An hour later, he called police when he ran out . Not long after this, he called his father in Crowley and asked to stay at his house for the night because he was having girlfriend issues, but the father told him that he should go back and make up with her rather than drive the three hours it would take to get there. I dont feel that Brandon slipped into the river or fell into a well, instead someone may have knocked him out, taken him back to their farm; killed him or something. Not to mention the fact that an animal attacking, fatally wounding and then dragging a person away would leave a huge amount of evidence behind. I would like to know how exactly the call was ended. Also I dont get the last line in the paragraph who were left hanging for 91 soul crushing days after the night of the mysterious phone call. 91 days? Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brandon_Swansonhttps://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/sessionweekly/art.asp?ls_year=86&storyid=1297https://thetruecrimefiles.com/brandon-swanson-disappearance/https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2018/05/swanson-case-still-unsolved/https://charleyproject.org/case/brandon-victor-swansonhttps://medium.com/crimebeat/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-brandon-swanson-49bcb6e9d134https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brandon-victor-swanson, Your email address will not be published. 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. It can happen. Yes, its definitely a very sad case. 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. How far was his car from the medicine river? He had driven off the road, was intoxicated, and was trying to figure out where he was when the call cut off. This week on the podcast, Ethan and Marisa discuss the strange and still unsolved disappearance of 19 year old Brandon Swanson. Maybe his Phone, or Someone else called the parents saying Something worrying. Did he have reasons to leave? Thanks for your comment. Swanson stayed on the phone with his parents whilst he walked to the car park. When Brandon Lawson vanished in 2013, it left authorities baffled and his family in shambles. 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. Be safe all, Be Well! call he made to his father probably drained the battery on his Motorola slvr phone. His father spent several hours looking for him, then notified the police at 6:30 a.m. How much driving experience? It is not known why he went there, and he had not mentioned it to Melissa or anyone else. Thanks for commenting, and Im glad you found it interesting. Also, if someone had just offered to give him a lift home, why would he swear at all? At time of writing six years later there is still no evidence or even a trace indicating what happened. Swanson wears black wire-framed eyeglasses. 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. Brandon's Law requires police to make a report whenever a person, of any age, is reported missing, and an investigation must start immediately. Sadly, they may have pulled off the perfect crime. Marisa loves conspiracy theories, Ethan knows nothing about them. 68 onto Lynn Lincoln County Road after midnight..The following day, authorities used cellular phone records to locate Swansons car. I came across this case a few months ago, and it never did make any sense to me. Did he have a flashlight? Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. As you say, its all very odd. To summarise the video, Annette confirms that after the oh shit! from her son the phone line didnt cut off. I have a very hard time believing this due to the very little FACTS we do know! after reading all the facts n stuff, my conclusion is this, i think hes being watched/followed at the time he recked his car. And I agree that whatever actually happened, it is a very sad situation. 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. Swanson, circa 2008; Age-progression to age 30 (circa 2019). On the subject of the phone call, a huge question here is why the phone call was ended. He lived with his sister, who cared for him (a job that included moving him around the house, to the toilet, outside for fresh air, etc). I think somebody in that town kidnapped or killed Brandon. He seems to have just vanished into thin air. At the time of his disappearance Brandon was 19 years old, 5'6" and 120 lbs. He's described as being six feet tall with brown hair and hazel eyes. 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. Brandon Swanson's disappearance mystery has now not been resolved after 13 years of his disappearance. Although, as Ive said earlier, its such a mysterious case with so many unanswered questions, that its probably best not to assume anything including my assumption about finding a well. I shed light on unsolved mysteries and shocking crimes. But David doesnt put forth any theory as to what is causing all these people to simply vanish into thin air. If his phone died he could have been walking for hours, thinking he was going towards a town, and either drowned or died of hypothermia or injuries in a field. During all of this, Kyle and Audrey had dutifully retrieved the gas canister and were going to deliver it when they found Brandons abandoned truck. To me James the father left a lot of information out..Him and mom should be checked out more thoroughly.. At some point during the night there was a physical altercation between two young women at the club, which ended up spilling outside. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. They stayed on the phone a bit longer and Brandon said he could see the lights of the town in the distance and also that he could hear running water. I dont think its that odd. He may have dropped the phone and dislodged the battery, but it is weird nevertheless. How far was it from where they found his car to his home? 