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. South Yorkshire Police said devices seized from the men were still under examination. (Family handout/PA) Two men were arrested in connection with the disappearance of Andrew Gosden more than 14 years ago. You are using an out of date browser. [20] He was a 'deep character' who did not get worked up or moody. Then, instead of catching the bus to school, he went to sit in Westfield Park, on nearby Littlemoor Lane. [56] In November 2009, Kevin Gosden appealed to the gay community to help find his son. In the years since he vanished, dad Kevin has had a breakdown, attempted suicide and had to resign from his job. Heartbreaking reading his familys media post regarding his recent birthday. 12th Jan 2022, 10:21am. Gosden's parents telephoned his friends, who informed them that Gosden was not there and had not been at school that day. It's so sad to think that, had this provider kept proper backups, we might've found Andrew. "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. Then, at a time he knew the rest of his family would have left the house for the day, he returned home. [3] In January 2023, police confirmed that the investigations were still ongoing. 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. We did not advertise this as I did not want to cope with any media whilst co-ordinating our efforts. [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. [32], At 8:30am, Gosden departed from the house and was seen heading down Littlemoor Lane, towards Westfield Park on a neighbour's CCTV. Andrew was 14-years-old when he went missing on September 14, 2007, from Balby in Doncaster after he left home for school. [11], After the initial CCTV trail went cold, the investigation moved on to trying to establish why Gosden had decided to go to London. General Boards. After some delving, the man discovered Andyroo didn't have a bank account as he'd left home when he was 14 - simply because he "felt like it". [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. Also, how were they supposed to get the money to Andrew if he didn't have a bank account like stated? [29], One event identified by Kevin Gosden as a possible reason for his son to have travelled to London was the 2007 YouTube Gathering. The most obvious example of this is an account with the username AndrooG. CCTV footage of 14-year-old Andrew Gosden leaving King's Cross station in 2007. Our new friend came with us as we quietly searched these areas at the beginning of the year and on April 7th a number of volunteers from our churches helped us to distribute 5000 leaflets in the area. In a city where the average Londoner could be caught on CCTV more than 300 times a day, just one image of Andrew stepping off the train was recorded before he vanished. They both shared an interest in the sort of bands you'd see on the cover of Kerrang! [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. Detectives investigating the disappearance of a teenager who became . 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[6] When his parents offered to replace the lost mobile phones he stated that he would prefer a new Xbox instead. DC. "Andrew was-slash-is very deep," says his father. 'Andyroo' told him he needed 200 to make rent. 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. [6][52] In 2009, two possible sightings were reported, one outside the Natural History Museum, the other in a pub in Southend. Star Wars. Movie Quotes. [25](4 min 40 s), Gosden arrived at King's Cross station at 11:20am. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. [13] This was the last confirmed sighting of him. This means 80,000 kids vanish without a trace every year. Andrew's last known whereabouts were captured on surveillance camera when he arrived at London's King's Cross station. [36], That evening the Gosden family and a family friend sat down for dinner thinking that Gosden was either in the converted cellar playing video games or in his room doing homework. He was a Cub Scout, though stopped attending a few months prior to the 14th of September. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Andrew Gosden was an English boy who disappeared in 2007, when he was just fourteen, but it still only has around 2,700 subscribers as of this writing. The police had also forensically examined the computers at his school and I believe also his local library, and found no evidence hed used the internet much on those computers either. Andrew, who would be 29 now, returned from school to the family home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, while his parents were out before changing out of his uniform and withdrawing around 200 from. The teenager, who would now be 28-years-old, left his home for . The way they word things minimizes the potential actual crimes. It ticks all the boxes youd expect an account like this to tick, doesnt it? I have sent the relevant family photos and information to Missing People, whose artist will be in touch with us once they have had the opportunity to work on it. His dad said he then "vanished off the face of the Earth". By the time someone had come to take his information, the man had disappeared. Andrew Gosden anyone follow that case at all? [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. Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Kevin :). The last day Kevin Gosden would ever see his son. [12] Gosden tended to say little about his school life to his parents. You must log in or register to reply here. For the families of those who have vanished, the statistics serve as a brutal reminder of the anguish they have faced while desperately trying to find a lost loved one. [7] Gosden's family described him as a "home bird" who rarely left the house and never without saying where he was going. Load of rubbish. 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. They are believed to be the first arrests made in connection to the disappearance. Born on July 10th 1993 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Andrew Gosden was the light of his parents' lives. My thoughts on Andrew Gosden's Disappearance Never skipped school before. To demonstrate this, lets go through the list of the variants on AndyRoo that Ive been able to find. 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. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. "They asked us to keep it quiet while they did so. The police tried everything on the chat provider but they could not trace it back. Family handout of 14-year-old Andrew Gosden (Image: PA Archive/PA Images) The handle was andyroo - not many people know we called him roo for years as he is little and bouncy. A BBC Radio 4 appeal (about 3 minutes long) will be broadcast at 7.54am on December 18, 2022 on behalf of @missingpeople by Nicki Durbin, mother of Luke Durbin who went missing at the age of 19 from #Woodbridge ( #Suffolk) on May 12, 2006. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00 2 17 10 Show this thread "The energetic debut album from AndyRoo is bursting with imagination and creativity. Andrew Gosden (left) who went missing in 2007, aged 14. 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I think he went to see a concert but he didn't make it. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I've never seen it written anywhere, at least. "The person our contact was talking to said, 'My partner has just walked out and I need help.' It was an entirely unremarkable evening. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. He was last seen on CCTV footage arriving at King's Cross Station and since then police have been unable to corroborate his movements. When asked if there were problems, he said no, "just felt like it". More would be nice, but life is never so straightforward in this house! By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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