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. The hit-and-run is definitely NOT a possibility. BRANDON SWANSON - THEORIES (MINDSHOCK TRUE CRIME PODCAST CLIPS)Examining different theories in the Brandon Swanson disappearance.LISTEN to the FULL PODCAST h. Country roads are crazy. but, officials in no way really located any stays. [4], If Swanson is still alive, there are other possibilities although they appear remote. His parents successfully lobbied the state legislature to pass Brandon's Law, which requires that police begin investigations of missing adults promptly. Take care ~ Christine, Wow is this even real because first off if it is then maybe its just me but either theese peoples comments are kinda fucked up if you actually go threw and read them the things that are being said sorta seems strange at very best but honestly seem like their mostly all made from one person sending messages under several different names witch are all equally fucked up things theese people or more likely single person just using multiple accounts and the most fucked up thing about that is if it came to be true and its all one person then you read threw it with that mindset then the shit really starts to paint a picture where this kids maybe actually alive being held by some wacko someplace where they would be confident no drone would find him and the whole things really fucked up because for all I know the kid his self might be the one writing all theese comments because really he might not have even liked his parents and maybe the people in the storys real storys of who the real them were and acted and got along with each other or just in life then maybe it would make more sense bit just by the said phone conversation they had you would think that would be pretty simple to at least decide where the phone call was disconnected and regardless weather he is dead or alive against his own choice then sorta seems likely it would be in the general area because if it was a person he walked up on just chillin in the dark in the middle of nowhere on some creep shit if thats what actually happened and well if thats the case then who really knows what some weirdo would do with someone they stumbled upon in the woods especially if that weirdo was already standing their watching because he seen he was stopped in the ditch from where he was standing and as dumb luck wpuld have it the one way he walked was directly to the person or in the general direction if he was far enough away so really maybe someone should go stand as far as they can from where the car was and still be able to see it just so they know how easily someone could see him walking at night like if the moonlight was lighting the darkness because it seems like other then that some random vehical he clearly thought was his parents but wasnt maybe they became interested in him after flashing his lights at them they might have parked off some place and basically same shit waited watched what ever the case but good luck and I hope everything works out for everyone. During the call, he told his father he passed several fences and gravel roads. Later that same evening, he and his friends were celebrating at a home in Canby, where they were also having a send-off party for one of their classmates. He wouldve been much smarter to simply drive home very carefully observing the speed limit the short distance to his home on the main highway. I cant imagine living with the not knowing. I think he fell in the river, climbed out, passed out in a farmers field, and was run over by farm equipment. On May 14, 2008, Brandon was driving home from a party and drove into a ditch. After the ten years Swanson vanished, Yellow medication County Sheriff bill Flated stated, Its a massive region. He was last seen wearing a green "Nike" shirt, black Nike shorts, and white running shoes. She said rhetorically Whats a map? I once found a young woman at the bottom of an exit ramp on I-80 just sitting there because her GPS stopped (or maybe her phone battery died) and she didnt know what to do next. He was walking through wetland where the river also goes by which explains hearing the running water. https://truecrimegarage.podbean.com/e/brandon-swanson-part-1-332/ Thanks again! Over the months following Brandons disappearance, volunteers, emergency personnel and law enforcement utilized walkers, boats, horseback, and all-terrain vehicles to search areas of Lincoln, Lyon and Yellow Medicine Counties and bodies of water including Yellow Medicine River. Honored to have @chanel__ali on this week. Besides, why do everyone automaticly assume an adult man would immediately drown if they fell in a river? Brandon Swanson had some intellectual Breakdown. She ended up using the GPS on my phone to get directions and wrote the directions for herself so she could continue. 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. The glasses being left behind truly is odd! 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". 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 law, for which which Swansons parents advocated, requires authorities to immediately take a missing persons report and begin an investigation, regardless of the missing persons age. Still, the case is heartbreaking and I hope his loved ones can get at least some kind of closure one day. and that was the last anyone heard from him. Marshall Independent/Public DomainA coordinated 2015 search for Brandon Swanson. And you make a good point that some evidence of the accident might be left behind. However, if he had fallen into the river and had been walking all night, exposure and/or exhaustion were probably factors. For one reason or another, I drove off road and now Im stuck. Its sort of a sharp incline, nothing major but enough that the car would get hung up so the wheels are too high off the ground to get any traction. (Weed, 2010). Police concentrated their search on the area around Porter, and Swansons green Chevy Lumina sedan was found that afternoon. Brandon Victor Swanson was last seen on May 15th 2008 in Canby Minnesota. In response to your questions, at 6:30 a.m. Brandons parents called police to report him missing. Hello everybody. However, some farmers refused to allow search canines onto their land, particularly during planting and harvest season, leaving significant geographic holes in the search for Swanson. Nor did he see them do the same. "Technology was emerging then, so there were discussions about privacy and when can they ping you and when can't they. 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). Maybe Brandon stumbled upon something he shouldn't have. He was generally healthy and had no known pre-existing conditions. Swanson had simply vanished into the rural farmland and backroads of Minnesota. 