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. Marisa loves conspiracy theories, Ethan knows nothing about them. No age progression image can be 100% perfect but it does help us to imagine the missing person as they could possibly present now and makes us aware that they wont look exactly like the pictures first used after their disappearance. If for instance he did hide in a structure, then surely it wouldve been found by now? My thoughts are that since his Dad said in the SAR report in that secret 47min call, Brandon told his Dad he was crossing fields and hopping fences. You can subscribe below to get the latest blog posts delivered straight to your inbox. Its a good question, as potentially that wouldve ruled out a lot of scenarios. This has included over thirty dog handlers from nine different states. The runaway theory has been posited before I think, although the main objection to it would be the oh shit. In the messages he says (grammar and typing mistakes and all) Like Some crazy shit is going on. It is possible that Brandon was murdered in some way, possibly by another person from the party? It's believed he died of exposure. Assuming his phone was on and operational the police couldve called his carrier and started a trace. In all of these cases we have been left with cryptic messages from people who have seemingly just evaporated into thin air. As has been asked so many times in this case- why? Or for that matter his parents couldve taken upon themselves to contact his carrier and start a trace/ping on his phone. The next day, Swansons car was located 25 miles away from the location he had given his parents to collect him. If it was a flip phone, the call may have ended had the phone closed due to a possible slip and fall. There are certainly more questions than answers in this case unfortunately. Although I suppose there would still be a lot of unanswered questions surrounding the phone call and Brandons exclamation before the line cuts out. Brandon was last seen on May 14, 2008 leaving a friend's house. 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. I live in Russia. The ditch was shallow but steep and Swanson was unable to get the car unstuck on his own. Perhaps he had lost phone reception and seeked a place with better phone reception. 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. The next morning, the police were notified, and a delayed search for Brandon Swanson began, assisted by helicopters, volunteers, and dogs. When he took off walking, my guess is that he found himself trespassing somewhere he wasnt wanted. 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. And I hope answers can be found too, for the sake of Brandon Swansons poor family. Did they locate his car? Out of curiosity, Kyle tried one more time to reach his brother, and amazingly got a response when Brandon picked up. 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. His parents left the house and began driving to pick up Brandon, at the same time speaking with him on his mobile phone to determine exactly where he was. December 11, 2014 angelomarcos crime, mystery, true crime. 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. Around 10:30 pm, he left the gathering to drive to Canby, which is 30 miles away . Where is your pride, mother fucker? before hanging up. It could well be a fatal accident, but as you say it is strange that so far there hasnt been any evidence found to suggest this. Some authorities believe he blundered into the Yellow Medicine River while he was walking in the dark. Was he part of the smiley face murders? 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. Though their is a third option to bear in mind. The case of Brandon Victor Swanson is one of them. I know what you mean about wondering what would happen next if this was a film, although if this was a film it would probably be considered too unbelievable. As a crime writer, I do a lot of research into real life crimes and unsolved cases. Brandon Swanson would never be seen again. Wouldnt his body have washed up on shore by now if he had fallen into the water? 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 just wanted to include this theory here as its just as likely as the other theory and they are both similar in nature. My name is Julie Fidler. 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. As has been asked so many times in this case- why? If you look at google maps, you see that al the rivers have an ending, so if he was drowned in the river they had find him already. During The Initial Search, One Officer Allegedly Said Swanson 'Had A Right To Be Missing' After a fruitless night of searching for her son, Annette Swanson called police around 6:30 am to report him missing. His father probably said some really mean things to Brandon. How did he drive in a ditch? What they lived here at least 10 years maybe more and they dont know the area? Could it be possible that a police officer pulled up to him ,and turned on his lights, and perhaps Brandon had been drinking a little or possibly had some illegal substance on him, so he comments oh shit and hangs up on his father, becouse he doesnt want the father to hear witness to the exchange between himself and the police, and i know the odds are one in a million but history shows us it has happened before, what if Brandon encountered a bad cop, with bad and deadly intentions. Swanson's case remains unsolved. Searches dont cover every inch of the search area. Also, is there access to the SARS report? If anyone has any information about Brandon . Or maybe there is a single cause of all this that we just dont know about yet? 1.15 am (approx) Swanson gets his vehicle stuck in a ditch. If so, it would make it even less likely for him to botch his location by such great lengths. An equally spooky case also comes from 2013, and concerns 26-year-old oil worker Brandon Lawson, of San Angelo, Texas. 