Detectives are still looking into whether this was a homicide case or just teenage folly, either way, our hearts go out to his family members who were left hanging for 91 soul crushing days after the night of the mysterious phone call.. I do feel that the evidence maybe suggests the solution might not be as cut and dry as that, but as Ive said previously, at this point there is so little to go on that one theory is probably as valid as another. Biology, nature, and cryptozoology still remain Brent Swancers first intellectual loves. Considering all of the searches that have been done..I tend to believe that he may have been abducted and taken away from the area..For the family, I would never give up hope that someday he will be found..May God bless.. And I completely agree with you for the family, I sincerely hope that someday there will be some kind of answer to all this. When he took off walking, my guess is that he found himself trespassing somewhere he wasnt wanted. I think this is what is so odd about this whole case there isnt an explanation that fits all the details. Aleister Crowley. I think if he was inside a car, his dad would know, as the dad would have heard car noises, and possibly the other driver. 507-694-1664. The circumstances of Brandon Swanson's disappearance remain unclear and his case is currently classified as missing. Theories. It was also noted that after the call ended, his father kept trying to call him and the phone kept ringing, meaning the phone couldnt have broken or otherwise been disabled (like the battery falling out). Its beyond strange! If it was a flip phone, the call may have ended had the phone closed due to a possible slip and fall. And I hope answers can be found too, for the sake of Brandon Swansons poor family. Youre right that this case could really go any way. Brandon Lawson was a 26 years old young man at the time of missing on August 9, 2013. Thanks for commenting, and Im glad you found it interesting. I believe the likelihood of Swansons disappearance as a result of foul play is slim and the only thing that makes me doubt this is the car door being open. Reflecting on the last decade, however, those closest to the investigation and search efforts remain hopeful that concrete . When authorities arrived they found Matthews abandoned vehicle on the Topanga Tower Motorway right near Rosas Overlook, but there was no sign of the missing man or the woman who had been heard by the hikers. The conclusion of a Texas man's bizarre 2013 disappearance may have finally arrived, according to the family. It would be tragic if that is what happened of course, but at this point theres not much evidence either way. Road signs? This boy is missed in an area of approximately 20/30 miles, that to me feels realy realy weird, and never i find such an odd missing case like that of Brandon. This is the one case i cant seem to forget. Being a native of Marshall, he graduated from Marshall High School in 2007. He's written articles for MU and Daily Grail and has been a guest on Coast to Coast AM and Binnal of America. At time of writing six years later there is still no evidence or even a trace indicating what happened. Yes, that is another mystery. Or did they? The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson. Michael allegedly tried to break the fight up, as he knew one of the women involved. Emmanuel Schwartz, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Gilles Renaud, Franois Papineau, Martin Dubreuil. Brandon Swanson was last seen in the early hours of May 14, 2008 leaving a friend's house in Canby, Minn. . I dont want to be rude or anything, but all over the internet i only came acros the searching that took over years from volunteering. Brandon Swanson was on his way home for spring break in May 2008 when he got into a minor car accident and called his parents for help. Brandon Swanson. Very odd no matter what happened. I came across with this reddit post. But let me back up. He would be more likely to drop the phone, and his parents would then hear anything that was going on (such as a struggle, or the whooshing of the river, or the impact of a car). This is one of those cases where there seem to be more questions than actual facts, so a lot of judgments and theories probably will come down to intuition. I havent heard of David Paulides before, but will take a look at his writing. Greetings from the Netherlands. These theories have major flaws, however; if a person has time to register danger, swear down the phone and then end a phone call, surely they would have time to get out of the way of an oncoming vehicle? I think the solution of this case is that he slipped away in a river bank. Forty-seven minutes into the phone call, Brandon suddenly exclaimed, Oh shit! and the line went dead. He disappeared outside of Marshall when he was 19. A few hours later at around 6.30am they notified the police. