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Who Took Johnny

Who Took Johnny

20146.81h 20m

Overview

An examination of the infamous thirty-year-old cold case of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, the first missing child to appear on a milk carton. The film focuses on Johnny’s mother, Noreen Gosch, and her relentless quest to find the truth about what happened to her son. Along the way there have been mysterious sightings, bizarre revelations, and a confrontation with a person who claims to have helped abduct Johnny.

Directed by Suki Hawley
Written by Michael Galinsky, David Beilinson, Suki Hawley
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Top Cast

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Noreen Gosch

Self

J

Johnny Gosch

Self (archive footage)

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John Gosch Sr.

Self

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John Walsh

Self

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John DeCamp

Self

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Paul Bonacci

Self

Themes & Keywords

pedophiliakidnappinginvestigationhuman traffickingconspiracymissing childchild kidnappingwoman director

About Who Took Johnny

Who Took Johnny is a documentary film released in 2014 exploring themes of pedophilia, kidnapping, investigation, human trafficking, conspiracy, missing child. Directed by Suki Hawley, it stars Noreen Gosch, Johnny Gosch, John Gosch Sr.. An examination of the infamous thirty-year-old cold case of Iowa paperboy Johnny Gosch, the first missing child to appear on a milk carton. The film focuses on Johnny’s mother, Noreen Gosch, and her relentless quest to find the truth about what happened to her son. Along the way there have been mysterious sightings, bizarre revelations, and a confrontation with a person who claims to have helped abduct Johnny.

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