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. Brandon Lawson, 26, vanished along a desolate stretch of State Highway 277 outside of San Angelo, Texas which is about 250 mile southwest of Dallas on Aug. 9, 2013, according to the San Angelo Standard-Times.On Friday, those closest to Lawson announced that a private team of . This requires police in Minnesota to begin immediate searches for missing adults under the age of 21, as well as any older adults who have been reported missing where there are suspicious circumstances. Search teams have worked diligently to cover the 140-square mile area of interest, but some landowners have refused to allow access to search parties working to find Swanson, missing since 2008 . Im not sure whether a photo of his car at its location exists. rumors from people in the area of Marshall, is he owed lots of money to some drug dealers. Its been years since I looked at the maps but remember from the SAR report Brandon was driving in a downward zig zag way off the highway taking access roads (gravel) when he turned left out of a field onto LCLRd and put his Chevy lumina high centered. This theory is supported by the police search dogs used during the investigation as I mentioned earlier in the subsequent investigation section. It remains unknown what happened to Matthew Weaver, why he had gone to that area, or what his final messages mean, and he has never been found dead or alive. Yes, the whole case is very strange for lack of any real sign of what happened at all. Required fields are marked *. And Im guessing the landowners doesnt wants police with search parties destroying their crops? IMO, these facts add up to one possible explanation: Brandon disappeared before his car was crashed in the ditch, his father lied about the context of the phone conversation, and therefore he and the mother seem like very likely suspects. This entry was posted in conspiracy theory, missing person, the skeptical folklorist, unsolved mysteries and tagged brandon swanson, conspiracy theories, missing persons, unsolved mysteries on September 8, 2015 by roianna. From my research, I have seen that theory posited as an explanation a couple of times, and I suppose to be fair theres no evidence that would contradict that idea. I think it is the most likely situation. A massive search of the area would find his car keys in some brush around 25 feet away from the car, as well as a baseball cap and a torn, bloodstained t-shirt believed to have possibly belonged to Matthew, but that is it. One of the letters draws a connection to the Brandon Swanson Disappearance which led to . On the night of 14 May 2008, after celebrating the last day of college. Its beyond strange! Really looking forward to an explanation and hoping beyond the odds that the guy is somehow okay. As he was unable to get his car ack on the road, he called him parents for a ride. since that phone is not touch screen, it would be VERY EASY to end the call after snatching the phone from him. Even if the car would had been moved afterwards, why Brandon would say he is near Lynd?! I think Brandons mom would do anything for Brandon. 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. The most popular theory among authorities is that Brandon fell into the river. It was a cold night. His dad tried calling back a number of times, but Brandon never picked up his phone. Based upon which scenario gives credence to the oh shit. 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. Then he suddenly exclaimed Oh shit!, and the line went dead, with numerous attempts to call him back remaining unanswered. 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. Wonder if his phone dropped the call? Road signs? Not being in a car, his remains will probably never be found. Monday is Brandon Swanson's 28th birthday. By the 15th of May, it was determined that his last phone call had come within a 5-mile radius of a tower located at the intersection of County Routes 3 and 10. Then, at approximately 12:54 Brandon Lawson would make a very odd call to 911. Was there any landmarks? If Swanson had exclaimed Oh shit! because he was falling into the water, then surely running water would have been heard by his parents on the other end of the phone? 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 river, which is up to 15 feet deep in places, was running high and fast at that time. The one pond search parties had failed to search because it was not on any map. For instance: What were the lights he might have seen was it a town? However, authorities had no better luck finding Brandon or his car than Brian and Annette. In 2008, in a rural area especially, its unlikely that pinging a cell phone would help. 27.07 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Flames of Prophecy, 29.07 - MU Podcast - Contract with the Goddess, 27.06 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Secret Vaults of Time, 29.06 - MU Podcast - Italian Disco Abductions, 27.04 - MU Plus+ Podcast - High-Res Healing, TikTok and Its Strange Proliferation of Mysterious Accounts of Skinwalkers, A 3,500-Year-Old Frozen Mummified Bear Found in Siberia. Let's take the case of Brandon Swanson. As well as trying to call their son, Brian and Annette Swanson continued to look for any sign of Brandon or his car. 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. . . And until more evidence/answers come to light, thats probably exactly how itll stay a mystery. Thanks for your comment Jerry, and I agree that is yet another very strange aspect of this case. I live in Minneapolis. The law took effect in Minnesota in the July of 2009, whilst four other states have also passed laws similar in nature. 68 from driving back and forth from Marshall to Canby to take his classes..Now why would he be turning off from Rt. Facebook gives people the power. kidnappers knew this. I think the solution of this case is that he slipped away in a river bank. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/03/15/jso-body-found-inside-submerged-vehicle-in-southside/2481619/. It has been named Brandons Law. The law requires authorities to conduct a preliminary investigation without delay when a missing persons report is received. 13th May 2008 Minnesota, USABrandon Swanson went to a small get-together at a friends house to celebrate finishing the school year. It was determined that there was no evidence at all that he had met with foul play or that he had had any desire to want to suddenly run away. Mine tends to do that, randomly at times. 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. 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. 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. 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. I havent heard of David Paulides before, but will take a look at his writing. I had several thoughts. Because his father taught hearing a footstep slipping away. I know this may sound far-fetched, but thats what I thought. 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