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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Clearing a path to the Truth
We are both mothers, and our children have been abused. Noreen and I have been corresponding for over a year and a half. I know what it took for her to gather all the information and documents to present a chronologically accurate story of the darker and covert elements of Johnny's kidnapping. The agencies that were supposed to protect our children and ourselves can no...
Published on May 16, 2001 by Judy Dragon, Co-editor and wri...

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5 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The irony of the reviews
Though I have not read this book, I am intrigued by the reviews. The irony of the comments by southpaw68 and JKM is that their own reviews are riddled with grammatical errors and runon sentences. Those who live in glass houses................
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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Clearing a path to the Truth, May 16, 2001
This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
We are both mothers, and our children have been abused. Noreen and I have been corresponding for over a year and a half. I know what it took for her to gather all the information and documents to present a chronologically accurate story of the darker and covert elements of Johnny's kidnapping. The agencies that were supposed to protect our children and ourselves can no longer be glorified or trusted--they never could be, but we wanted to believe differently. We wanted to believe that Efraim Zimbalist Jr., starring in the FBI, was a moral representation of the FBI. We wanted to believe that Mel Gibson was actually helped by the CIA in "The Conspiracy Theory". The times have come to expose the years of denial of what really exists. This book is not about conspiracies because there are no conspiracies, only those who attempt to hide the truth of their insidious intent and actions. It is not too late to be outraged and call for accountability! Child abuse, ritual abuse, intentional trauma-based programmed mind control, and secret, black-funded government agencies and projects must be thoroughly exposed. Noreen has risked her life to expose the truth, a path few are willing to travel; and with all this, the gift to her was gaining her peace of mind, and perhaps, someday, Johnny can really come home. I thank Noreen for her unbridled courage, and I invite all to read and share her story.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An especially disturbing case, September 3, 2006
This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
Johnny Gosch was abducted as a 12 year old paper boy in Iowa at the exact same time as I was a 12 year old paper boy in Iowa. Another Iowa paper boy close in age was abducted (no trace ever surfaced) soon after Gosch, which whipped the issue into a froth that caught the end of my childhood in its wake. Vulnerability and powerlessness is part and parcel of childhood, and that together with the considerable media attention for his case and the similarity of our life circumstances had something of an impact on me. Though I have no connection to the Gosch family, I've always felt a particular affinity for the case and have carefully followed the bizarre and perplexing developments throughout the years, always to an extent reliving the original anxiety.

To this very day the case continues to evolve. Extremely significant new evidence surfaced just this week.

There's plenty in this book that the author couldn't pray to substantiate in a lifetime of research. But a large part of me believes that the truth of the case will someday surface, and I have no doubt it will be extraordinarily unsettling in its scope and egregiousness.
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40 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but Badly Written, March 14, 2006
This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
This book has a lot of grammatical errors and repetitions in it. It really needs a lot of writing, organizing, and editing work. It's an English teacher's nightmare with errors such as spelling "sadist" as "saddest" and putting little dots in like this: ..., when they aren't needed. But the story of Johnny Gosch who was kidnapped is presented and the author, his mother, shows the reader that the crime has ties to many other things going wrong in our world today.

The author Noreen Gosch goes beyond her own son's case and reveals other cases of strangers abducting children. She suspects that it is a crime that is organized by rogue people in government and other positions of power.

She finally meets her son and along the way was able to gather some evidence of what happened to him. Unfortunately, many in law enforcement weren't interested in pursuing her case. She thinks that certain officials were not doing anything on purpose and covering up for people doing the crime.

The book goes on to reveal the unethical doings of the NAMBLA pedophile group, the media, and government agencies such as the CIA and FBI.

There was a lot of media coverage given to the story nationally, but in some cases, whenever the story was going to get on a prestigious show, as opposed to freak talk shows, the media would be under pressure not to run the story, and they didn't run it. Often the media won't cover a story if it involves powerful people who don't want to be exposed and reporters can be intimidated by lawsuits and with death and violence.

It seems that rogue elements in the government are using children as mind control slaves for sex, drug running, and blackmail. The CIA is particularly condemned in the book and Gosch advocates reforming the National Security Act so that unethical things done against citizens cannot be covered up "for reasons of national security". The CIA also has operatives in the media who spread disinformation.

The satanic ritual abuse done against the kidnapped children covered in the book also serves the purpose of shattering the personality into different compartments so that a "program" can be called up for different tasks that the mind control slave will perform.

