Right, an artist's impression of what he might look like as an adult. Thousands of people walk past Andrew's face every day - his smile blown up on posters on billboards, train platforms and along major roads. Dad Kevin Gosden, 56, has paid tribute to his missing son Andrew Gosden who disappeared without a trace in September 2007. [16] Gosden's parents recalled that he returned from the summer school enthused about what he had been doing there. What's really interesting about this, is that our nickname for Andrew as a kid was 'Roo', "The police made enquiries with the web admins," continues Kevin. (LogOut/ magazine. More would be nice, but life is never so straightforward in this house! He was offered help but couldn't provide bank details as he had no account because "I left home when I was 14". Andrew, then 14, was last seen on 14 September that year getting off a train in London after leaving his home. The night Andrew vanished, his family were about to sit down to dinner and assumed he was in the cellar playing on his Xbox - but when they called out his name, he didn't emerge. Andrew's last known whereabouts were captured on surveillance camera when he arrived at London's King's Cross station. [39] The CCTV image of Gosden leaving the main concourse at King's Cross was circulated in the media accompanied by a close up of his right ear, which has a distinctive double ridge. His parents were Anglican, but did not baptise their children upon the basis of promoting choice of their own beliefs. I was thinking the same, i mean who would lend someone that amount of money you'd only spoke to online. The missing person poster for Andrew Gosden, via Help Us to Find Andrew. Andrew Gosden, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, was 14 when he vanished in September 2007 after apparently travelling to London. [62] The tone of the statement suggested that the police believed Gosden may be still alive. [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. There is no confirmation the person who wrote the letter and the man at the police station are one and the same. Kevin says he feels "guilty" for not being the dad he wanted to be to Charlotte, who was forced to grow up without being able to fill the black hole left by her missing younger brother. Andrew didnt have a mobile phone ("He had a couple aged ten to 12," says Kevin. "I always thought the worst feeling ever would be to have a child die but this to me is worse," Kevin says. [6], The evening before the day of the disappearance was described by Gosden's father as uneventful. The ANDYROO MOVIE: Directed by Andrew Flinders. At the station, he bought a one-way ticket to London, despite the clerk informing him that, for less than a pound extra, he could get a return. In 2007, as a photograph of a three-year-old girl called Madeleine was shared across the world, you might have been forgiven for thinking there was just one British child to have disappeared that year. 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? He seemed irritable. He was last seen on CCTV leaving King's Cross station.Despite numerous national appeals for information in the years . In May of 2011, a company specialising in at-sea-rescue, offered to perform a sonar search of the capital's river. The police tried everything on the chat provider but they could not trace it back. "They asked us to keep it quiet while they did so. 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). (LogOut/ 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. Almost every person named Andrew has been called this at some point; many choose it as their nickname. "The night before Andrew went missing," says Kevin, "we lay on the floor and did a jigsaw. The police tried everything on the chat provider but they could not trace it back. As it was in the evening, the intercom system was in use rather than a staffed reception. The SikTh gig was originally scheduled for 4:00pm on 7 July and was to be the last show with the original vocalist, making it a unique event. [25](41 min 00 s) The police took the computers from Gosden's school and Doncaster Library but their digital forensic investigations found no trace of any activity by Gosden. Most of these accounts can be written off as being related on face value. Projections of what Andrew might look like today. Just two examples of mistakes within an investigation which is littered with police errors and terrible luck. He left the house at 8.05AM. It was 15 years ago that South Yorkshire teenager Andrew Gosden headed off from home, thought to be making his way to school. [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. Andrew Paul Gosden (born 10 July 1993)[1] disappeared from Central London on 14 September 2007 when he was aged 14. Gosden's sister, Charlotte, stated: "It was just a complete panic. He was captured on CCTV leaving the main entrance of the station at 11:25am. [25](43 min 40 s) The family also looked into music concerts that Gosden might have gone to London to attend. "With this, someone has stuck the knife in but you have to walk around with it and it's always there, always hurting and getting twisted frequently and regularly. With Andrew Flinders. 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. When Andrew went missing he was 5ft 3in tall, slim with light brown hair and brown eyes. Gosden's disappearance has featured in several media broadcasts and publications: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Finally, last year, I was contacted by someone who believed they may have had a conversation with Andrew online. 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. Lauren Ramsey. 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. [25](14 min 50 s) The family ate together as usual, and they all washed the dishes afterwards. 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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. It is believed the arrests were the first in the long-running case. Or was there something troubling him that he felt he couldn't tell us? Gosden spent an hour making a jigsaw with his father. A woman reported sitting next to Gosden, whom she described as being quiet and engrossed in playing with his video game. It was a laptop belonging to Andrews older sister. "We just want to know what happened to our son before we die.". [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. If this was an account that had been abandoned, you would probably expect them to have deleted the note as well. Chillingly, Kevin says: "We still don't know if he is alive or dead and change our minds on a frequent basis - it's horrendous. I can categorically say that I dont think this is a likely possibility. [25](10 min 30 s) Within three hours of discovering Gosden's disappearance, a missing-person leaflet was produced for circulation. Police later appealed for him to get back in touch. Cookie Notice By the time anyone did, the trail was cold. [4] Andrew Gosden's parents are both committed Anglican Christians, but had not baptised their children, as they did not want to impose their views on them. Whatever else you might want to say about him, the kid was probably smart enough to not do that. To be honest, I think Andrew saw school as something you sort of had to do just in order to have choices open to you for adult life.". For other inquiries, Contact Us. The Gosden family live in Balby, a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. I think he went to see a concert but he didn't make it. [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. It was 15 years ago that South Yorkshire teenager Andrew Gosden headed off from home, thought to be making his way to school. 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 Paul Gosden (born 10 July 1993) disappeared from Central London on 14 September 2007 when he was aged 14. It ticks all the boxes youd expect an account like this to tick, doesnt it? 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. En-route, he stopped at an ATM and drew out 200 of the 214 in his account. - Seen talking to an older What happened after the two arrests in January 2022? He says it is the "biggest hint" it could be him as Roo was his childhood nickname. Sony confirmed he didn't have an online account on his PSP. 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. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. His son, Andrew, vanished into thin air on September 14, 2007, aged just 14, after travelling from his home in Doncaster to London when he "uncharacteristically" skipped school. It claimed that Andrew had been sighted in Shrewsbury. Over the past 5 years at Newfund, I've received over 2,000 deals, met 1,000 entrepreneurs, and invested in 25 Andrew grew up with his sister Charlotte, who is around two years older than him. To demonstrate this, lets go through the list of the variants on AndyRoo that Ive been able to find. We did not advertise this as I did not want to cope with any media whilst co-ordinating our efforts. 'Andyroo' said he didn't have a bank account because he'd left home when he was 14. Teachers at McAuley Catholic High School believed he was a shoe-in for Cambridge. Kevin and Glenys' painstaking efforts to find their son have been hampered - they say - by the police's "slow and chaotic" handling of the case. His debut children's album "Welcome to the AndyRooniverse" was recorded in part at the #1-ranked children's museum in the United States - the Children's Museum of Houston. AndyRoo's extensive music background provides a solid basis for an album that . In September 2009, the family released age-progressed images of what Gosden might look like aged sixteen, to mark the second year of his disappearance. I write it here when I don't think anyone would wanna hear me rant about it. 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