At 5:45am on Sunday, September 5, 1982, 12 year old Johnny Gosch grabbed his wagon and his dachshund Gretchen and headed to out to deliver papers.
By 7am, neighbors were calling to ask where their Sunday paper was. Thinking Johnny had overslept, his parents went to wake him. Only Johnny wasn't in bed.
Then, Gretchen returned home without him.
John Gosch discovered his son's wagon two blocks from the house. It was full of papers.
What happened to Johnny Gosch? Join us for Part I of our series on him.
At the time of his disappearance, Johnny Gosch was 5-foot-7 and weighed 140 pounds, with light brown hair and blue eyes. He had freckles on his face, a gap in his front teeth, a birthmark on his left cheek and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his tongue.
If you have any tips, contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation's Missing Person Information Clearinghouse at 515-725-6036.
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SOURCES:
https://patch.com/iowa/westdesmoines/30-years-after-johnny-gosh-vanished-iowa-s-innocence-abducted
https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2022/40-years-later-still-a-mystery-where-is-johnny-gosch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Johnny_Gosch
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