Thanks for reading and for taking the time to share your thoughts. In line with eyewitness statements, there had been liquids at the celebration, and Swanson had at least one shot of whiskey. I feel for the young mans parents. Hopefully with the development of surveillance drones this may be a moot point. Now, more than 14 years after Swansons disappearance, police have still been unable to locate him, his remains, or his cellphone and car keys. At the time of his disappearance Brandon was 19 years old, 5'6" and 120 lbs. As he maintained phone contact, instructing them on his estimated whereabouts, Swanson walked toward some lights he believed came from the nearest town, cutting through fields and climbing over fences as he went to save time. Brandon Swanson, the 20-year-old who went missing from his home near Boise, Idaho on Sunday, March 10th has yet to be found. The people on that list are suspected to be involved in foul play. You dont have to be speeding to hit someone and leave. I've been a lurker for several years, pretty adamant about staying that way, but I've discovered some little known details about this case and I simply can't keep them to myself. However, it is not likely. Im thinking that he wouldnt say anything within the first few seconds of that type of event. You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter. This was confirmed on Charley Project, and IMO points strongly to foul play. -I don't think he fell in a river. Heres a link. As he had attempted to name his fellows and changed into trying to attain his parents, it changed into some distance much more likely that he desired to be placed. Brian believes his son may have slipped and fallen. In missing persons cases a search by dogs in the first week or two should be allowed, with or without landowner permission. Something just seems off about that. I honestly do not think foul play was involved although Marshall was the center of some racial tension in the early 2000s between immigrant workers and locals who had grown up there. Hi Jim. Is it possible for a hit and run scenario where someone took him and didnt want to report it? Perhaps he had been accused of snitching on someone, and his friends had known about it but were scared of being "next.". As a freelance writer, he spends his time writing about true crime. He had been wandering about for a while spreading his scent everywhere. Theory 1- Drowning The most popular theory I've seen is that he could have tripped, fallen into a river and drowned. -There have been no credible sightings of him since then. Besides, why do everyone automaticly assume an adult man would immediately drown if they fell in a river? I agree that Brandon might very well be found in water. https://truecrimegarage.podbean.com/e/brandon-swanson-part-1-332/ Thanks again! Yes! Who knows-there are so many unknown variables and once again, a complicated case. The area the dogs lost scent, judging by google maps, is mostly cultivated land. At 6:30 a.m., they asked authorities to sign in a missing man or womans file. It had damage to both front and back ends from hitting a tree. In May of 2008 Brandon Swanson went missing after driving his car off the road into a ditch. The authorities believed that Brandon fell into a body of water and drowned. The law will require law enforcement to take a missing persons report without delay after notification of someone missing under dangerous circumstances, no matter the missing persons age; immediately conduct a preliminary investigation to determine if the person is missing, and whether the person is endangered; and promptly notify all other law enforcement agencies of the situation. including theories that Tank became a target of some with ties to organized crime. Regardless of his fate, his disappearance has generated a lot of interest online, and his family is hoping to generate some publicity in order to find him. During the call, Swanson assured his parents he was not hurt and that he would wait with his car. The Biggest Brandon Swanson Theories: What Really Happened. If he/she will listen, I will explain. Sheriff Vizecky continued to walk the two miles (3.2km) of the Yellow Medicine in that area every day for 30 days. Ground searches were being complemented with a flyover by an aerial team; search dogs were also brought in from the Twin Cities. He didn't have his glasses and is legally blind. Ten years after Swanson vanished, Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flated said "It's a huge area. They could have left the doors open. Of the two of us, I always had a great sense of direction but not much self-confidence. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Around the time their call reached the 47-minute mark, Swansons father heard him shout an expletive, and the line went dead and Brandon Swanson was never seen or heard from again. Bill I miss the days of road trips with real maps when we just used to pick a general area and explore. This was confirmed on the Nancy Grace segment. [5], After the original search found no sign of Swanson, most efforts were discontinued. Hi Todd. But I guess that depends what route he took on the back roads. The disappearances of Brandon Swanson & Dan Zamlen from Minnesota are presented. [3], Annette and Brian Swanson got in their pickup truck and drove out to where they thought he was, keeping him on the phone despite occasional hangups and drops. From where his car was found to Lynd seems to be (by glancing at the map), a LONG ways away, even for walking for an hour! Some other idea explains Brandon Swanson can also have planned his very own disappearance. Before his disappearance, Brandon Swanson had no history of mental illness. Search managers have called the area where Brandon went missing the toughest terrain there is, with the exception of Canada, according to the Marshall Independent. however, there has been no apparent damage to the automobile and no symptoms that Swanson was hurt in the occurrence. Her books are available on Amazon. Its a very unsettling case and I hope Brandons loved ones can someday get closure. 