I wonder if they dusted for prints on his car? The I dont know why Im not where I said I am but Ill walk to another location is not a good reason. Does anyone know when he was reported missing and when the police got to the scene? [6], Searches resumed late that fall, after fields planted shortly after the disappearance had been harvested. Swanson remained on the phone with them until he went silent 47 minutes later after exclaiming "Oh, shit!" He had been wandering about for a while spreading his scent everywhere. Brandon said to meet him at a Lynd tavern parking lot. [3], At 6:30a.m., his parents reported Brandon missing to the Lynd police. Swanson, 19, disappeared in May of 2008 after running his car off the road in rural western Minnesota. On May 14, 2008, Brandon was driving home from a party and drove into a ditch. That definitely caught me by surprise :). Hi Guy. If he had died there, his body would have been found by now. Hes further south. Frustrated cause no one can pick me up, I rifle through my car to find my heavy coat and I have to call my parents to come get me. I know that some animals will carry the prey off and bury it away from everything else. Swanson stayed in Canby for the evening to celebrate with friends. Brian believes his son may have slipped and fallen. Brandon was in a densely wooded and remote area while he stayed on the phone with his parents for at least an hour, when he suddenly exclaimed "Oh shit!" There are many theories surrounding Brandon Swansons disappearance, but no concrete evidence has been uncovered so far. [4] He told the media that the Lumina had gotten hung up on the top of an incline at the edge of the road, not seriously enough to damage the car but enough to keep the wheels from touching the ground on that side. Here is a look at some of the facts and theories surrounding Brandons disappearance. But upon watching the Nancy Grace segment where his mother is interviewed (of which only 3 minutes seem to exist -does know where I can find the full version?) Trick is to remember Lawson called 911 aka the Law while people believe Swanson drowned in the river. Just the trees and stuff in the distance. Does anyone know how fast the water was by the fence line was? [the "oh shit"] Annette Swanson: "Oh yes, we did. [3] Later that day, the circumstances of his disappearance became more complicated when his cell phone records showed he had been near Porter, 25 miles (40km) from where Swanson had said he was, in a different direction. If it were a car that struck him, it might explain the oh sh$t and phone outage and also could explain why the cadaver dogs hit on one spot then missed a few feet and picked back up for a while. It seems like he hadn't gone nearly as far as he thought he had. In the 80s, a friend and I came out of cave at night and became lost getting back to my car. Brandon Swanson is an accomplished musician, songwriter and vocalist. Missing in Pennsylvania: Unsolved Cases from the Keystone State, Killers in the Classroom: Case Studies of School Rampage Shooters. BUT I do think it is much more likely he left the scene on the foot and died while trying to find help. "There really is nothing to indicate that he's in the river," she told CNN. Since part of that circle included Yellow Medicine County to the north, authorities from that jurisdiction also took part. Brew Crime is back with a world traveling bank robber extraordinaire Bloody Jack Krafchenko! What do you think? [2] Efforts picked up again in the spring, after snow melted but before planting; a cycle that continued through 2011. In response to an article by Angelo Marcos, Delzer said Swanson was legally blind in his left eye, and always wore glasses. [7] By that time 122 square miles (320km2) had been searched. Ha, I do this with Michael Peterson and Scott Peterson. If he/she will listen, I will explain. I think he fell in the river, climbed out, passed out in a farmers field, and was run over by farm equipment. The temperature that night was 40F which combined with the freezing cold river could have led to hyperthermia. "[9], Image of Swanson distributed in the wake of his disappearance, Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 02:09, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, List of people who disappeared mysteriously: post-1970, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, "Brandon Swanson search resumes in western Minnesota", "Teen drove into ditch, vanished as parents searched", "Five years after Brandon Swanson's disappearance, the porch light's still on", "The search for Brandon Swanson continues seven years later", "Gaining ground in the search for missing adults", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disappearance_of_Brandon_Swanson&oldid=1140848120, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 02:09. Annette Swanson specifically recalled that one of the officers said it was Brandon's "right to be missing". The call lasted about 47 minutes when all of a sudden Brandon yelled, Oh sh-! and the call was disconnected. