Ground searches were being complemented with a flyover by an aerial team; search dogs were also brought in from the Twin Cities. Country roads are crazy. Something happened to him there. 282,922 views Sep 2, 2020 18K Dislike Share Save Canam Missing Project 361K subscribers The episode starts with. Either in the duck reserve where its all thicket and fences and wetland for the ducks straight south. On May 14, 2008, Swanson set out to celebrate the end of that years classes with friends. Brandon's Law, which was sponsored by former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert and Senator Dennis Frederickson, was signed into law by Minnesota's then-Governor, Tim Pawlenty, on May 7, 2009. He didn't have his glasses and is legally blind. [10] He recalled considerable resistance at first from the state's law enforcement community as it was developed in committee. However, on the morning he went missing, he left his glasses inside his car. Then that means he walked that road toward the town that was near, Porter. I think it is very possible that they are looking in the wrong area lead by the sheriff saying that he could see the Taunton Elevator light from the spot where the car was found. Brian believes his son may have slipped and fallen. It seems unlikely that Swanson would have staged his own disappearance, as hed been trying to meet up with his parents that night. His parents drove to pick up their son. Delzer said Swanson become legally blind from his left eye and constantly used glasses. I've created a map of the area. He could have intentionally disappeared, but his parents do not believe he would have done that. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Brandon Swanson said he could see lights in the distance, which he believed were coming from the town of Lynd. Good point! She was posting about it on Facebook as she sat there. I agree that he will be found in the area they have not been able to search. The search dogs also mentioned there had been human body elements near dust Creek, north of Porter. [2], Classes at Minnesota West ended for the academic year on May 13, 2008. What do you think? the gap must have taken about 30 minutes. Farmers don't work in the middle of the night, at least not with huge pieces of equipment. Unable to get it running and back on the road, he called his parents and asked for a ride. Within the months following his disappearance, regulation enforcement personnel and volunteers searched the region taking walks, on horseback, and the usage of all-terrain automobiles. [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. 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. He drove further down the dirt road looking for a turnaround found the field entry where he got high centered, and stuck and then started calling friends. One dog picking up a scent means nothing. [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. I read somewhere that his father stated he could hear running water. He told them he was near Lynd, about 10 minutes from their home in Marshall. Here is the sequence of events leading up to and following Brandon's disappearance, as well as some of the popular theories in his case. And at that hour in that area no one is going to be awake or driving around, so foul play is vanishingly unlikely. And you make a good point that some evidence of the accident might be left behind. The sources are at the bottom. I think he saw someone that he knew (and was afraid of) dropped the phone, and ran. Thought he was by Ghent on that county road 8 but instead county road 8 in Lincoln County. Oh Sh$t (phone cuts out). It was off the side of a field approach, and the vehicle was hung up, Lincoln County Sheriff Jack Vizecky told CNN. This might be my new theory for him. 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. because the river become examined and Brandon Swansons body changed into in no way recovered, officials, think he made it back out of the water and resumed on foot. Dont you see me? Swanson asked, as both he and his parents flashed their car headlights to signify their presence, CNN reported. Annette Swanson specifically recalled that one of the officers said it was Brandon's "right to be missing". Lincoln County Sheriff Jack Vizecky said the vehicle was positioned in a way that Swanson would not be able to get any traction to get out of the ditch. If this is what happened hopefully one day the truth will come out. He remains missing. Were flashing our lights! His response to her was, Dont you see me? They never saw him. Instant classic. Porter sits between Canby and Marshall along Highway 68. Sam Shelton Made Ashley Reeves Lose Faith In Humanity. Or go to nearest farm house and just ask the exact address. Delzer suggested the teen may have fallen into an unmarked cistern or well, which are not uncommon in rural areas. I have seen many argue that in order to be on VICAP - the person had to be the victim of foul play but I have never heard Brandon's parents say they thought he was the victim of anything other than a Sheriff's department who dismissed their initial calls as "boys will be boys" and "he's over 18 - we don't have to go look for him until we're sure he's missing". Before his disappearance, Brandon Swanson had no history of mental illness. Why the parents didn't advice him to do any of these? You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter. He passed out on a farm and was accidentally ran over by farm machinery, He wandered into a farm and was murdered by the farmer who was protecting his private property. In May of 2008 Brandon Swanson went missing after driving his car off