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 Gosch delivering newspapers on his early morning route. Screen capture from documentary film, Who Took Johnny. John David Gosch was 12 years old when he was abducted while delivering newspapers at 6:00 AM, Sunday, September 5, 1982 in West Des Moines, Iowa. 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. The friend later told police the man, who was driving a blue, full-size car with Warren County license plates, had driven past other newspaper delivery boys three times, and twice had asked directions to 86th Street. Because Johnny had his dog with him and the dog wasn’t barking, the friend assumed Johnny wasn’t in danger. 5 , 1982 , Johnny Gosch woke up before sunrise and left the house with his dachshund, Gretchen, to deliver newspapers in West Des Moines, Iowa. According to Iowa Cold Cases, his father usually went with him, but John David Gosch had decided to stay home that fateful Sunday morning. John David Gosch , born November 12, 1969, was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, who vanished on the morning of September 5, 1982, between 6 and 7 a.m. His disappearance is widely believed. On Sunday , September 5 , 1982 , Johnny got up early but didn’t wake his father up like he usually did. Instead, around 5:45 am he quietly slipped out of the house, taking only his dachshund,. In 1989, an inmate at the Omaha jail in Nebraska came forward to his psychiatrist about how he helped kidnap Johnny Gosch . This inmate is Paul Bonacci, a 21 year old child molester. 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.
John David Gosch: His Story Will Leave You Speechless
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 capt...
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