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This to me sounds like a fatal accident. Also, is there access to the SARS report? Based on law enforcements theory that Swanson may have fallen and drowned, the Yellow Medicine river was searched as well as the river banks. This theory is supported by the police search dogs used during the investigation as I mentioned earlier in the subsequent investigation section. Of course, we may never know for sure, but his disappearance seems very intentional. Thanks for taking the time to comment Robbie. Phone records and searchingThe phone records really changed the course of this situation; they really began a proper investigation and gave law enforcement a starting area to search through. Isnt that possible as well though if theres no evidence of anything else. A little later he got another text message that was alarming in that it said, Please hurry. Brandon could have possibly been drunk which would explain why he crashed his car and why he didnt know where he was. This was the last known contact from Swanson. I really think this is all just an unfortunate accident. Words can cut u too the bone, and are hard to forgive. At around 12:30 AM he called Kyle to tell him that he had run out of gas out on the highway and needed fuel. I also believe without a shadow of doubt someone hung up his cell phone for him, or Brandon HAD NO CHOICE but to end the call. To summarise the video, Annette confirms that after the oh shit! from her son the phone line didnt cut off. But instead somebody pushed end on the phone. Theories Regarding Brandon's Disappearance #1: Brandon Swanson fell into a river and made it back out Since the river was examined and Brandon's body was never found, officials believe that he made it back out of the water and resumed walking. Look at all the pictures online, Brandons smiling in all them but three. More recently is the spooky case of 18-year-old Brookelyn Farthing, of Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States. One fairly well-known case that I have covered before but seems worth mentioning here is a case covered by David Paulides in his Missing 411 series of books and revolves around the strange call made by a 19-year-old college student named Brandon Swanson. The law . Clearly, in this situation, Annette and Brian Swanson were right to trust their gut instincts regarding their sons disappearance, and a more prompt reaction including a search and investigation was absolutely needed. There is Oh shit and then the line is ended, with no sounds of a struggle, being dropped, or of a rushing river or some such incident. The alien theory has come up before, and the fact is there is so little evidence for what actually did happen that its very hard to rule anything out. She writes about missing persons, unsolved murders, and human rights. The most prevalent theory is that Brandon must have fallen into a river or creek possibly the Yellow Medicine River which is fifteen feet at its deepest point, and would have been running incredibly fast at the time he disappeared. However, authorities had no better luck finding Brandon or his car than Brian and Annette. His father probably said some really mean things to Brandon. He was a loving father of four, but he stormed out of his house in a rage on the night of Aug. 8, 2013. Brandon's family played a big role in changing state law to. There is NO WAY he can defend himself from an attack with that height and body weight. On March 20, 2009, almost a year after his disappearance, the Marshall Independent reported that Jeff Haase of Search Rescue and Recovery Resources of Minnesota was the new search organizer for the Swanson family. Heres another report on the net. For me to believe the parents were not involved in this, a lot of evidence would need to point me away from them, and simply not enough evidence, to my knowledge, exist either way to convict or prove innocent. Also, it says the conversation was 45 minutes long. On March 12, 2009, Brian and Annette Swanson spoke before the House to help expand the Minnesota's Missing Children's Act so it can help missing and endangered adults.The law requires Minnesota police to begin an immediate search for missing adults under 21, as well as older adults who are missing under suspicious circumstances. Jeff Haase is the founder of Midwest Technical Rescue Training Associates, a nonprofit organization that teaches technical rescue skills to public-safety providers.. Based upon which scenario gives credence to the oh shit. A few hours later at around 6.30am they notified the police. The last official search was conducted in October 2011, and age-progressed photos have also been distributed in the hope that somebody may recognise him. I think that Brandon had probably been drinking, and got turned around in the dark. I do want to mention that Swanson had been flashing his lights whilst hed been sitting in his car waiting for his parents and tits possible that this caught the attention of an unsavoury character.Id also like to talk about one small detail in this section that does pique my interest in regards to the foul play theory according to the FBI, written on the ViCAP page for Swanson, his vehicle was discovered with the car door still open. As a parent, if my son was lost and needing assistance I doubt I would say drop me off at home, you go back out. May 12-15, 2011 Searches: The plan for the May 12-14 searches was to detail - search by HRD canine as many fields as possible in the area surrounding Mud Creek. Maybe a km off, etc? rumors from people in the area of Marshall, is he owed lots of money to some drug dealers. Can anyone shed some light on this paragraph? Others think he simply left town for personal reasons. An equally spooky case also comes from 2013, and concerns 26-year-old oil worker Brandon Lawson, of San Angelo, Texas. When Government Agencies Secretly Work in the Field of the Supernatural and the Occult, About That Time Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Supposedly Saw Aliens on the Moon. Follow Books from this. The next morning, the police were notified, and a delayed search for Brandon Swanson began, assisted by