I believe that I have come up with a theory that has not been explored on here. If it is well known please let me know. I have not seen it at least.
It involves a HIM signing at the HMV on Oxford road on the 17th Sept 2007 and a secret fan only HIM gig that night in London. I have added this to the Wikipedia site as a new line of investigation that has been exhausted. Unless someone here has better google skills than me all of the videos I could find on YouTube yield no results. Kevin Gosden informs me that they had contacted HIM but nothing came of it.
It seems that there is a small chance that this strand may lead to something.
Thanks for posting! Wondering if Andrew stayed awake late the night befor he went missing, he ws apparently groggy and cranky- could he have been coming down with something and taken ill, or did he have something on his mind?
Disappearance of Andrew Gosden - Wikipedia
"Andrew Gosden was a gifted
mathematics student with a 100% attendance record at
The McAuley Catholic High School, who was on the
Young Gifted and Talented Programme to stretch the top five per cent of school pupils.
[2][3] He had been expected to score all A's in his
GCSEs at school. Andrew exhibited no signs of depression
[4] or problems with bullying"
"Gosden thoroughly enjoyed
London, and would visit the capital with his family to see his grandparents, aunts and uncles and family friends who lived there. He also enjoyed visiting London's museums and exhibitions. According to Gosden's father, he also had a good knowledge on how the
public transport in the city worked, knew the layout, and was confident in navigating himself around"
"On the morning of his disappearance, Gosden had difficulty waking up and was particularly grumpy.
[2] He left the house at 8:05 am
[14] for his school bus, though instead diverted his route, and waited in a local park until the rest of the household had left for the day"
"The family looked into music concerts that Andrew may have gone to London to attend. The night of the disapearance
Thirty Seconds to Mars played the
Brixton Academy[38] and
SikTh played a rescheduled farewell show at the
Carling Academy.
[39] Sikth have played gigs with Slipknot and the venue is walking distance from King’s Cross. The Sikth gig was originally scheduled for the 7th of July and was to be the last show with the original vocalist so the gig was identified as a unique event.
[40] Mick Neville retired head of the Metropolitan Police’s Central Images Unit, believes the SikTh theory is possible. “There is a canal nearby (
Regents Canal). It is unclear whether this was ever dredged or checked.”
[41] Although Andrew was a fan of similar metal bands despite investigation there is no evidence that he attended these shows or liked these bands.
[39]
Another strand to the investigation looked into by the family was the hypothesis that Andrew was attending a show by a band that he is known to be a fan of.
HIM did a
promotional signing at the Oxford Street HMV on Monday 17 September 2007 and an invite only show the same evening at the borderline in
Soho. The only way to get into this show was by completing various contests and giveaways.
[42] This strand was investigated by the family with help from HIM but it did not produce any meaningful leads."
