Despite nothing coming from their searches, the family still cling to hope they might one day discover what happened to Andrew when he left home that morning. The Andyroo name had been revealed at some point done the years though. So could have been a hoax etc. By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy & to receive electronic communications from Vice Media Group, which may include marketing promotions, advertisements and sponsored content. Having just listened to a youtube video about Missing 12 year old in the states called Johnny Gosch it solidified to me that Andrew ended up on a similar situation. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. [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. [25](43 min 40 s) The family also looked into music concerts that Gosden might have gone to London to attend. The Police were unable to link the conversation to a real person unfortunately, despite their best efforts, during which we kept it quiet at their request. A woman reported sitting next to Gosden, whom she described as being quiet and engrossed in playing with his video game. [41], The family and the police investigated the possibility that Gosden had gone to London to meet someone whom he had met over the Internet. Sony confirmed he didn't have an online account on his PSP. You would expect to see this thing on any site like thisAndyRoo or some variant is a common enough nickname for someone named Andrew. In fact, I think its so unlikely that it can be written off as basically impossible. Opticians, GP's, minicab firms) alongside shops and door to door leafleting, so we feel we have achieved everything we can there. "Andrew was-slash-is very deep," says his father. [25](53 min 30 s), In June 2018, the Gosden family said that someone had reported an online conversation with a person with the user name 'Andy Roo' who claimed that their boyfriend had left them and they needed 200 to cover rent. [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. Andrew Gosden. Andrew Gosden was born on July 10th 1993 and lived in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK (for those bad at geography, like me, Doncaster is 3.5 hours north of London). "We are in close contact with them and they ask that their privacy is respected as our investigation continues. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. Kevin said he grew up in a "loving" home where Andrew knew he could speak to his sister or parents if something was bothering him. Father of missing Andrew Gosden reveals 'huge hole' in his life Tortured Kevin Gosden, 51, writing on the day that his son Andrew (pictured) turns 29, said he hadn't lost 'hope of reunion' despite years of searching without answers. [50] On 19 September, it was reported that he appeared to have obtained warmer clothes. The users note currently reads, Hey, its Andrew from Doncaster. (LogOut/ He gave details of a possible sighting of Andrew Gosden in Shrewsbury in November 2008. 'Andyroo' told him he needed 200 to make rent. It`s also amazing the little tiny mi. Andrew was smart. [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. After the BBC featured the Andrew Gosden case on The One Show, the BBC received an anonymous letter from someone claiming to be the man from Leominster Police Station. I have a friend Andrew,who gets called andyroo by his family too,he is also very similar to Andrew gosden, extremely smart for his age, same dress sense, glasses, longish hair, also comes from an extremely religious family also but they are Canadian,he's a computer programmer and writes software etc.. [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. Very few articles provide more detail beyond what you pasted, except this VICE article: "Last year, around the time of the tenth anniversary of Andrews disappearance, we received a tip from someone who said hed been talking to someone named 'Andyroo' online," says Kevin. The police took the computers from Andrew's school and from Doncaster Library they found nothing. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Strangely, he'd left 100 of birthday money in his bedroom back in Balby. The missing person poster for Andrew Gosden, via Help Us to Find Andrew. By the time anyone did, the trail was cold. The Gosden family didnt have an internet connection at the time, and the family had only had a computer for something like a month or two at the time. I've never seen it written anywhere, at least. On the day he vanished, Andrew put on his school uniform and left the home in Doncaster he shared with Kevin, mum Glenys and sister Charlotte. Since then, especially in the last few years, his disappearance has attracted a lot of attention in the online true crime community. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. -West Dsm -Worked for the Dsm register. Tortured Kevin Gosden, 51, writing on the day that his son Andrew (pictured) turns 29, said he hadn't lost 'hope of reunion' despite years of searching without answers. I was thinking the same, i mean who would lend someone that amount of money you'd only spoke to online. Because of this, I regard any suggestion that Andrew Gosden was using Chat Hour at the time to be ridiculous. The chat was brief as a friend came round and bailed him out mid conversation. [3] In January 2023, police confirmed that the investigations were still ongoing. Andrew, who will now be 28, vanished on September 14 2007, with the case becoming one of the most high-profile missing person probes in the North. [55][24] It has not been confirmed that it was the same man on both occasions and if so, why he did not wait at the police station. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to Gosden's disappearance. Andrew became the "poster boy" for the Missing People charity with his face plastered on posters on billboards, train platforms and along major roads. 