Some people are in denial that kids can be snatched off the streets for nefarious purposes and blame Noreen Gosch for not watching over her child well enough to make themselves feel confident that it won`t happen to a kid they care about.

The author advocates that we become actively involved in protecting children from these criminals by demanding justice for their crimes.

The book has a lot of shocking things in it such as a certain famous comedian with a sunny demeanor who bought his own child slave at an underground auction.
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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Informtion, June 12, 2002
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This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
While I'll be the first to agree that the book was filled with typos and grammatical errors, I found the book to have good information. There was several areas in which information would repeat itself, but that is the format in which it's written, not an accident.

I feel great compasion for Noreen and her entire family. I'm so happy she was able to fight to have her son's story 'found out' and put into print.

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28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Why Johnny Can't Come Home, March 1, 2004
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This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
If you remember this case from the 1980's and never knew what happened read this book. A mother's account that takes her on a journey in search of her son who disappears from his Sunday morning paper route in Des Moines, Iowa. She finds herself face to face with evil - the kind that a person may only have read about and hopefully will never experience.
Although the author is writing from the heart it is alittle disorganized and tends to jump around - I was left with some unanswered questions. I highly recommend this book. Be prepared to read about the ugly side of reality.
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is incredibly important, December 9, 2002
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This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
The preivous reviews have captured the book well. Except, forget the criticism of typos, grammar, and repetativeness. I would have bought this book if it was only 10 pages; It's way too important to ignore. We have to get the word out and get more people to get this book. We have to do something. I have always been heart-sick over Johnny's kidnapping and am more now than ever. Thank you for writing this book.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting and well documented!, March 31, 2001
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This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
This book is one of the best I have read in some time... it is filled with information and documentation on the story of Johnny Gosch, why he was kidnapped and why he still can't come home.

The information in this book is riveting and down-right mind boggling! I couldn't put it down, and read several sections more than once, as I was utterly amazed not only by what Johnny, and his mother, have endured, but also by WHY it happened and WHO is responsible! It's REALLY hard to not spoil the story by telling details of this young man's true story of abduction and suffering.

This book is a MUST READ for anyone who cares about children and the freedom and safety of every man, woman and child on this planet!

One of the most important qualities of this book is the documentation provided. I also especially enjoyed the author's style of expression, and the fact that in spite of her and Johnny's suffering and the serious nature of this book... she not only made me smile, there were times I even laughed! I think it is wonderful that after all this... she maintains a sense of humor and a great deal of compassion and caring!

This true story truly disturbed my world view, and at the same time, I was uplifted by the author's attitude and relentless pursuit of truth!

Everyone needs to read this book, and with the awareness one will gain, hopefully the world will become a safer place for all of us, but especially for our children!

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17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ FOR SEEKERS OF TRUTH, April 16, 2001
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This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
This book is a MUST READ for every person that cares about children in our society. In her investigative search for her son, Noreen Gosch uncovers a wealth of information which exposes one of America's dirtiest secrets. This well documented book offers a glimpse into the reality of what is happening in this country beyond the veil of propaganda and denial. There are very good reasons why Johnny can't come home and the abundance of evidence in this book provides the answers.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for any Parent, April 9, 2001
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This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
I live within 8 miles of where Johnny was Kidnapped. For over 18 years I have followed this story and could not understand why Law Enforcement Agencies (Local, State and Federal), and even the Newspaper (Johnny was delivering at the time he was kidnapped) would turn their back's on Noreen's request for help. I can only say as a parent how thankfull I'am that Noreen continued her fight to find Johnny and protect not only the local children but children all over the Country and didn't cave in under the pressure. The book answers all the questions that so may of us have been asking all this time. Although it's unbelieveable that this could happen in America there is actual documentation for numerous sources proving what happened and that it's still going on. I don't know where our Society went wrong, but I'm extremly gratefull to have people like Noreen who have sacraficed so much but still have the determination and spirt to try and make a difference. I only pray that some day there will be closure and Johnny does come home.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Bravo, April 11, 2001
This review is from: Why Johnny Can't Come Home (Paperback)
This book is in fact reality staring us in the face. So many of us want to sweep this stuff under the rug & not deal with it. Then who is left to clean up this mess the sickos are making? Johnny's mother certainly deserves all the support we can give her - how many mothers have had a similar incident and stuck their heads in the sand? Not Noreen Gosch, she is a trooper and a brave one I must say. Not only is she a trooper but a trailblazer. The story is unbelievable to some people but it has to be true for her to put her heart into such depth of our society. Some of the things she has uncovered should make the headlines! I applaud her.
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