I think the solution of this case is that he slipped away in a river bank. 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. Possibly. He hid in some out of the way place/makeshift shelter that became his final resting place by accident. He called his parents asking for help, and they set out in their pickup. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Pingback: #41 Strange Disappearances | Weird Tales and the Unexplainable, Pingback: Heres The 51 Creepiest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved To This Very Day | Viral Hot Topics, Pingback: Heres The 51 Creepiest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved To This Very Day - Weight Loss Diet 2 Fitness. I would love to see the cell phone records, if any cellphone tracking happened and the results, and any lie detector or witness testimony of the parents whereabouts that night. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 2) The drivers side door of his car was left open. As a crime writer, I do a lot of research into real life crimes and unsolved cases. How far was his car from the medicine river? Reflecting on the last decade, however, those closest to the investigation and search efforts remain hopeful that concrete . Is there any new leads in this case its 2017 I was just wondering.And this case is quite disturbing I really hope answers can be found. Unsolved disappearance of Brandon Swanson, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brandon_Swanson, https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessionweekly/art.asp?ls_year=86&storyid=1297, https://thetruecrimefiles.com/brandon-swanson-disappearance/, https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2018/05/swanson-case-still-unsolved/, https://charleyproject.org/case/brandon-victor-swanson, https://medium.com/crimebeat/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-brandon-swanson-49bcb6e9d134, https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brandon-victor-swanson, Missing Brandon Swanson Discover: True Crime Whipped Owl. When Brandon Lawson vanished in 2013, it left authorities baffled and his family in shambles. 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. Brent Swancer is an author and crypto expert living in Japan. He called his Dad at 1230 and said he was walking towards a lit town (Which he thought was lynd). A number of other theories have been considered, including the idea that Brandon might have hidden in an abandoned structure to escape the cold and then succumbed to hypothermia, or that he was attacked by an animal and taken away. He seems to have just vanished into thin air. 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. 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. Emmanuel Schwartz, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Gilles Renaud, Franois Papineau, Martin Dubreuil. That makes me think that somebody knows what happened to him. His dad tried calling back a number of times, but Brandon never picked up his phone. Im a volunteer firefighter and we deal with a lot of car vs ditch simple reason Im in the marine town of New Bern craven county and the Marines do not know how to drive on gravel roads. Brandon Swanson, 19, was last seen on 5/14/08 in Canby, Minnesota. Biology, nature, and cryptozoology still remain Brent Swancers first intellectual loves. The oh sh! could be said several ways, 1. you tripped and fell, 2. youre tired of the current thing happening so you end it. 14th May 2008Midnight (approx) Swanson left the get-together in Canby shortly after midnight. While his friends observed him consume a few alcholic drinks, they said it was not eough to mae him appear intoxicated. This has included over thirty dog handlers from nine different states. Forty-seven minutes into the phone call, Brandon suddenly exclaimed, Oh shit! and the line went dead. What about alien abduction? Thanks for your comment Ciara, and it definitely is a very strange case. It was a cold night. Swanson got his car stuck in a ditch and called his parents to ask if they could pick him up from somewhere between Marshall and Lynd, where he believed himself to be. Swanson is a 2007 graduate of Marshall High School. Let's take the case of Brandon Swanson. [] so often I come across a case (such as the disappearance of Brandon Swanson) that I absolutely cannot get out of my head sometimes because of the how, sometimes []. The runaway theory has been posited before I think, although the main objection to it would be the oh shit. Credit: Google Maps He walked according to the average walking speed/hour. It has been named Brandons Law. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The authorities received over seventy-five tips about Brandon, but none have borne any information that has led anywhere near to finding him. Brandons LawAnnette and Brian Swanson advocated for the state to legislate Brandons Law, requiring law enforcement to investigate missing adult cases more promptly, assessing if the missing person could be in dangerous circumstances, and conduct an investigation to establish if the person is indeed missing and if theyre endangered, regardless of their age. Last updated May 11, 2019; age-progression updated. 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. At time of writing six years later there is still no evidence or even a trace indicating what happened. Brandons LawI have the utmost admiration for families who have been through such unimaginable pain but still find the energy within them to advocate for laws that will help others. What direction he might have been walking from car to supposed town? . This mysterious disappearance hinges on the fact that Mr. Parfitt, who went missing in the 1760s, was unable to walk or get around on his own. The disappearance of Brandon Swanson. Despite extensive searches of the area where his vehicle was found, Brandon Swanson has not been located and his disappearance remains unsolved. Maybe it meant that they got a Phone Call 91 Days before the Body was Found. It's a difficult case for many reasons. No evidence. The episode starts with Dave reading a few letters from the mailbag. Welcome to Weeknight Mysteries where we talk about mind-boggling, head-scratching, and eerie mysteries. My first thought when I heard the initial story was that he was walking toward lights and then said, Oh Shit, I thought it was aliens/extra-terrestrials. Your email address will not be published. Maybe he had a grudge, and that other person was not in the right state of mind? I researched the phone, it was prone to battery problems. But he had struggled with substance abuse issues in the past and had recently relapsed shortly before his disappearance. Ive been following this story since it happened in 2008. I think it is the most likely situation. Once the snow of winter had melted, search efforts resumed again over spring before farmers planted their crops. So, they threw it in the river. The basics are this: Brandon was in a fight with his long term girlfriend, Ladessa, and . @Scott..I have to agree with you..If Brandons parents were out looking for their son..Why would the mother want to stop