the road into a ditch. Like maybe only half the distance, if he thought he could walk to Lynd from the car. Thanks for reading! Since part of that circle included Yellow Medicine County to the north, authorities from that jurisdiction also took part. I keep picturing myself as a young person in his position. Deputies also walked the river's banks, and horses and all-terrain vehicles were deployed in the surrounding area. When 19-year-old Brandon Swanson crashed his car into a roadside ditch near Minnesota West Community and Technical College in 2008, he naturally called his parents for assistance. The 19-year-old was driving home on a night in 2008 when he crashed his car into a ditch. [8], Annette met with Marty Seifert, minority leader of the state House of Representatives at the time, whose district included Marshall, in a local restaurant. In the morning, Swansons parents reported him missing to police, who advised them to wait as such behavior was not uncommon for young men his age. The people on that list are suspected to be involved in foul play. They talk about it quite a bit on the last 2 pages of the lengthy Websleuths thread (
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?64913-MN-Brandon-Swanson-19-Marshall-14-May-2008/page30) Perhaps the FBI knows more than they are (or are legally allowed) to let onto? Heres hoping one day his family can get closure. If they can't find him above ground, he must be below ground, or his body was destroyed. You would have to know the farm roads like the back of your hand to get home using them, and I doubt that Brandon had ever driven on those farm roads before. Another theory is that Brandon fell into the water, but was able to get out and walk, but then succumbed to hypothermia. At approximately 1:15 a.m., Swanson's vehicle got stuck in a ditch. 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. However, he turned into now not completely certain of his region. While I was just listening to the True Crime Garage current coverage of this case I thought the same thing about leaving my vehicle if I was stranded. Although it is plausible that the phone dropped to the ground at the same time as Swanson slipped within the water, it changed into by no means located close to any of our bodies of water within the place. On May 14, 2008, Brandon was driving home from a party and drove into a ditch. Easy for him to lose his phone out there if he dropped it. Some believe Swanson many have fallen into the river and washed downstream, but investigators thought that unlikely, as his body was never recovered. Ugh! I've always had an eye on the farmer who doesn't want any searches done on his land, you've painted a very plausible scenario for why that is. Brandon Swanson is a white male, 510 tall and 130 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. We didn't immediately hang up the phone - you know, we called his name, we tried to, you know, thinking that he still had the phone, that it was very near him, that he could pick it up, or that he could hear our voice and we called out to him several times we realized he's he's not there.". He was in the middle of no where, there were no streets or smth like that. I've been researching the disappearance of 19 year old Brandon Swanson for a while now and these are the top few theories I've encountered. [2] Efforts picked up again in the spring, after snow melted but before planting; a cycle that continued through 2011. Around 1:15 a.m. May 14th, Brandon got his car hung up in a ditch along a gravel road. There was recently some new info published by the searchers for Brandon Swanson and it does indicate a pretty compelling theory of what happened to him. He left his car and "cut through" fields - in the pitch dark, without his glasses apparently, and it was cold that night. Anyone with information leading to the whereabouts of Brandon Swanson, please call Lincoln County Sheriffs Department at (507) 694-1664. Frustrated, Brandon hung up on his mom, but Annette quickly called him back apologizing for getting frustrated herself. I just heard about this case. Whether it be he passed out and was never found or was found, but by a farmer (I will elaborate on this theory further in theory 3). The river was turned up after his investigation and there was no body found. Missing in Pennsylvania: Unsolved Cases from the Keystone State, Killers in the Classroom: Case Studies of School Rampage Shooters. However, if he had fallen into the river and had been walking all night, exposure and/or exhaustion were probably factors. Even years later, there are still no answers regarding what happened to Brandon Swanson, though theories abound. She ended up using the GPS on my phone to get directions and wrote the directions for herself so she could continue. The glasses being left behind truly is odd! Before his disappearance, Brandon Swanson had no history of mental illness. Or were these dogs looking specifically for Bradon's scent, as opposed to searching for cadavers? [3] The Swansons left their porch light on all night every night as a symbol of their hope that Brandon would eventually return or be found and still do. He could also overhear water flowing in the distance. I read through the comments and nobody else seemed to catch it. It's also not 100% known if the phone initially disconnected or not. Also forgot the theory that he purposefully went missing but this seems highly unlikely. The True Crime Files reports the search dogs also indicated there were human remains near Mud Creek, north of Porter. Possibly the yellow medicine river where cops searched numerously (picture below). In some areas in Lincoln County, the water had been 10 feet (3.0 m) deep on the morning of the . The temperature that night was 40F which combined with the freezing cold river could have led to hyperthermia. Maybe the dogs weren't able to pick up on his scent, as weird as that may sound, because of circumstances that only Brandon could tell us about. Brandon Swanson stated he may want to see flashes inside the distance, which he idea had been coming from the town of Lynd. 