Who Took Johnny

Who Took Johnny

Who Took Johnny

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Who Took Johnny

2014

1h 20m

6.9(63 votes)

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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.

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Noreen Gosch

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Johnny Gosch

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John Gosch Sr.

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John Walsh

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John DeCamp

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Paul Bonacci

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