[68][69] Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. Andrews father has described South Yorkshire Polices handling of the investigation as slow, chaotic and disorganised. As it was in the evening, the intercom system was in use rather than a staffed reception. By Izzy Hawksworth. [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. [43] The only PC in the house was his sister's laptop, which had only been in her possession for eight weeks. [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. This seems weird to me but his family had an early theory that he went to London to see the sights. By the time youve read this article, two people will have gone missing. The pair were detained on 8 December 2021 on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking following Andrew Gosden's 2007 disappearance. Pizza hut? Gosden spent an hour making a jigsaw with his father. 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. He then walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31.40. One major theory in his case was that he chose to run away and there was some evidence to support this. The Mystery of Missing People: A 5 News Tonight Special airs tonight on Channel 5 at 6.30pm. [18][19], Gosden was said by his father to be 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 . 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. We are in close contact with them and they ask that their privacy is respected as our investigation continues. 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. One was from Monday 17 September, and he was also apparently sighted the following day, sleeping in a park. Andrews father has also described him as absent-minded, not streetwise and potentially vulnerable. I also love to people watch. It took police three weeks to pick Andrew out of the CCTV at the train station. In 2018, someone sent info in about a conversation they had with a person named Andy Roo. In one he says there was an alleged sighting of Andrew in Pizza Hut Oxford street later on in the day he went missing. He was captured on his neighbours CCTV. An early theory put forward by the family was that Gosden had decided to take in some of the sights. His own family thought he had gone to school, that day. The Pizza Hut sighting has not been confirmed. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. We have made numerous appeals over the years to find out where Andrew is and what happened to him when he disappeared. [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. But nothing further has come of it. 2. level 2. so that gives him the time frame to be there for 12pm. i has contacted South Yorkshire police for comment. [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. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Followers. [16] Gosden's parents recalled that he returned from the summer school enthused about what he had been doing there. One credible testimony came from an adult woman who claimed to see Andrew at a Pizza Hut on Oxford . 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. I think if it was him, and his family believes it was, that he was just hungry and saw his favorite food. The family tried to file a missing person report with the South Yorkshire Police. Gallery. He enjoyed reading, gaming and listening to music such as Slipknot, Muse and Funeral for a Friend. At the end of January 2022, police released another update. James and Michelle Butler: The Senseless Murder of 21-Year-Navy Veteran and Wife. [24][25](1 h 00 min 30 s), During the 2007 school summer holidays (typically July to September[26]), Gosden's parents had suggested that he travel alone to London to stay with his grandmother but he chose not to go. They revealed they have been looking into prescriptions for glasses that were similar to what Andrew would have required. [6] He had been a Cub Scout, but a few months before his disappearance told his father that he would no longer involve himself with the group. He lived with his parents Kevin and Glenys, and his sister Charlotte in Balby, which is a suburb of Doncater, South Yorkshire in England. It is not known if the man and the author are the same person. Are you trying to locate the contents of his stomach? Everyone presumed Andrew was playing on his console in the converted cellar just as he usually did after school. It is also possible he may have dyed his hair a different colour or . His sister also said that Andrew was lying in and she had to wake him, and his mum said he was grumpy. [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. Gosden did not use a computer at home, his father stated that Gosden did not have an e-mail address and had not set up an online account on either his Xbox or his PSP. [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. 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. He was a home bird, they say, who rarely left the house, and never without saying where he was going. Yeah, specifically I think it was their description of his mannerisms that made the family think the sighting was credible. This person denied being Andrew. He arrived in kings cross about 11.20am. Andrews family describe the teenager asquiet and gentle. The person offered him money, and was told he didnt have a bank account because hed left home when he was 14. 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. 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Big cases like childrenMadeline McCannand Ben Needham, or the missing Yorkshire chefClaudia Lawrence, have gainedmass media and public attention over the years. 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. It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasnt Andrews. ", By sound of it, not much was followed up. 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. 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 . . 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. 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. Over the years, there have been dozens of unconfirmed sightings of Andrew from across the UK. The woman who reported the Covent Garden sighting was not interviewed for over 6 weeks. [12] Gosden tended to say little about his school life to his parents. They have also said he didnt have an email address. This means the older man would have been around 31 and the younger 24 at the time Andrew disappeared. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. [62] The police undertake annual checks on John Does in hospital. 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. Pizza Hut online order form page. But Kevin says he can empathise if Andrew is alive and finds it hard to reach out. They have also said that he was happy in his own company but had a small group of close friends at school. I mean we all feel hunger so it's safe to say he at least went there because he was hungry. Does anyone know what the witness said about him possibly being in pizza hut? The 2 men who were arrested in 2021 were let go. It is possible that if this sighting was correct, that Gosden may have been . Initially he was listed as wearing black trousers and a black T-shirt. Interview everybody again, use fresh eyes. . There were unconfirmed sightings of Andrew on the day he went missing at a Pizza Hut on Oxford Street and later in . It piqued the familys interest because their nickname for Andrew as a kid was Roo. [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 said, see you later and that was the last conversation that I ever had with him. Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children with exercise bands, The mysterious vanishing of Nicola Bulley, Missing men - Bryce Borca, Dr Bolek Payan, George Musser and Teddy Egge, The Missing, Murdered and Reunited of Runaway Train, Murder by Neglect - the deaths of Lacey Fletcher and Valerie Wallach, Jennifer Fairgate and her briefcase of bullets. 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. [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. [71] Kevin Gosden thanked the public for their support and said the family did not know any more than what had been released in the police statement. On September 14, 2007 which was a Friday, the family were about to sit down for dinner. 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.. Order carryout or delivery, login to your account, sign up for deals, and download our app! [64], In July 2018, to mark Gosden's 25th birthday, two updated age progression photographs were released by the family. [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. I've looked through tons of photos from that night of people standing outside shows and they were all in jackets at the very least. Teenage boys eat a lot. The Pizza Hut was on Oxford Street which is around 2.6 miles or 4km and one hours walk from the train station. Police searched computers from Andrews school and the local library and they found there was no trace of any activity by Andrew. At 8.30am, Andrew can be seen leaving his home again. 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! Alan Murray who was sitting on a bench in the park. On 12 September 2017, the police made a fresh appeal for information. [53] None of these sightings could be verified. Credit: SWNS . That would give him a good 5 hours to have some food and even go to HMV for a band signing. [11], After the initial CCTV trail went cold, the investigation moved on to trying to establish why Gosden had decided to go to London. [6][11] However, Gosden's family say that he did not socialise with his friends outside of school. "[35], Gosden's family were critical of the police's decision to concentrate on investigating the family rather than requesting CCTV footage beyond Kings Cross during the initial stages of the investigation. People speculate about bullying and so on, but, [there was] nothing that anybody knew anything about. It was found that there was no record of any account being set up for the device or any communication being sent from it. The teenager, from Doncaster, was last seen on CCTV footage leaving Kings Cross Station that morning and his devastated family are still asking for answers many years later. [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. A pay as you go phone. [11][6], Other sources have stated that although Gosden was aged 14 when he disappeared, he looked younger; perhaps about 12, as he was small for his age. 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