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. Brandon Swanson's disappearance mystery has now not been resolved after 13 years of his disappearance. The oh, shit makes you belive he was taken by surprise or a sudden realization struck him. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Lincoln County Sheriff's Department 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. He told them that he was near the town of Lynd, Minnesota. The amount of alcohol hed drank that night isnt 100% confirmed (possibly one beer and one shot of whiskey) but its not thought to have been enough to have caused disorientation. Just to drop off the face of the earth like that so haunting for the family to live with. Actually the river and road intersect several places around where his car was found, Hence the reason why authorities came to that conclusion to begin with, however he walked for at least 40 mins and the fact he walked for at least 40 minutes and did not manage to figure out he was not near Lynd is a little disturbing, I just can not understand how Brandon came to the conclusion he was near Lynd, If he really was on Lyon Lincoln County Rd and walked to MN68. Let's take the case of Brandon Swanson. Any odd police reports that were located near by around the same time? He called his Dad at 1230 and said he was walking towards a lit town (Which he thought was lynd). Just to give the super abridged version, Brandon Swanson went missing after a phone call to his parents cut out. The case of Brandon Victor Swanson is one of them. Brent Swancer is an author and crypto expert living in Japan. And at the heart of it is an incredibly sad case, which unfortunately still seems no closer to be being solved. 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. Brandon's Law requires police to make a report whenever a person, of any age, is reported missing, and an investigation must start immediately. In the morning, Swanson's parents reported him missing to police, . Check us out on: https://t.co/eSyiKT5d4I He planned to eventually enroll in a four-year university and have a career in the sciences. He wasn't injured in the accident. Last updated May 11, 2019; age-progression updated. Just as with the case of Elisa Lam in Los Angeles, there seem to be more questions than answers. It was released in 2019 and as of the time of writing is only 2 years old so still an extremely useful tool for us to have. Here we will look at some cases of the mysteriously vanished who made sinister mysterious calls and messages right before they stepped off into oblivion to never be seen again. The man she had been with, whose identity has been withheld, was questioned and he told authorities that he had stepped out, leaving Brookelyn alone on the proch smoking a cigarette, and that when he had come home at 7AM the living room was on fire. He was travelling from Canby to Marshall and for some reason thought he was all the way down in Lynd.WTF?!?!?!?? Impossible as it may seem, a nineteen year old manseems to have literally disappeared without a trace. Follow Books from this. The ditch was shallow but steep and Swanson was unable to get the car unstuck on his own. Usually in a situation like this close relatives would be the first to be questioned/ruled out, so I assume that his father was, although as you say there isnt much information on this at all so its not actually that clear. 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. Both sides got increasingly frustrated, and Brandon eventually said that he was going to start walking towards the town of Lynd, to a friends house. I can not believe that during the 47 minutes he did not understand that he was not in the place of which his father says. 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. The basics are this: Brandon was in a fight with his long term girlfriend, Ladessa, and . Some parents can be so mean. This is the biggest red flag to me. It has been named Brandons Law. Source: North American Missing Persons Network Perhaps the creepiest story of the bunch, 19-year-old, Brandon Swanson was driving home at night in 2008 when his car crashed into a ditch. There had been many speculations as he may additionally have determined refuge in a deserted construction, he fell into the river and made it back out or he deliberate his disappearance. Its a good question, as potentially that wouldve ruled out a lot of scenarios. Forty-seven minutes into the phone call, Brandon suddenly exclaimed, Oh shit! and the line went dead. What I find interesting is that the parents say the mom was dropped off and that the dad continued the search, still on the phone trying to find him. 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. He attended a small gathering at a house, where it is said that there was alcohol, however, Brandon did not appear to be drunk. Was he walking on the road or through fields? If something dangerous was imminent, it seems unlikely that Brandon would actually hang up the phone. Pepper, and the "Paul is Dead" Conspiracy Theory. Did they locate his car? The next morning, the police were notified, and a delayed search for Brandon Swanson began, assisted by helicopters, volunteers, and dogs. His father tried to call him back several times, but never got an answer. In 2009, Brandon's Law was passed that expands the Minnesota state's missing children's law to include adults under 21 who go missing under dangerous circumstances. But let me back up. Its genuinely tragic for Brandon Swansons poor family and friends, and hopefully one day theyll have an answer. It can happen. It was a cold night. After they killed Brandon, that person came to their senses and decided to dispose of Brandons body. When he took off walking, my guess is that he found himself trespassing somewhere he wasnt wanted. 