John’s mother, Noreen Gosch , hired private investigators to look into her son’s disappearance. She believes he was kidnapped and sold into a pedophile prostitution ring. She claimed she was visited by her son when she testified during a 1999 pedophile crime organization trial in Nebraska. Ten-year-old John David Gosch , affectionately known as Johnny, was abducted while delivering newspapers in his West Des Moines, Iowa neighborhood. His disappearance immediately captivated the nation, igniting a massive search effort involving local law enforcement, the FBI, and countless volunteers. On Sunday , September 5 , 1982 , John Gosch started getting calls at the family’s west Des Moine home from neighbors, saying that they were concerned because Johnny hadn’t delivered their morning newspaper yet. John David Gosch , a 12-year-old boy, disappeared on September 5, 1982, while on his paper route in West Des Moines, Iowa. His mysterious disappearance has captivated the nation and sparked numerous theories and speculation about what may have happened to him. Johnny was last seen around 6 a .m. By a friend as they picked up their Sunday newspapers at the paper drop at 42nd Street and Ashworth Road. Minutes later, the friend spotted Johnny talking to a man wearing a baseball cap near 42nd Street and Marcourt Lane.
John David Gosch: A Lesson in Perseverance
John's mother, Noreen Gosch , hired private investigators to look into her son's disappearance. She believes he was kidnapped and sold into a pedophile prostitu...
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