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. [2], While the trail followed by one of the dogs went to the Yellow Medicine, and despite her son's last known words, Annette Swanson does not think he drowned there. Naturally curly Brown hair, blue eyes. However, he likely died of hypothermia, as the temperature was just under 40 degrees that morning. An extensive search involving police dogs, air surveillance, and hundreds of volunteers began. His final words to his parents on the phone were a chilling, Oh st!. Ha, I do this with Michael Peterson and Scott Peterson. The first theory is that he ran away from home. At around 1:15 a.m., Swansons automobile got caught in a ditch. but, officials in no way really located any stays. However, whenBrian and Annette Swanson arrived at their son's expected location, they could not see him or his vehicle. Until, then, the case will remain a much-speculated upon mystery. If he was convinced he was southwest of Lynd it would make sense for him to head Northeast from where he was stuck which actually would take him away from the Yellow Medicine river and toward a body of water (looks like a pond on google maps) and across a couple of gravel roads. I've seen a few theories about farmers as there are many private farms nearby. It has also been suggested that Swanson may have had some kind of mental breakdown. Yes! He has not been seen or heard from since this incident. Hi Todd. Some have theorized that Brandon may have gotten horribly lost walking through the wilderness near . Those are not the common sense decisions. Swanson remained on the phone with them until he went silent 47 minutes later after exclaiming "Oh, shit!" Perhaps he had been accused of snitching on someone, and his friends had known about it but were scared of being "next.". There was no physical damage to the vehicle or evidence of bodily injury. The police responded by saying Swanson was a teenage college kid, and it wasnt abnormal for a young adult to be out all night after finishing college classes. -He was last seen leaving his home in Tacoma, Washington on September 8th, 2016 This Case Is So Weird, I Feel Like When He Had The Additional Shot, Then Left The Party That He Was Driving, But Really Slow And Then Just Curved Off And His Car Got Stuck, He Called His Parents For Help And Told Them That He Was In Lynd, But Actually He Was In Tauton, So His Parents Couldnt Find Him, He Probably Got Out OF His Car And Walked Until He Fell Into The River, He Mustve Got Out And Walked All The Way To Porter Minnesota. He attended a couple of local gatherings that evening, first in Lynd, near his home in Marshall, then in Canby, roughly 35 miles from home. It is not specified what type. Another theory suggests Brandon Swanson may have orchestrated his own disappearance. Witnesses at the Canby party said he had an additional shot of whiskey, but left sometime after midnight to head back to Marshall. My theory also is that he fell into water and then continued on. Walking by the fence this will get me there faster. Swanson veered into a ditch near a farming field and, because his cars wheels were now elevated, couldnt get any traction to drive back out. however, there has been no apparent damage to the automobile and no symptoms that Swanson was hurt in the occurrence. While I like to complain about young people, I cant honestly blame everything on the advent of the GPS. Likewise, if Swanson had fallen into the river, managed to climb back onto dry land, and eventually succumbed to hypothermia, a cadaver dog would also likely have picked up his scent. Thanks for reading. At 6:30 a.m., his parents reported Brandon missing to the Lynd police. Brandon Swanson, a 19-year-old from Marshall, Minnesota, went missing on May 14, 2008. Its heartbreaking hes likely in the area somewhere there and just has never been found. Like you, I believe it was a tragic accident and that he likely fell into a body of water. Brandon Swanson is a 24-year-old man who has been missing since September 8th, 2016. At 6:30 a.m., they asked authorities to sign in a missing man or womans file. After graduating from Marshall High School in 2007, he had enrolled at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College. [7] By that time 122 square miles (320km2) had been searched. Its also possible that he went off the grid, as he has done in the past, and is now missing for an unknown reason. [3], A native of Marshall, seat of Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota, Swanson graduated from Marshall High School in 2007. Continuing on this line of thought I dont think he would have been taking the back roads to get to home from Canby to his home in Marshall it just doesnt make sense. One is that he didnt have a good sense of direction and was lost as a result. [3] Brian Swanson also recalls that, any alcohol his son had consumed earlier in the evening notwithstanding, he did not seem disoriented or confused during their phone conversations. But I guess that depends what route he took on the back roads. His parents repeated calls to his phone went straight to voicemail, and for the rest of the night Swansons parents, with the help of