John David Gosch: The Shocking New Evidence You Need to See
1 / 20 2 / 20 3 / 20 4 / 20 5 / 20 6 / 20 7 / 20 8 / 20 9 / 20 10 / 20 11 / 20 12 / 20 13 / 20 14 / 20 15 / 20 16 / 20 17 / 20 18 / 20 19 / 20 20 / 20 ❮ ❯ 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. 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 Walsh, the host of America’s Most Wanted whose son was abducted and murdered in 1981, met multiple times with the Gosches. Walsh, the Gosches, and parents of other missing children together started the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in 1984. 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. In the early hours of September 5, 1982, the quiet suburb of West Des Moines, Iowa, was shattered by the disappearance of 12-year-old paperboy Johnny Gosch . What started as a routine day for young Johnny, delivering newspapers with his trusty red wagon, soon turned into one of the most chilling cases of a missing child in American history. After a 23-day search, authorities were unable to uncover any evidence as to Johnny’s whereabouts or any motive as to his kidnapping. His parents, in particular his mother Noreen Gosch , lobbied intensely to keep the case in the public eye. News reports and interviews regarding the unsolved disappearance of Des Moines paperboy Johnny Gosch . Also See: The Johnny Gosch page on Iowa Cold Cases and Johnny Gosch Photos . John David Gosch – known as Johnny – disappeared in 1982 aged just 12 while working as a paper boy, having vanished while completing his paper round. While most accept he was kidnapped, accounts of Johnny reappearing and strange events in the case mean that there are many unanswered questions. ...