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. 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?) Its very likely he fell down an old well with an overgrown opening. Good point! He was last seen at a party at a friends house in Billerica. Describes every claim he made over the phone. "Part of it had to do with privacy, especially regarding cell phones", he told the Marshall Independent. He got cut off whilst on the phone, and has not been seen since. Uninjured, he got out and called his parents on his cellphone. Established by Brian and Annette Swanson and sponsored by House Minority Leader Marty Seifert (R-Marshall) and Senator Dennis Frederickson (R-New Ulm), Brandons Law was signed by Minnesotas Governor Tim Pawlenty on May 7, 2009. What really happened to Brandon Swanson that night? More than 14 years have passed, and searches by Emergency Support Services and the Yellow Medicine County Sheriffs Office continue when harvesting season allows. After following the scent to the water, that dog continued up across the other side, and along that riverbank to another gravel road, where it continued north towards the Yellow Medicine County line and ended. The couples motivation was to prevent other families from having to experience the same obstacles they encountered while trying to initiate the search for their missing son. He had been struggling with mental illness for quite some time, and had expressed feelings of wanting to die in the past. And at that hour in that area no one is going to be awake or driving around, so foul play is vanishingly unlikely. Listen now! BRANDON SWANSON - THEORIES (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME PODCAST CLIPS)Examining different theories in the Brandon Swanson disappearance.LISTEN to the FULL PODCAST h. Brandon thought he was being smart and taking back roads so he wouldnt be pulled over drunk on the main highway. People became confused sometimes even in the days before so many became dependent on GPS devices. He was walking through wetland where the river also goes by which explains hearing the running water. Brandon Swanson Disappearance Theories: Brandon Swanson's disappearance has emerged some theories which are noted below Volunteer Firefighter Darrin E. Delzer's theory Brandon Swanson had some intellectual Breakdown. This helps give a visual of where Brandon started out (Canby), where he was driving to (Marshall), where he thought he was (near Lynd), and where they found his car (near Taunton). There are many theories surrounding the disappearance of Brandon Swanson in May 2008. Sam Shelton Made Ashley Reeves Lose Faith In Humanity. Hi Guy. "[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. [4], Dahl noted that from the area, a red light atop a Taunton grain elevator could be seen. To get there he would have had to have passed through not only Marshall, but Taunton and Minneota too. In some areas in Lincoln County, the water had been 10 feet (3.0m) deep on the morning of the disappearance, but had gone down since then, Dahl noted. Some have theorized that Brandon may have gotten horribly lost walking through the wilderness near . So, where is Brandon Swanson? A lot of theories have been proposed as to what became of Brandon, such as that he . but, impossible? if you can grow grain you can grow pot and pot has a much better return on investment. First off, Brandon was legally blind in one of his eyes . Those who study these kinds of tragedies say that leaving ones vehicle is usually a bad move. Just before 2 a.m., he called his parents on his cell phone, telling them he had driven his Chevrolet Lumina off the road and into a ditch from which he could not remove the car. Click hereto hear the Audio File of this case. At around 1:15 a.m., Swansons automobile got caught in a ditch. If someone did go looking through it while leaving the doors open, prints would help in that case. Possibly the yellow medicine river where cops searched numerously (picture below). He to start with tried to name his pals for assistance. It clarifies that the agency taking the report be the lead agency in the investigation (Brandons Law). I grew up in the area and remember seeing signs posted all over after his disappearance and the local sheriff spent years searching on his own for anything the whole thing is so bizarre. 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. Positive reviews really help others find our show. The I dont know why Im not where I said I am but Ill walk to another location is not a good reason. -When he realized the parents can't find him, why he didn't look the street signs and tell them the street names? As reported by The True Crime Files, Brandon and his parents agreed to flash their headlights in an attempt to find each other. It would be maddening tokeep turning and turning and trying to make sense of farm roads. Perhaps he was trying to avoid someone specific, besides the cops? The canine unit led officers roughly three miles away from the ditch to the Yellow Medicine River, which was flowing high and fast, before losing Swansons scent. She could hear Brandon flashing the car lights and at one point, she kept saying, Were flashing our lights! She had to sit in a service station to recharge the GPS because she couldnt get home without the GPS. Here is the exact quote: Interviewer: "did you try to call him after that? meticulously planning a get away and staging him voluntarily leaving town as a involuntary disappearance/abduction/death. Debbie is the owner of the blog True Crime Diva where she has been writing on unsolved murders and missing persons cases since 2010. The law officially went into effect on July 1, 2009. [3], Shortly after 2:30a.m., 47 minutes into the call, Brandon suddenly interrupted himself on the phone and said "Oh, shit!" This is also improbable as if he had fallen in the phone would have cut off instead of the line just going dead. Dogs on those searches continued to follow scents of human remains into an area northwest of Porter that had not been searched earlier. