He liked his own company. So we can say that variations on AndyRoo is a common enough type of username. "It raises the question on whether there is a serial killer on the prowl? By the time an officer arrived to take the details, the man had left. 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 I shall update you when I know. It resulted in the discovery of a body, though it wasn't Andrew's. Nothing suggests he was bullied. My thoughts on Andrew Gosden's Disappearance Never skipped school before. TWO men have been arrested over the disappearance of a 14-year-old boy who mysteriously vanished 15 years ago. Police later appealed for him to get back in touch. Andrew left the house but didn't walk to school like usual. You can help bring missing children home by texting find to 70660to donate 5. Load of rubbish. 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. ", News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. However, there was no evidence for this. If I remember correctly the police said investigating their electronic devices could take anywhere from 6 months to a year. The ANDYROO MOVIE Is 2 Hours of the BEST MUSIC You've Ever HEARD and the COOLEST THINGS You've Ever SEEN. www.dailymail.co.uk cuecard Well-Known Member Joined Mar 10, 2021 Messages 382 Reaction score 4,618 Jul 27, 2022 #603 "It's another dead end.". And lets be real: nobodys reading this blog so regularly that a shit storm will start the moment this post is published. 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. 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. Here's what is known about Andrew's disappearance. They have now been missing him for longer than they had him. He then walked to Doncaster railway station and purchased a one-way ticket to London which cost 31.40. Andrew Gosden, who disappeared in 2007 at the age of 14, could be working in the area according to a possible 'sighting' of him shared on Facebook by his . Kids in care are at the highest risk of being reported missing one in ten compared to one in 200. "AndyRoo's music inspires children's imagination. However, there is no evidence that Gosden attended this event or had any interest in YouTube. He was last seen on CCTV footage at King's Cross Station in London later that morning. Andrew was smart. His McAuley Catholic High School blazer and tie were hanging neatly over the back of a chair in his bedroom and his shirt and trousers were in the washing machine. The dad said: "I turned to him and said, 'That must be the worse thing, her poor parents,' and he agreed. Its not exactly the most commonly discussed case in these communities, but theres a fairly sizeable following for the case. 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. It has a username thats a play on one of Andrews known nicknames (AndyRoo), the note lists his name and his location, and it plays into one of the more popular ideas surrounding the case (i.e., that he was privately working through his sexuality). 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. This year, Missing People will be helped with their campaign by band The Vamps. I was thinking the same, i mean who would lend someone that amount of money you'd only spoke to online. Many thousands of Andrews use the common handle "Andyroo" online. I Need to Know. Read about our approach to external linking. It must be agonising. (LogOut/ Popular Movie Franchises. When we found that he hadn't even been to school even tried to go to school that was even more worrying. January 11, 2022, 11:39 AM. 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. For those reading who dont know who this person was, Andrew Gosden was an English boy who disappeared in 2007, when he was just fourteen. Strangely, he'd left 100 of birthday money in his bedroom back in Balby. Privacy Policy. He was last seen on CCTV footage arriving at King's Cross Station and since then police have been unable to corroborate his movements. [5] He then watched some comedy programmes on television, including Mock the Week and That Mitchell and Webb Look, with his mother. 2023 BBC. There is no confirmation the person who wrote the letter and the man at the police station are one and the same. On the last day his family saw him, Andrew woke late. Hopefully we will all get answers soon. When asked if there were problems, he said no, "just felt like it". Andrew Paul Gosden was born on 10 July 1993. Andrew has been described by his family as a quiet . [13] Neville went on to state: "There is a canal nearby (Regents Canal). South Yorkshire Police have now confirmed two men were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the teen last Wednesday. Andrew Gosden went missing from his home in Doncaster at the age of 14 on September 14, 2007 where he was last seen on CCTV footage at King's Cross Station in London later that morning. "Andrew was-slash-is very deep," says his father. "We always made a point of saying to them that it was their choice whether they wanted to go to church. [6] Walking the 4-mile (6.4km) route from school to his home would have taken around one hour and twenty minutes. The ANDYROO MOVIE: Directed by Andrew Flinders. He loved video games. Unfortunately for them, the only attention theyve gotten so far is from me. For other inquiries, Contact Us. It`s also amazing the little tiny mi. I remember saying to a police officer once I'd rather him show up with a bag of bones and say it was Andrew then continue to live like this.". I don't think the name of the site has ever been revealed. 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. Keeping my fingers crossed for you, Kevin :). 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. Opticians, GP's, minicab firms) alongside shops and door to door leafleting, so we feel we have achieved everything we can there. buggedspace. [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. [34], At 9:35am Gosden was seen boarding the train to King's Cross station alone. 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. 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. This ultimately led to the identification, arrest, and prosecution of her actual killer, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison. With Scouts, he just said he was bored. Police. Thanks so much for your support as always, Kevin xxx, SECTION 2 (Question about point 7) If you were told he was working in a shop then why didn't they say which shop? In December 2021, detectives investigating the case arrested two men on suspicion of kidnap and human trafficking in relation to Gosden's disappearance. Born on July 10th 1993 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Andrew Gosden was the light of his parents' lives. His parents were Anglican, but did not baptise their children upon the basis of promoting choice of their own beliefs. [3] In January 2023, police confirmed that the investigations were still ongoing. The last known sighting of Andrew Gosden with an age progression image of him (South . 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. If Andrew was still alive and in hiding, I don't think he would make online profiles with selfies and his (common) childhood nickname. Both suspects have now been released under investigation while enquiries continue. He appealed for anyone with photos or videos taken at the gig to come forward so that "super recognisers" could scan the images. [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]. The charity report that around 306,000 children in the UK go missing every year. WATCHING the news, Andrew Gosden's tortured dad finds himself envying the parents of murdered kids. The handle was andyroo - not many people know we called him roo for years as he is little and bouncy. Answer (1 of 5): Mysterious disappearances floor me. "The person our contact was talking to said, 'My partner has just walked out and I need help.' Don't believe that was Andrew. This lead was investigated by the family with help from HIM, but it did not produce any meaningful leads. En-route, he stopped at an ATM and drew out 200 of the 214 in his account. 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. [11] 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. We were careful to cover general logical possibilities (e.g. One of the more divisive aspects of this case has traditionally been Andrew Gosdens apparent lack of a social media presence. It was 15 years ago that South Yorkshire teenager Andrew Gosden headed off from home, thought to be making his way to school. [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. [68][69] Both men have been released under investigation while enquiries continue. 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