Witnesses told authorities that John was seen speaking to a male suspect on 42nd Street and Marcourt Lane while delivering his newspapers. The man was driving a blue two-tone Ford Fairmunt, and John was apparently giving him directions. 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. Johnny was nowhere to be found. 39-years-later, there still has not been a proper investigation into his disappearance and he has never been located. Was Johnny simply a runaway or was he abducted and forced into the world of child trafficking. Who was johnny? When a 12-year-old paperboy named Johnny Gosch disappeared on the job in West Des Moines, Iowa at the crack of dawn on Sept. 5, 1982 – 40 years ago – America was just beginning to awaken to the problem of missing and sexually exploited children in this country. On September 5, 1982, 12-year-old Johnny Gosch woke up early to deliver newspapers in his West Des Moines, Iowa neighborhood. His fellow paperboys spotted him at around 6 a.m. With his wagon full of deliveries not far from his house — but Gosch never made it home. She said after they talked, Johny left and hasn ’ t been seen since then. The police and her ex-husband, Johnny Gosch Sr. — who divorced Noreen in 1993 — had doubts about Johnnys visit. But a series of photographs sent to Johnny’s mother in 2006 caused them to reconsider whether she had been truthful. Police said there is no solid evidence to suggest he is alive . Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of the disappearance of West Des Moines paperboy Johnny Gosch. Gosch, who was 12.
Did John David Gosch REALLY Do That? The Evidence Speaks
Witnesses told authorities that John was seen speaking to a male suspect on 42nd Street and Marcourt Lane while delivering his newspapers. The man was driving a...
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