2007 disappearance of 14-year-old in London, One of Gosden's favourite television programmes was, 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? Our contact noticed 'Andyroo' was listed as living in Lincoln, some distance from him, and so offered to transfer some money to help him out. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. It may not display this or other websites correctly. The pair were detained on 8 December 2021 on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking following Andrew Gosden's 2007 disappearance. They have now been missing him for longer than they had him. In 2016, Gosden's parents appealed for information on the BBC's flagship current affairs television programme Panorama. [54] Subsequently, an individual claiming to be the man at the police station wrote anonymously to the BBC after it featured the case on The One Show. Andrew Gosden anyone follow that case at all? Which didn't seem that odd at 14". "I get that when I see those missing posters.". The older man was also arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children, the force said at the time. On the day of his disappearance, Andrew skipped school and withdrew just under 200 from his bank account before buying a one-way ticket to the capital. Andrew Gosden - early life and school life Andrew Paul Gosden was born on 10 July 1993 in Balby, a small, quiet suburb in the Doncaster area of South Yorkshire, to parents Kevin and Glenys Gosden, who both worked as NHS speech therapists. Heartbreaking amount of time for the family to live through and they are in my thoughts today. They both shared an interest in the sort of bands you'd see on the cover of Kerrang! "[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. [25](3 min 30 s), At home, Gosden placed his uniform in the washing machine and his blazer on the back of his chair. Gosden spent an hour making a jigsaw with his father. He was a Cub Scout, though stopped attending a few months prior to the 14th of September. "It raises the question on whether there is a serial killer on the prowl? I shall update you when I know. [66], In October 2019, another age progression image of Gosden was released. This week - leading up to International Missing Children's Day on May 25 - we speak to families whose harrowing stories were dismissed or forgotten about as the years wore on. [44] Gosden was known to have enjoyed London, and would visit the capital with his family to see his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends who lived there. But perhaps even worse is the lack of support they are given - with officials and society assuming their child has run away. The handle was andyroo - not many people know we called him roo for years as he is little and bouncy. Almost every person named Andrew has been called this at some point; many choose it as their nickname. I just can`t fathom how someone could just vanish at will in this day and age or, alternatively, how a criminal could so deftly remove someone from the outside world (or the world altogether, in many cases). It's insensitive and exploitative how the Daily Mail writes about Andrew's case. [9] However, the BTP could not locate Gosden in the crowds, so SYP sent an officer to London to assist with the search; after this, Gosden was spotted. 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[9][10] Gosden was described as a prize-winning mathematician who seemed destined for Cambridge. [34] Gosden's father later stated that the purchase of a single ticket rather than a return did not seem strange to him, as Gosden knew numerous people in London with whom he could have stayed. I can categorically say that I dont think this is a likely possibility. Theres no evidence to suggest he had much of a social media presence at the time. Then SiKTh were playing a rescheduled show at the Carling Academy in Islington, which would until their reunion in 2014 be the last to feature singer Mikee Goodman. Gosden's family considered the possibility that Gosden could have been struggling with his sexual orientation. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Andrew Gosden disappeared in September 2007 aged 14, His poster has appeared all over the country but there is still no trace of him, His dad Kevin just wants to know what happened to his son, 14-year-old Andrew Gosden left Doncaster, boarded a train to London and then simply vanished, He says the worst part is not knowing what happened to his son, The last footage of Andrew was captured on CCTV in King's Cross train station. The Missing People charity, founded in 1986 in the wake of the still unsolved Suzy Lamplugh case, believe that a child goes missing in the UK every three minutes. Andrew Gosden He withdrew 200 from his bank account and bought a. So for him to skip school, it would have been for something he had to do on that day which couldn't be done at the weekend. When he did say something, it was generally worth listening to. Born on July 10th 1993 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Andrew Gosden was the light of his parents' lives. Andrew's last known whereabouts were captured on surveillance camera when he arrived at London's King's Cross station. He had no social media; "he just didnt seem very social", Charlotte told the Thin Air podcast last year. In the years since he vanished, dad Kevin has had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. His parents were Anglican, but did not baptise their children upon the basis of promoting choice of their own beliefs. Teachers at McAuley Catholic High School believed he was a shoe-in for Cambridge. [44] A woman reported a potential sighting Gosden on 17 October (a month after he disappeared) in Covent Garden: she spoke to a boy and stated that he looked like a boy she had seen on TV that was missing, but the boy denied that he was Gosden. He left the house at 8.05AM. Andrew is one of many because every two minutes a child is reported missing in the UK - around 80,000 each year. Kevin has since driven around Lincoln handing out posters of Andrew. [6][13], Gosden was interested in video games and metal bands. [42] The Sony PSP 1000 had a DNAS authentication system allowing Sony to see when a PSP had connected to the internet. Family photos that have emerged in the years since his disappearance have seen him sporting T-shirts bearing the logos of Funeral for a Friend, Cradle of Filth and HIM. 