The family believes the most plausible theory places him at Pizza Hut on Oxford Street on the day he went . The stress took its toll on Kevin who had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. has also claimed that the reported sightings of Andrew 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 . In 2011, the family paid for a private company to search the River Thames. 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. They have also said he didnt have an email address. 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. these sightings included one outside a Pizza Hut and one at Covent Garden, where both reported*Andrew*had spoken to them. By the time the sighting was reported and CCTV footage requested it had been taped over. [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. Certain things were correct in the scenario and gives us a greater knowledge of how far away he got. [50] On 19 September, it was reported that he appeared to have obtained warmer clothes. She said that was unusual for him. at 10:15 AM. CCTV still of the last confirmed sighting of Andrew Gosden, 14, at Kings Cross station who disappeared on . This lead was investigated by the family with help from HIM, but it did not produce any meaningful leads. It said Andrew had been seen in Shrewsbury. "[38], Charlotte and Gosden's father, Kevin, scouted Gosden's route to school and areas nearby, but found nothing. 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. I'm mystified as to why he'd go to that Pizza Hut. 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.. Did Andrew have a strange way in how he talked or acted. [53] None of these sightings could be verified. There was also a sighting in Covent Garden that same . Even if he wasn't meeting anyone, he might have chosen Pizza Hut, Oxford Street to have lunch before going elsewhere. 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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 was 14 when he went missing in 2007. Labels: criminal justice. 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. The last known sighting of Andrew Gosden with an age progression image of him (South . . He was alone. 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.. 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. [25](14 min 50 s) The family ate together as usual, and they all washed the dishes afterwards. CCTV footage of Andrew arriving at Kings Cross was not located until 27 days after he went missing, Kevin told the BBC. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. [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. There is no Pizza Hut in that part of town. By Izzy Hawksworth. [21] His teachers characterised him as a shy, quiet young man who was mature beyond his years. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I fear there will be no final end to this case. I think Andrew was taken by 2 men that day. They also conducted regular checks to make sure a new passport had not been issued for Andrew. . Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. He was also a prize winning mathematician. It took three days and a witness at Doncaster Train station, a ticket seller to come forward, realising that it was Andrew, she had sold a one way ticket to London Kings Cross on the day he went missing before anyone knew to even look in London. See you later, have a good day never saw him again., He just seemed completely his usual self. 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. [6][13], Gosden was interested in video games and metal bands. Don't think that could be traced at that time. Could of taken him around Soho or anywhere.