Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Johnny Gosch. Twelve year-old Johnny vanished September 5, 1982 while on his paper route. Did Johnny visit his mother 15 years later? Or, was her visitor an imposter?
If you have any information on Johnny's disappearance, contact
West Des Moines Police Department 515-223-3211
The team also discusses additional information on the Maura Murray case.
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Sources for this episode -
https://charleyproject.org/case/john-david-gosch
https://46890999.weebly.com/the-programs-national-impact.html
Isabela Mansour and Maria Yidi - Senior Division, Group
https://www.kcci.com/article/west-des-moines-iowa-40-years-after-johnny-gosch-went-missing-there-are-more-questions-than-answers/41084871 – September 5, 2022 - Scott Carpenter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Johnny_Gosch
https://www.newspapers.com/image/130756470/?clipping_id=21751939&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEzMDc1NjQ3MCwiaWF0IjoxNjY0MTQ0MjI4LCJleHAiOjE2NjQyMzA2Mjh9.FKid9PJPJUckpmPqmNrRI0ZUdcJZMtXkYSJ7kaUyZ3A
04 Sep 1983, Frank Santiago
https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/johnny-gosch/
https://patch.com/iowa/ankeny/30-years-after-johnny-gosch-vanished-iowas-innocence-2753e47cc8 – September 1, 2012 by Beth Delbey
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4788993/6798176.html - by Frank Santiago, 2/7/1999
The Lewiston Daily Sun – Pain, struggle: search for missing son – September 5, 1984 by Margaret Stafford
https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2022/40-years-later-still-a-mystery-where-is-johnny-gosch 09-01-2022 Patricia Davis
https://www.the-sun.com/news/5793609/update-maura-murray-cold-case-missing-new-hampshire/ - July 16, 2022 by Elsa Buchanan