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. Withdraws almost all of his savings (200 of his 214). Children who are gay or lesbian are much more likely to run away than those who are heterosexual. He recalls watching TV with his son months before he vanished and the breaking news alert for Madeleine McCann's disappearance flashed up on the screen. South Yorkshire Police announced on Tuesday that two men were detained in the capital on Thursday December 8 with the help of Met officers. [40], Days after the disappearance, the family travelled to London and handed out flyers and posters in the vicinity of anywhere they felt Gosden would have had an interest in visiting, especially museums and exhibitions. However, there was no evidence for this. Andrew Gosden was born on the 10th of July, 1993. It's so sad to think that, had this provider kept proper backups, we might've found Andrew. It was a laptop belonging to Andrews older sister. 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. 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. [70] The following day, it was announced that numerous devices had been seized from the men for forensic investigation, which police said could take six months to a year. However, there is no evidence that Gosden attended this event or had any interest in YouTube. Gets to a local railway station. 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. If I remember correctly the police said investigating their electronic devices could take anywhere from 6 months to a year. Senior investigating officer, 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 aforementioned Mick Neville believes the possibilities of a connection between Andrew and Alex Sloley, a 16-year-old who went missing from London ten months after him, should be investigated. En-route, he stopped at an ATM and drew out 200 of the 214 in his account. Many thousands of Andrews use the common handle "Andyroo" online. They've gone far too long without answers. I had no idea I'd be part of that same club four months later. He was last seen on CCTV footage arriving at King's Cross Station and since then police have been unable to corroborate his movements. "[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. [8], An article in The Times written on the first anniversary of Gosden's disappearance reported that, at that time, 122 possible sightings had been reported from all over Britain: with 45 from London and 11 from Brighton. Andrew Gosden was last seen on CCTV at King's Cross train station in London Two men have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a teenager who went missing 15 years ago. Andrew was incredibly intelligent - he had taken part in the government's Young, Gifted & Talented Programme for high-achieving students and was on course to attend Cambridge. He lived in Balby, Doncaster, a suburb of the South Yorkshire town that is largely unremarkable, save for the fact the classic BBC sitcom Open. The chat was brief as a friend came round and bailed him out mid conversation. Nothing suggests he was bullied. "In some ways, it would be a relief to find a body but this would lead to more questions and more years of hell - although at least then we could grieve. This is the last time his account has seen a withdrawal since that day, though in the years since his disappearance his parents continue to top it up. "Glenys once described it as someone coming up to you and sticking a knife in your guts - normally it would hurt, but the knife would be removed and the wound would be stitched up and heal after a period of time. It comes as news broke earlier this week of the arrests of two men, aged 45 and 38, in London on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking on December 8 last year. Both suspects have now been released under investigation while enquiries continue. YouTube. The energetic debut album from AndyRoo is bursting with imagination and creativity. [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. [25](4 min 40 s), Gosden arrived at King's Cross station at 11:20am. [6] Gosden wore strong prescription glasses, is deaf in his left ear, and has a distinctive double ridge on his right ear. There is no confirmation the person who wrote the letter and the man at the police station are one and the same. (Response from Kevin Gosden) Basically it was a conversation asking for help with 200 rent after a partner had walked out. [9] His mother has stated that this was unusual as he was normally awake on time. Unfortunately, the website had recently changed its systems and lost a lot of data, so they couldnt give us any user data. [23], Gosden owned a couple of mobile phones between the ages of ten and twelve but he rarely used them and subsequently lost them. Andrew was studying at McAuley Catholic High School at the time. This lead was investigated by the family with help from HIM, but it did not produce any meaningful leads. To demonstrate this, lets go through the list of the variants on AndyRoo that Ive been able to find. 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