helicopters, volunteers, and dogs. Thank you for taking the time to comment Sarah. Be safe all, Be Well! Im pretty sure his Oh sh comment was made when he came to the realization that he was not where he thought he was, he probably didnt pick up the phone when his father called for the very same reason, justifying that his father would be mad if he found out hed been driving for almost three hours now looking for him in a spot where he wasnt, he tried to make his way home on his own, but being intoxicated with impaired judgement one of two things could have happened: A.) A third theory suggests that Shaffer might have died by suicide. However, Brandons dad said that after the call ended, he kept trying to call Brandon but that he wasnt picking up the call, which means the phone was in working condition but not being answered. The episode starts with Dave reading a few letters from the mailbag. I would like to know how exactly the call was ended. Its just interesting how no one, at least online, will address ALL the discrepancies because theres a ton. 2.30 am (approx) 47 minutes into this particular phone call, Brandon suddenly exclaimed Oh shit! and went silent for the rest of the call. Distinguishing characteristics for Brandon include Caucasian male. Also, has his cell phone ever been found? On the night of 14 May 2008, after celebrating the last day of college classes with a friend, he was driving home along a gravel road, and somehow crashed his car into a ditch. I think a lot of people are seeing things in a similar way that this wasnt a tragic accident, but that there was something more sinister behind it all. I looked over all the stories on Brandons disappearance, and none of it makes sense. It was the last time they ever heard their son's voice. His parents were unable to find him, so Swanson said he was going to walk to the nearby town of Lynd, Minnesota, where he could see lights. As a crime writer, I do a lot of research into real life crimes and unsolved cases. (And if he was drunk for instance, then its likely that his parents would have picked up on this over the phone). The Mysterious Men in Black and Their Equally Weird Cars, Lab-Grown Human Mini Brains Are Being Developed for Biocomputers, Strange Accounts of Dwarf Aliens and their Apocalyptic Messages from Mexico, Heres How You Can Study One of the Largest Collections of Sasquatch Footprint Castings Online. I wonder if he didnt plan to runaway and start life new somewhere. Bodies do get overlooked, then found years later in the area already searched. I believe an age progression image of missing people is such an important tool in the missing person cases that could be classed as cold and I will always try to include one in any post I do if Im able to find one. Apparently had gotten confused about his location. 19-year-old Brandon Swanson disappeared in the early hours of the 14th of May 2008 whilst driving home in Minnesota, USA. Brandon Swanson's disappearance mystery has now not been resolved after 13 years of his disappearance. He did mention that indeed Brookelyn had been saying she would go to a party in Rockcastle County, but this didnt turn up any clues and that party could not even be located. what if someone was walking likea hitchhiker or someone was also pulled over with their car off and he didnt notice them and when brandon flashed his lights to see if his parents could see him. Any odd police reports that were located near by around the same time? I was thinking exactly what Shannon was thinking. He is the last and only person to hear from and talk with his son until he disappeared into thin air. The following day, authorities using cellular phone records located Swanson's car one and a half miles north of the Lyon/Lincoln County line, off Highway 68 west of Taunton, Minnesota. Ive been following this story since it happened in 2008. Just to give the super abridged version, Brandon Swanson went missing after a phone call to his parents cut out. Brandon also had a child from a previous relationship. This is the last anyone has heard from him. After 10+ years, this seems highly unlikely. Last updated May 11, 2019; age-progression updated. Using circle area formula, Area equals Pi times r squared, that is a search radius of 50km squared. Not being in a car, his remains will probably never be found. True odd it is the his Mom was taken home, but in that report it read the reason was she was under the weather, ill, and exhausted, but stop blaming her, no one knew this was going to happen, Im sure she has to deal everyday with the thought that she went home instead of keeping at it. The lack of his physical evidence makes it plausible? The simple solutions are usually the right solutions. Or maybe there is a single cause of all this that we just dont know about yet? Plus, your lungs still have oxygen whenever you drown and makes you float back up to the top and the river carries you to the nearest river bank, its obvious that someone held a gun up to his head kidnapped him, and killed him as a robbery (or just being plain mean) gone wrong. Brookelyn then texted her ex-boyfriend and asked him to come get her, which he said he would after he finished work. Im going to a party in Rockcastle County. All texts made to her for more information went unanswered, and that is the last anyone has heard of Brookelyn Farthing. An answer might be that Brandon dropped the phone, causing the battery to fall out and so ending the call that way. He added, I think time favors the search, Hasse said. As explained by