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. So the Mom was covering the bases at home, while Dad went out and searched for him again. Brandon Swanson would never be seen again. Brandon's Law, named for Swanson, was passed later in 2008. 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. Its beyond strange! December 11, 2014 angelomarcos crime, mystery, true crime. He may have dropped the phone and dislodged the battery, but it is weird nevertheless. Her books are available on Amazon. So, case closed. I was even lucky to find Haases report and read somethings that are not in the handful of net reports. Thanks for your comment Ciara, and it definitely is a very strange case. Swanson's mother describes him as an avid reader with many interests, and very devoted to his family. Why didnt the police/FBI ping his phone and get a round about location. 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. But its not the same case at all. I kinda feel like someone snuck up behind Brandon and kidnapped him, Brandon became afraid, said the expletive after they came up behind him and he could have dropped his phone out of fear; causing the phone to hang up on his own. Whatever the case may be, she has never been seen or heard from since. An equally spooky case also comes from 2013, and concerns 26-year-old oil worker Brandon Lawson, of San Angelo, Texas. 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? 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). 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. The result? [] 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 []. I dont know where you read what you typed but it is all wrong, he stayed with his car at first and then at 2:23am his dad called him back and spoke to him for 47 minutes, that is when he said he would walk to what he thought was the town of Lynd. Where did he go and what were the meanings of those last calls? To me, these things say that his vehicle was possibly staged. Among the many mysterious vanishings out there, a few of them have left behind very chilling clues that only serve to make them even more ominous and frightening. Theories. Swanson, 19, disappeared in May of 2008 after running his car off the road in rural western Minnesota. Swanson was on his way home to Marshall when he accidentally drove his car into a ditch, where it got stuck. I dont think farmers would refuse to let police search their property. How much driving experience? Marisa loves conspiracy theories, Ethan knows nothing about them. As well as trying to call their son, Brian and Annette Swanson continued to look for any sign of Brandon or his car. So, they threw it in the river. An interesting note about the phone is that their have been criticisms about the phone, when the battery is low: The Slvr emits a loud beep every few minutes, causing problems when people are sleeping or in business meetings. I havent heard of David Paulides before, but will take a look at his writing. I think the solution of this case is that he slipped away in a river bank. But David doesnt put forth any theory as to what is causing all these people to simply vanish into thin air. After parting ways with Melissa, he then apparently drove up to a rural, remote area in the Santa Monica Mountains, called the Malibu Canyons, near Rosas Overlook. He added, I think time favors the search, Hasse said. Brandons case could take a lot of twists and turns, I guess some things you never find out. I do think theres a concern about promptly searching for people who perhaps want to be missing or have left an abusive situation and dont want to be found, but I dont think this is quite the place for that conversation. For example David Paulides excellent series of books Missing 411 and the disappearances chronicled in there.sadly Brandons case is far from unique. What happened to Brookelyn Farthing? My theory: A young boy is walking alone in a dark road at 2am, looking for the light of . I dont think its that odd. Curiously, a complete search of the field showed no trace of Lawson, and indeed he has not been seen since. The theory Id like to mention is the possibility that Swanson did fall into the water, exited the water and couldnt find his phone, walked away, and ultimately died of hypothermia. 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. Brandon thought he was near Lynd but he was north of Taunton. 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. 