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to comment. I've confused Brandon Lawson and Brandon Swanson with Brandon Stanton, who is the Humans of New York photographer. However, it is not likely. Finding it again would literally mean stumbling over that exact 2 square feet of space. It also bugs me what he yelled oh sh*t! About.. and how far off he was from where he thought he was so many unanswered questions I always ask about him when returning home, this one really gets to me. In the months following his disappearance, law enforcement personnel and volunteers searched the region on horseback, on foot, and using all-terrain vehicles. The variations are as follows: He passed out on a farm and was found by the farmer who disposed of him discreetly. I call some friends to come get me. The True Crime Files reports Brian and Annette continued driving around looking for their son, but they did not find any signs of him or his car. Brandon's mother explicitly states otherwise. I agree people should never give up on cold cases! But he believed he was going towards Lynd. Photo taken 11/24/22 location in previous post. He was silent for the remainder of the call, until his parents hung up and made multiple attempts to call him back. They must also notify other nearby law enforcement agencies promptly. and never wore them, hence the confusion about lights and where he was. Instant classic. Apparently, his father had only heard "what sounded like his foot slipping" (but could you really identify sounds that specific with a 2008 Motorola SLVR?). Hi Stephanie Thanks for reading. #PodNation #PodernFamily #PodcastRecommendations https://linktr.ee/wildnightswithrockypowell. When they arrived at the location Brandon gave, they could not find him. And get out from there. Either in the duck reserve where its all thicket and fences and wetland for the ducks straight south. He tried walking to the town he lived in. My friend had the same information but insisted that we needed to go right. I read through the comments and nobody else seemed to catch it. If I run into another lost young person, Im going to hand him/her a map. We are talking about very rural, very deserted, farms and farm roads and pastures and fences. Why call your parents at all if you wanted to disappear anyway? [9][12] Police were no longer allowed to refuse a report based on an initial belief that no criminal activity was involved, the brevity of the interval since the person was last seen, the possibility that the person may have intentionally disappeared, or the lack of a relationship between the missing person and the reporter. Brandon and his dad and mom consented to flash their headlights in a try to find every other. They got his location . In this part, we'll go over some of the theories that have been brought up over the years. Thank you for sharing that! I asked why she didnt just buy a map. He was not on a highway he was walking on farm roads and through farmland and pastures. The first theory is that he ran away from home. What do you think? The hit-and-run is definitely NOT a possibility. First off thank you for having a map showing exactly where his car was found. As the hours ticked by without Swansons return, local officers eventually joined the search, then requested a county-wide search response. Honored to have @chanel__ali on this week. Swanson, 19, disappeared in May of 2008 after running his car off the road in rural western Minnesota. Brandon Swanson, a 20-year-old from Massachusetts, went missing on July 5th. Brandon had mentioned passing fences and hearing nearby water, his father recalled. I feel terrible for Brandon and cant even imagine how scared and lost he must have been. At around 1:54 a.m., Swanson referred to his mother and father and informed them his car become seriously stuck in a ditch off a gravel road. Hi Iris. Corps were likely planted in the ground at the time of the accident - so the farmer had no reason to come back to the field until they put down weed killer - which 50/50 could have been done by a corp duster - and then again until harvest in Sept / Oct - at which time there is no way they would have seen anytime - other than rags and assumed it was just trash in the field. Another theory suggests Brandon Swanson may have orchestrated his own disappearance. One is that he didnt have a good sense of direction and was lost as a result. The farmer theory sounds plausible but where was the phone during him falling and getting out of river? Volunteer firefighter Darrin E. Delzer said he has another theory about what happened to Swanson, based on several things he noted about the case. It was in Porter about 20 miles away from where Swanson had thought he was. -It's been almost 10 years and not a single trace of Brandon or his phone has been discovered. 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