and go home and the father having to turn around and go back out looking again?, especially since he wasnt supposed to be that far from home..Perhaps dad was taking mom home after she had left Brandens car on the side of the road..The cell phone info from Brandons phone would put you in a location of where he was that night..And dads cellphone would also tell you were he was that night..This is a great tool for investigators now..Dads story just makes no sense..Far to many holes in it..And nothing really said about anything.. What gets me now is..If he was heading back to Marshall after having a few drinks in Canby to celebrate end of classes..He would have known Rt. Im not being funny, Im just trying to come up with an explanation. After doing research on this (along with some other weird and true events) I found this but ONLY ONE TIME, it was the same story I had read at least 10 times about Brandon but this was the conclusion along with a pic of his vehicle: March 15, 2015 they found the boys body inside his SUV submerged in a retention pond. They possibly killed 40 young college students. Its definitely possible based on the information we have. Nineteen year old Brandon Swanson lived in Marshall, Minnesota with his parents. Has he been questioned about his statements given to the authorities? But it doesnt explain his last words on the phone.. That could be a consideration, although Im not sure if there are any search warrants/laws in the US that could be served to compel landowners to allow searches on their land in certain circumstances. Then, he suddenly vanished without a trace. Its definitely a very odd, and sad, case. How far was it from where they found his car to his home? 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. Though their is a third option to bear in mind. I believe the river theory unlikely. Perhaps he had lost phone reception and seeked a place with better phone reception. Maybe there are multiple explanations? I grew up in a small town near where Brandon disappeared and remember seeing all the missing posters and people searching in fields for him. Subsequent searches over the years have also failed to find any clue as to what happened to Brandon Swanson, with all tips that have come forward likewise leading nowhere, and he has seemingly vanished into thin air. At 11 AM things got even odder, when Melissa received a series of very strange text messages from Matthew. Join MU Plus+ and get exclusive shows and extensions & much more! And Im guessing the landowners doesnt wants police with search parties destroying their crops? I know this will sound a bit harsh, insensitive and maybe far-fetched (but what other theory isnt? I definitely had this in mind whilst thinking about this theory but Im also aware that technology doesnt always behave in an expected way and can be unpredictable, especially when damaged. When he took off walking, my guess is that he found himself trespassing somewhere he wasnt wanted. When i flip the other hand coinsthis case has more holes than facts till this day. Was there any landmarks? Brandon Lawson had a lot to live for. [24] La Contemplation du mystre. What happened to Brookelyn Farthing? Youre right that this case could really go any way. Heres another report on the net. Any pictures of the area where they found his car? The one pictured right is an age progression of what Brandon Swanson could look like at 30 years old, 11 years after he went missing. Swanson had finished his last day of classes at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby, where he was enrolled in a wind turbine program. Brandon's Law requires police to make a report whenever a person, of any age, is reported missing, and an investigation must start immediately. I dont think farmers would refuse to let police search their property. Unfortunately, it doesnt look like any additional investigating around the parents will be done, and so the mothers prediction will probably come true. 1.54 am Swanson called his parents, Annette and Brian Swanson, and told them that hed got his car stuck in a ditch, he was uninjured and asked could they pick him up, which they agreed to. 68 he should have known that he was a few miles from there..About 20 miles away from Lynd, nowhere close to where Swanson thought he was or where he told his father he was..And said he was going to walk toward the town of Lynd where he could see lights..I dont know why he would be so confused..His father said talking to him he didnt sound intoxicated or incoherent , and the investigators said that they didnt believe he was impaired and that there was no evidence of foul play, nor any indication that Brandon would have staged his own disappearance.. Yet again, the main problem with these theories is that of evidence or, more specifically, the big fat lack of it. I think that Brandon had probably been drinking, and got turned around in the dark. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Be safe all, Be Well! They pointed a gun at him and he said oh shit and hung up. 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. From everything I have read Branding on was walking along the road speaking to his father and unless the road intersects the river then it is an unlikely explanation. He added, I think time favors the search, Hasse said. However what are the odds, of the phone being fully charged when he had left? 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. Yet again, the main problem with these theories is that of evidence or, more specifically, the big fat lack of it. There have been what might be called supernatural explanations put forward about what happened, and without any evidence to the contrary its difficult to really argue against any of them. Brandon's Law, named for Swanson, was passed later in 2008. After getting to the location which he had described, they started flashing the cars headlights so that Brandon could start walking towards them. My mom spoke with Brandons dad when he was calling land owners for permission to search. It is not known why he went there, and he had not mentioned it to Melissa or anyone else. 6.30 am Brian and Annette Swanson attempted to report Brandon as missing to local law enforcement but were advised to wait as this type of behaviour was not unusual for young men. Im still going with Occams Razor that he did end up lost or in the river. call he made to his father probably drained the battery on his Motorola slvr phone. The result? 68 west of Taunton, MN..Knowing Rt. Marisa loves conspiracy theories, Ethan knows nothing about them. The 47 min. But if his dad ran him off and Brandon had left..Then he wouldnt have any fear in calling his mom, at least to let her know he was ok.. Alister Crowley, Sgt. I of course do not know the dynamics of the family, but Brandon was underage drinking, out very late at night, and his father was the last person to see or hear from him. Nothing Else!! The Disappearance. 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? The oh sh*t is also a bit suspicious. I stummbled on this case, and then it got hooked on me. 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