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. The authorities say that there is neither any evidence of foul play, nor any evidence that Brandon would have staged his own disappearance. Could it be he was lost somewhere else and someone moved the 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. Or for that matter his parents couldve taken upon themselves to contact his carrier and start a trace/ping on his phone. He had made arrangements to transfer to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs in August 2008. On June 21, 2013, Brookelyn and her sister Paige went to their grandfathers birthday party after having taken their driving tests, after which they headed to another party that was supposedly being held out in a field, along with their cousin and some friends. Thats the first and only time Ive read anything like that about this case to be honest, so I have no idea where thats come from. That is near freezing, and indeed, anyone soaked through the bone by having fallen into the river would have suffered from . Swanson is a 2007 graduate of Marshall High School. Given his location, it could have been slightly more likely than my other explanations. Then he suddenly exclaimed Oh shit!, and the line went dead, with numerous attempts to call him back remaining unanswered. I recently read a news story on the net where a couple of teenage girls who disappeared in the mid sixties were recently found (their skeletons) in the car they were in when it ran into a fairly deep running stream (out West, the drought had lowered the stream and the remains of the vehicle surfaced). His body is supposedly buried in the woods somewhere in one of the Dakotas.. As has been asked so many times in this case- why? 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. The series of events leading to his disappearance near Bronte, Texas, appeared wholly contradictory. This was at 3:10 a.m. No further contact was made, even after repeated attempts. Around 91% of all cases are closed within 48 hours, and 99% of cases are solved completely within one year. Shortly after, Brandon exclaims; Oh s***. His father believes he hears Brandons foot slipping and the phone goes dead. The law is named after Brandon Swanson, whose car got stuck in a ditch near Taunton along the Lincoln and Lyon county line in southwest Minnesota on May 14, 2008. 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. Im still going with Occams Razor that he did end up lost or in the river. As a crime writer I find this case fascinating and disturbing, and I have looked at countless theories around what happened that night. Your email address will not be published. Even if the car would had been moved afterwards, why Brandon would say he is near Lynd?! As you say, hopefully one day Brandons family will have some answers. What do these messages mean and what has happened to them? 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. 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. At the time of her disappearance, Dail was 23 years old, 5 feet tall (152 centimetres), and weighed 96 pounds (44 kilograms). As of 2021, Brandon Swanson is still a missing person. Did he have reasons to leave? When he was 19 years old in 2008, he crashed his car driving home from a party. At 11 AM things got even odder, when Melissa received a series of very strange text messages from Matthew. He was on the phone with his father while he was walking. An answer might be that Brandon dropped the phone, causing the battery to fall out and so ending the call that way. The vehicle was stuck in a shallow ditch as Brandon had claimed. I just think that if were going to seriously consider the foul play theory then our suspect pool is slim; someone driving past or someone who lived on one of the farms but it just seems unlikely. Thanks for taking the time to comment Robbie. In the more than six years since Brandon Lawson went missing, family and friends have never given up on finding the young man who had so much promise, yet was . They pointed a gun at him and he said oh shit and hung up. IntoxicationIts not believed that Brandon Swanson was drunk at the time of his disappearance. 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. They called Brandon and asked him to explain where he was, but even when they arrived at where he claimed to be they were unable to locate him, even after they both unsuccessfully tried flashing their headlights in order to try and hone in on each others locations. It would be even worse out in the middle of nowhere where there are no lights, it is literally black all around when you are out in the area where he was. What actually happened that night is still a real mystery, and as more time passes it seems to be increasingly unlikely well ever know. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Darkness and what was probably a cold night doesnt help. Thanks for your comments, and also for the link. The map below shows the main geographical locations in the timeline outlined. 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. Reflecting on the last decade, however, those closest to the investigation and search efforts remain hopeful that concrete . A search was launched involving hundreds of people and trained dogs, which would go on for around 4 months meticulously going through a 100 square mile area without finding the missing man or even any trace whatsoever of where he had gone. On the theory that Brandon might have drowned, boats from the state's Department of Natural Resources were deployed along the river, and gates were installed. 