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! including theories that Tank became a target of some with ties to organized crime. [4], If Swanson is still alive, there are other possibilities although they appear remote. Brandon's Law also clarifies that the agency taking the report is the lead agency investigating the case;[11] the absence of that distinction had created some problems in the later phases of the initial search when three different counties were involved. He could also hear water running in the distance. I like to complain about young people and their dependence on GPS. A search began and around 12:30 p.m., Brandons Chevrolet Lumina sedan was found about a mile and a half north of Taunton, right on the border between Lincoln, Yellow Medicine, and Lyon Counties. -the dog followed his smell to the road, right? 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. Wikimedia CommonsBrandon Swanson disappeared in the early hours of May 14, 2008. It clarifies that the agency taking the report be the lead agency in the investigation (Brandons Law). Porter sits between Canby and Marshall along Highway 68. Or rather, lack of insurance. He has not been seen or heard from since.[2]. Those are not the common sense decisions. Unless he wanders on to a secret marijuana farm. The story is spooky but seems to be a tragedy rather than a crime. The True Crime Files But he believed he was going towards Lynd. Its so weird his cellphone turned off before the crash. "[S]omeone [could have been] in the shadows, and they got him that way," he speculated. Possibly the yellow medicine river where cops searched numerously (picture below). Or he might have gotten to a town (Porter?) Not sure if I can buy foul play in this case, but its strange nothing was ever found. In this article, well take a look at some of the facts surrounding Brandon Swansons disappearance, as well as some theories about what might have happened to him. He told them he was near Lynd, about 10 minutes from their home in Marshall. As explained byMinnesota's Unsolved Cases, it is possible that the teen left the area on his own and is now living under a new identity. Some believe Swanson many have fallen into the river and washed downstream, but investigators thought that unlikely, as his body was never recovered. The chances of Brandon meeting foul play under these circumstances is about nil. Country roads are crazy. It seems unlikely that Swanson would have staged his own disappearance, as hed been trying to meet up with his parents that night. The part that doesnt make sense to me is, why were all of the car doors wide open when the vehicle was located? Heres hoping Brandons family one day finds out what happened. I agree that this is a possible theory. There are many theories surrounding the disappearance of Brandon Swanson in May 2008. the moment you realize you've been using Brandon Lawson and Brandon Swanson interchangeably. However, whenBrian and Annette Swanson arrived at their son's expected location, they could not see him or his vehicle. The people on that list are suspected to be involved in foul play. There was no physical damage to the vehicle or evidence of bodily injury. Perhaps they could have missed something? #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #manitoba #brewcrime #crimesofmanitoba, New Monday means NEW EPISODE! Sheriff Vizecky continued to walk the two miles (3.2km) of the Yellow Medicine in that area every day for 30 days. His parents must be gutted about how this turned out. To better focus the search, the sheriff's office obtained Brandon's cell phone records, which revealed that Brandon had been calling from the vicinity of Taunton, along State Highway 68, the main route to Canby, northwest of Marshall25 miles (40km) from Lynd. However, his parents both said he seemed to be lucid when they spoke with him on the phone and he did not have any history of mental illness. Brandon's story is by far the creepiest of the bunch, and also the one that gets my vote for most likely alien abduction. -, Press J to jump to the feed. That would put him in range of the cell tower (CR 3 and 10) and put him within hearing distance of water the pond. Although he may have sought shelter in an abandoned building, most, if not all, of the abandoned buildings in the area were searched and neither his remains, nor his personal belongings were ever found. And please do not forget tosubscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. Around 1:15 a.m. May 14th, Brandon got his car hung up in a ditch along a gravel road. In response to your questions, at 6:30 a.m. Brandons parents called police to report him missing. Having said all of this, I still think one point is that people need to learn at least a little orienteering as they grow up. Ugh! It would be the last word anyone heard from Brandon Swanson. Talk about this case hitting close to home for you. I'm not familiar with search dogs. As the hours ticked by without Swansons return, local officers eventually joined the search, then requested a county-wide search response. Farmers do occasionally work through the night, especially during the planting season. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. It will save lives. Foul play has not been ruled out, but it has also been proposed that he might have accidentally fallen into the Yellow Medicine River, near where his car was found, and drowned, although extensive searches have not found a body. 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