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An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier.An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier.An examination into the cold case of the Iowa boy, Johnny Gosch, who disappeared on his paper route 30 years earlier.
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Noreen Gosch
- Self - Johnny's Mother
- (archive footage)
Troy Boner
- Self - Child Victim
- (archive footage)
Orval Cooney
- Self - Police Chief
- (archive footage)
John Gosch Sr.
- Self - Johnny's Father
- (archive footage)
Lawrence King
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaJohnny was the second person to have his picture on a milk carton. The first was Etan Patz.
- ConnectionsFeatures Conspiracy of Silence (1993)
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It must be very hard to make a documentary about subject matter as inconclusive as this. Missing kid, lot of assumptions but no resolution several decades later.
Summing it up it follows a boy who went missing during his paper round and a string of people who may or may not be connected and claims by the mother that understandably come into question.
Full of archive footage and interviews from as far back as the early 80's when the boy went missing the documentary is competently made but the whole thing is nothing but one big question mark.
Though a couple of mysteries regarding other children are solved this case has never and almost certainly will never be.
The most interesting thing to come away from this documentary and case are the stances of the police/FBI. Was there a cover up? If so why? Or was this just good old fashioned incompetence.
Not the most compelling viewing but watchable all the same if you go in knowing you won't really learn anything at all of the case.
Summing it up it follows a boy who went missing during his paper round and a string of people who may or may not be connected and claims by the mother that understandably come into question.
Full of archive footage and interviews from as far back as the early 80's when the boy went missing the documentary is competently made but the whole thing is nothing but one big question mark.
Though a couple of mysteries regarding other children are solved this case has never and almost certainly will never be.
The most interesting thing to come away from this documentary and case are the stances of the police/FBI. Was there a cover up? If so why? Or was this just good old fashioned incompetence.
Not the most compelling viewing but watchable all the same if you go in knowing you won't really learn anything at all of the case.
- Platypuschow
- Jul 24, 2017
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- Also known as
- Ποιος άρπαξε τον Τζόνι;
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- Gross US & Canada
- $16,595
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,666
- Apr 26, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $16,595
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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