Minnesota's Unsolved Cases, it is possible that the teen left the area on his own and is now living under a new identity. I just to talk while i have the chance. After this there is no response to further panicked messages from Melissa asking if he is alright and where he is. Join Facebook to connect with Brandon Swanson and others you may know. He was fixing to be in the dark by his self. I think Brandons mom would do anything for Brandon. The accident probably scared him and sobered him up. When Brookelyn did not show up for an appointment the next day and did not answer any calls or texts they contacted authorities. So But even that I have hunted the river bottom where he disappeared, every year, and have not found any way he could have drowned in that river unless it was flooded 4-5 feet. Hypothermia can set in very fast. My personal theory is something got himwhat that something is exactly i dare not guess but there are things walking this Earth and the dark bowers of mans domain that most people cannot even dream exist. And that was the last time anybody heard anything from Brandon Swanson. My two cents. He would be more likely to drop the phone, and his parents would then hear anything that was going on (such as a struggle, or the whooshing of the river, or the impact of a car). Swanson has never been heard from again. Confessions of a Hitman (Confessions) Luc Picard. The disappearance of Brandon Swanson. My thought is, he fell into a cistren/well that is unmarked or unknown. I would like to take a mathematical, logical approach. Yet more theories are that Brandon was either hit by a car or picked up by an apparently helpful driver who turned out to have a malicious intent. I know its 2008 technology, but was he and his parents familiar with the area? Thats interesting what you say about rumours, as I have previously wondered how much of the information online is actually true and how much is exaggerated/media interpretation. Since that day more than five hundred volunteers have spent over one hundred and twenty days looking for Brandon or any evidence pointing to where he could be covering over one hundred square miles in the process. Was he with this friend he was celebrating with when the car went off the road ? Nineteen year old Brandon Swanson lived in Marshall, Minnesota with his parents. His father dropped Brandons mother back at home, then began driving again to find his son. Around 91% of all cases are closed within 48 hours, and 99% of cases are solved completely within one year. I really believe that the river wouldnt have taken him so deep under that his body would have never floated back up to the top. At 11 AM things got even odder, when Melissa received a series of very strange text messages from Matthew. If true, he could have said, Oh shit, when he realized what he was walking towards (little green men). On the five-year anniversary of Brandons disappearance,.Twin Cities.com discussed the scale of the search for Brandon..More than 500 volunteers, including 34 dog handlers from nine different states, spent more than 120 days searching for Brandon and covered part of 120 square miles, said Jeff Hasse, the search manager.. At the time of Swansons disappearance, the water had been around 10 feet high but had reduced by the time the search started.Later searchesAfter the initial searches yielded no sign of Swanson or his whereabouts, the investigation hit a block with no real direction to move forward in. Thanks for taking the time to comment Geo. He had driven off the road, was intoxicated, and was trying to figure out where he was when the call cut off. #41 Strange Disappearances | Weird Tales and the Unexplainable, Heres The 51 Creepiest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved To This Very Day | Viral Hot Topics, Heres The 51 Creepiest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved To This Very Day - Weight Loss Diet 2 Fitness, Heres The 51 Creepiest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved To This Very Day Geeks Facts, The Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy | angelomarcos, The tragic and unexplained case of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel. So the father took Brandons mother home, so he could run Brandon off, so she couldnt help him with that college money, or any other money. However, it is not likely. What direction he might have been walking from car to supposed town? This is just my own theory, not saying this is actually what happened. I dont know what happened to him, and my heart has been heavy for him and his poor family that still to this day, leave the front porch light on for him. It took effect almost two months later on July 1 st . I therefore do not rule out other motives which might be at play here. Im actually planning a blog post about them too. The March 15, 2015 report was for a different Swanson in Florida. During the early morning hours of May 14, 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson disappeared under mysterious circumstances from a rural area northeast of Marshall in southwestern Minnesota. How close was he to his family? Has he been questioned about his statements given to the authorities? They possibly killed 40 young college students. theres a chance he tripped dropping his cell phone into somewhere maybe the river, and couldnt find it. He was on the phone with his father while he was walking. His dad tried calling back a number of times, but Brandon never picked up his phone. 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