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Johnny Gosch case marks 35 years since kidnap in Iowa
Public safety piece notes the 1982 abduction of 12 year old Johnny Gosch in Des Moines West Des Moines. It highlights changes in missing-child response, milk-carton posters, the 1984 Johnny Gosch bill, and ongoing efforts by Noreen and John Gosch, law enforcement, and advocates to secure closure.
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Des Moines
Johnny Gosch
Des Moines Register
West Des Moines
Gosch
Johnny
Noreen Gosch
Etan Patz
New York
Adam Walsh
Florida
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
Robert Lowery
Missing Children
Lowery
Iowa
Gosches
Eugene Martin
Martin
Iowa State Patrol
Logsdon
Ron Sampson
Sampson
Ankeny Press-Citizen
John
Noreen
Jody Ewing
Ewing
John Gosch