their sons friends, searched the rural areas endless gravel roads and farmland in vain. That makes a great story and is possible but unless Brandon knew or thought he was Northwest of a town (which I dont think he did) he would have headed in the direction he thought town was to the northeast. Since this is a guest post, we didnt research this case so dont know much about it beyond whats in the article. I know it sounds like a very specific theory to advance with such confidence, but if Brandon had made it to that road there is simply no way for him to get lost. I like to complain about young people and their dependence on GPS. Very well thought out theory. Around 1:54 a.m. Brandon called his parents, Brian and Annette Swanson, and informed them about his situation and that he needed a ride. The area has been searched extensively, thousands of (professional) man hours have been put into it, but still nothing? After the experience with the young woman, I started carrying a couple of my states paper-and-ink maps in my vehicle. What do you think? Hopefully with the development of surveillance drones this may be a moot point. The story is spooky but seems to be a tragedy rather than a crime. Brandon did not appear to be intoxicated, according to his friends at the Lynd party. and never wore them, hence the confusion about lights and where he was. And please do not forget tosubscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. It would be maddening tokeep turning and turning and trying to make sense of farm roads. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Hi Cindy. Swanson stayed in Canby for the evening to celebrate with friends. It's a puzzling case for many reasons. https://linktr.ee/brewcrime 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. All Rights Reserved. Numerous attempts to reach Brandons phone were unsuccessful. Police concentrated their search on the area around Porter, and Swansons green Chevy Lumina sedan was found that afternoon. [9], Following the governor's signature, the law took effect at the beginning of July 2009. Describes every claim he made over the phone. Third he thought he was near Lynd which is southwest of Marshall. The True Crime Files He was interested in studying wind, We publish inspiring stories about different topics for a productive and entertaining life. If nothing else, Ill enjoy the look of panic as the young person tries to figure out what to do with a map. It would be the last word anyone heard from Brandon Swanson. You truly had us feeling like He told his father to head for the parking lot of a local bar and wait for him there. immoral? 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. However, later that day cell phone records showed Brandon was near Porter, Minnesota, not Lynd, when he phoned his parents. Part two of Where is Brandon Swanson is here. Just the trees and stuff in the distance. Brandon Swanson is a 24-year-old man who has been missing since September 8th, 2016. However, their calls were never answered. Its easy to think of them as shortcuts, but in reality they be dangerous and much easier to get lost on. but, assets said to attend, as it is commonplace for men of his age to keep away from speaking with their parents. He would have easily froze and hypothermia and blindness in that open area that is a sensible distance for him to walk from where his car got hung up, we believe he lost his phone crawling over all those fences and it was wet and dark and he was legally blind. I feel for the young mans parents. Swansons parents headed out to pick him up, staying connected to the call as they drove but they found nothing but pitch darkness. When he was only 19, he was a student at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, and, on May 14, 2008, he was driving home from a party celebrating the end of the Spring semester. And then later that day the search started. If he/she will listen, I will explain. Oh ok yeah that makes more sense. Have all cisterns and wells been checked? Your email address will not be published. The next morning, the police were notified, and a delayed search for Brandon Swanson began, assisted by helicopters, volunteers, and dogs. Positive reviews really help others find our show. This could explain his disorientation. very early in the morning and something else happened to him there. On the 10-year anniversary of Brandons disappearance, Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flated toldThe Marshall Independent, Its a huge area. At two different parties, he was observed to consume some alcoholic beverages but, his friends said, not enough to make him seem visibly intoxicated. I think his parents said the phone rang afterwards so definitely not in water. Land searches, with dogs, have continued in the area for several years. Great point! This week in particular was the bulk of corn planting and weeks later than it should be because the weather was rough however that specific night was the coldest day of the week so I doubt the likelihood that any farmers working late picked that night. That was a completely irrational decision so immediately thought, "appeared sober" doesn't prove that he was. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Well also provide a brief overview of some of the most popular AI software applications that can be used for content planning and editorial work. According to Brandon's. He thought walking in that direction it was lynd cars passing by on 68 look as if they are flashing lights. We were five minutes from the car if wed gone my way. However, it is not likely. 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