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. Another theory suggests Brandon Swanson may have orchestrated his own disappearance. 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. Some say he was abducted, while others believe he may have committed suicide. By May 15, the call had been determined to have come from within 5 miles (8.0km) of the tower; searchers were concentrating their efforts there. The temperature that night was 40F which combined with the freezing cold river could have led to hyperthermia. Brandon Swanson become On the call along with his Father when He Disappeared [2] Efforts picked up again in the spring, after snow melted but before planting; a cycle that continued through 2011. Brandon has not been seen or heard from since. Its easy to think of them as shortcuts, but in reality they be dangerous and much easier to get lost on. Of the two of us, I always had a great sense of direction but not much self-confidence. The True Crime Files reports the search dogs also indicated there were human remains near Mud Creek, north of Porter. It had damage to both front and back ends from hitting a tree. I really want to apologize for this being extremely long and redundant, but I find this case incredibly interesting and I think some of those facts can contribute to an interesting discussion. Debbie is the owner of the blog True Crime Diva where she has been writing on unsolved murders and missing persons cases since 2010. [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. Though authorities claim that they didn't think he was intoxicated, I have a feeling that the party goers were being tight lipped for a reason. [4], Swanson left Canby for the 30-mile (48km) drive home before midnight. [9], Following the governor's signature, the law took effect at the beginning of July 2009. Undocumented workers are the backbone of the agricultural economy and no one (workers or employers) wants any contact with the border agencies. She is also the researcher and writer for the podcast Criminology. however, there has been no apparent damage to the automobile and no symptoms that Swanson was hurt in the occurrence. He had a lousy sense of direction and tremendous self-confidence. First off, Brandon was legally blind in one of his eyes . Brandon is known to be a very independent person and may not feel comfortable staying at home after having run away from treatment in the past. The hunt puppies headed their handlers to the brink of Yellow remedy River, which made government suppose that Swanson in all likelihood slipped into the water. Book Author Jenn is a lawyer-turned-author and true crime writer. No personal property or clothing belonging to Swanson was discovered on the route to the river, or alongside the two-mile stretch of the river in the area, which takes roughly six hours to walk. Brian said, "There was nothing after that." -I don't think he fell in a river. I will share the link. Required fields are marked *. Here is the exact quote: Interviewer: "did you try to call him after that? If you take that immediate location wherein the car became after which the timeframe whilst he changed into speakme on the telephone along with his dad and mom, who is aware of what direction he went and the way ways he traveled?. One person said that he was left in a field and ground up with cattle feed; the other said they heard that he is buried in one of the Dakotas (obviously, this one is much more likely) of course you have to take comments like that with a grain of salt, but it makes quite a bit of sense. 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. Swanson stayed in Canby for the evening to celebrate with friends. "She knew it wouldn't help in her son's case, but that it could help others in the future", Seifert recalled in 2015. I hope Brandon is found soon and his loved ones get some answers. 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. Brandon's story is by far the creepiest of the bunch, and also the one that gets my vote for most likely alien abduction. Thought he was by Ghent on that county road 8 but instead county road 8 in Lincoln County. Email : [emailprotected]. Brian and Annette attempted to call their son back numerous times. I think around noon. Good points, all of these. This is definitely a mind-bending case. It seems unlikely that Swanson would have staged his own disappearance, as hed been trying to meet up with his parents that night. 282,922 views Sep 2, 2020 18K Dislike Share Save Canam Missing Project 361K subscribers The episode starts with. 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. Or rather, lack of insurance. Lincoln County Sheriff Jack Vizecky said the car turned into located so that Swanson would not get any traction to come out of the ditch. 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. 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. 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. [10] Four other states have passed similar laws. Allegedly at least one of the party goers claimed (not to authorities, but a local) that Brandon was "very intoxicated" upon leaving the party. Your email address will not be published. The area has been searched extensively, thousands of (professional) man hours have been put into it, but still nothing? He has not been seen or heard from since this incident. He had been wandering about for a while spreading his scent everywhere. They no longer do not forget foul play changed into concern. He called his parents asking for help, and they set out in their pickup truck to find him. Brian began driving there, talking to his son as he did. As always, thanks very much for reading! I cant even imagine what his family is going through. Swanson left Canby sometime after midnight to drive home, a trip he made practically every day as part of his commute to and from school. Is it possible for a hit and run scenario where someone took him and didnt want to report it? Thanks for reading and for sharing your insights. At around 12:30 p.mHis Chevrolet Lumina turned into position in a ditch at the borders of Lincoln and Yellow medication. 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. Hi. Her books are available on Amazon. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. Perhaps they could have missed something? Basically everyone who owns a large plot of farmland also owns a shotgun, and it isnt uncommon for farmers to patrol the land at night if theres been thefts or animal attacks. 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