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? Its definitely a possibility, and would fit the admittedly few facts that we do know for sure. One witness would claim to have seen him making a call from a convenience store near the MacDonalds, but it is unknown who he was trying to contact. Brandon left the party around . 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. 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. Here in NC we have them, property owners dont know they are out there due to over growth, but why do I also think this? Because his father taught hearing a footstep slipping away. Early Life On January 30, 1989, he was born in Marshall, the seat of Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota. 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. What an interesting read. The operator asks Brandon if he needs any medical assistance, to which he responds No, I need the cops. The unidentified background noise gets louder and the call cuts off as the operators further questions get no response. For the reason that he saw a car on the road and knowing his father wouldnt agree to hitch hiking, thats why he hung up. Brandon Lawson was 26 years old when he went missing on August 9, 2013. . He had worked at the Hy-Vee Food Store for four years before his disappearance. Most of what he was saying was hard to understand over the poor connection, but he explained that he had accidentally run into someone, and then there is a lot of indefinable background noise that is then punctuated by what sounds like it might be gunshots. I pretty sure Brandons alive and well. Swanson stayed on the phone to his parents whilst they were on the way to collect him, with Swanson flashing his lights on and off and Brian and Annette doing the same in hopes of locating each other quicker. GPS/Location trackers on cellphones at the time also could have been used, a simple google search would have gave him an option to locate his location. Im actually planning a blog post about them too. The phone call would sometimes cut off or dip out for a while but they would call again and the conversation would continue.Brandon eventually gave up with this tactic and told his parents he was going to walk towards the lights he could see in the distance, assuming them to be from the small town of Lynd. This to me sounds like a fatal accident. And the names of the villages are all different (Canby, Lynd, Taunton, Porter), so no one can mix up those names no matter how drunk or high one is! As a crime writer, I do a lot of research into real life crimes and unsolved cases. Be safe all, Be Well! According to official statistics, in the US alone 2,300 people go missing every day. Has he been questioned about his statements given to the authorities? Its shelter if bad weather comes, and it WILL BE FOUND, you on the other hand might not. 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. Change). and also, hes in teh middle of nowhere, midnight, lost. 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. According to Wikipedia, the average walking speed is 5 km per hour. 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. Using circle area formula, Area equals Pi times r squared, that is a search radius of 50km squared. The authorities received over seventy-five tips about Brandon, but none have borne any information that has led anywhere near to finding him. More recently is the spooky case of 18-year-old Brookelyn Farthing, of Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States. Someone here mentioned those pig farms, so For me, the most important question is why Brandon had left his car? The concerned parents continued searching for their son, and after being unable to find him at 6:30am, they went to the police to report him missing. Generally speaking, one doesnt go missing from a road with no signs of struggle without eventually being found unless there is an actual intention of keeping that person hidden. The son couldnt have been sober if he didnt know the area he was in if he lived there his life. as kidnapper takes his phone, he points a gun at him. I made sure I couldnt be found. 1.The disappearance of Brandon Swanson. Was he lying about his location or was he just mistaken? Read Content. (And if he was drunk for instance, then its likely that his parents would have picked up on this over the phone). An hour later, he called police when he ran out . Any pictures of the area where they found his car? 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. If he hung up, that says a lot. I suppose because theres such a lack of hard evidence/information about what actually happened, then there are a number of theories which may fit the facts as they stand, and this could well be one of them. Kyle then called Ladessa to and asked her to leave out a can of gas for him to come and pick up, which he went to do at around 12:45 with his own girlfriend, Audrey. rumors from people in the area of Marshall, is he owed lots of money to some drug dealers. 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. Have you looked at a map and seen where he was, where he was going and where he thought he was? He called his parents on his cellular phone at 12:30 a.m. and asked for help. 4) Despite the area in question being very flat, open and crossed only by shallow rivers, a body has never been found after several extensive searches. 507-694-1664. 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