Noreen Gosch, of West Des Moines, Iowa, whose 12-year-old son, John David , vanished from his paper route on the morning of Sept. 5, 1982, recalls the sheer “physical pain” of the vigil. 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. This article tells the controversial and tragic story of Johnny Gosch , a young boy who was kidnapped in 1982. His mother, Noreen Gosch, believed he was abducted into a satanic sex slave operation and never gave up hope of finding him. The Johnny Gosch Bill now requires police to investigate missing-child cases immediately instead of waiting 72 hours as they had in Johnny’s case. In addition, Johnny’s face appeared on a milk carton in 1984: one of the first missing children whose case was publicized that way. On September 5 , 1982 , 12-year-old Johnny Gosch vanished while running his newspaper route in West Des Moines, Iowa. Over 40 years later, the case remains unsolved. His disappearance was a near carbon copy of that of 12-year-old Johnny Gosch , who set out with his dog and his red wagon Sept. 5, 1982, to deliver the Sunday newspaper near his suburban West Des. In 1982, John David Gosch was abducted while delivering newspapers. More than 30 years later, he is still missing. In 1989, 21-year-old Paul A. Bonacci told his attorney John DeCamp that he had been abducted into a sex ring with Gosch as a teenager and was forced to participate in Gosch’s kidnapping. John DeCamp met with Bonacci and believed he was telling the truth. John David Gosch , born on November 12, 1969, was a paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa, who went missing between 6 and 7 a.m. On September 5, 1982. He is believed to have been abducted.
John David Gosch: The Truth Behind the Headlines
Noreen Gosch, of West Des Moines, Iowa, whose 12-year-old son, John David , vanished from his paper route on the morning of Sept. 5, 1982, recalls the sheer "ph...