Or stuff like blood? But that night, instead of taking Minnesota State Highway 68, the most direct route between Canby and Marshall, Swanson chose to drive through rural farming roads, perhaps to avoid police. As the hours ticked by without Swansons return, local officers eventually joined the search, then requested a county-wide search response. [9], Following the governor's signature, the law took effect at the beginning of July 2009. . Ground searches were being complemented with a flyover by an aerial team; search dogs were also brought in from the Twin Cities. The smiley face killers were active along interstate 94, which runs NEAR THE YELLOW MEDICINE RIVER WHERE BRANDON IS BELIEVED TO HAVE FALLEN IN. Why not go to nearest house for help? 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. Brandon Swanson become On the call along with his Father when He Disappeared He was silent for the remainder of the call, until his parents hung up and made multiple attempts to call him back. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! Did Deanna Burditt Marry Rick Harrison Because Of His Money? The focus of the search moved to this area after bloodhounds led searchers there in March 2010. By that point, when official searches resumed, the area of interest had moved towards Mud Creek, a tributary of the Yellow Medicine north and northwest of Porter. Or wait there for his parents. 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 next theories I've often seen are variations of the hypothermia theory. Her books are available on Amazon. Annette called him on his cell phone, and they both agreed to flash their lights to let each other know they were there. In addition, they used seek dogs and scoured various bodies of water. 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. I think he saw someone that he knew (and was afraid of) dropped the phone, and ran. My friend had the same information but insisted that we needed to go right. "She knew it wouldn't help in her son's case, but that it could help others in the future", Seifert recalled in 2015. Here hoping that one day they can get some answers. -I don't think he fell in a river. However, in the morning he went disappeared, he forgot to take his glasses from his vehicle. Neil Patmore is a former police officer, and private investigator. Officers started out their look for Swanson fast earlier than midday. Ive heard this before and shake my head. He told his parents he would walk the rest of the way and meet them in the parking lot of a Lynd tavern. Suspicious much? He was wandering around farmland and wandered through at least one abandoned farm. [3], Later that morning the Lynd police did start a search, but found no trace of Brandon in the town or outside. Trick is to remember Lawson called 911 aka the Law while people believe Swanson drowned in the river. https://truecrimegarage.podbean.com/e/brandon-swanson-part-1-332/ Thanks again! He didn't have his glasses and is legally blind. Brian said he and his son changed into one name for about forty-seven minutes before Brandon shouted, Oh s***! and unexpectedly dropped the call. It was in Porter about 20 miles away from where Swanson had thought he was. Over a three-week period, search and cadaver dogs found nothing. Brandon Victor Swanson was born on Jan. 30, 1989, and by 19, he was a 5-foot, 6-inch student at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Those who study these kinds of tragedies say that leaving ones vehicle is usually a bad move. After the ten years Swanson vanished, Yellow medication County Sheriff bill Flated stated, Its a massive region. Swansons phone was still functioning, and police triangulated the location of his last call to the nearest cell tower. This truly is a sad event and could have been avoided if he would have calmed down and remained patient and stayed with his car until daybreak or until his parents or LE figured out where he really was. In May of 2008 Brandon Swanson went missing after driving his car off the road into a ditch. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. There are many theories surrounding the disappearance of Brandon Swanson in May 2008. -He may have never been in an accident on that field. They got his location . If he had fallen into the river wouldnt you think something would have surfaced eventually? However, if he had fallen into the river and had been walking all night, exposure and/or exhaustion were probably factors. 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. He may have just lost his cell phone, and decided searching for it in dark is too difficult, left it there, and continued his travel to Porter.He may have made it there, but got in foul play by someone. Have anyone interviewed the town people and farmes who live by this road? Brandon said to meet him at a Lynd tavern parking lot. Great point about the doors being open. Like you, I doubt foul play was involved. As he had attempted to call his friends and was attempting to meet up with his parents, it is far more likely that he wanted to be found. While driving, Brian and Brandon talked via their cell phones. More than 14 years have passed, and searches by Emergency Support Services and the Yellow Medicine County Sheriffs Office continue when harvesting season allows. I find it likely that he climbed out of the river and continue to walk onwards in the direction he believed was Lynd. Thought he was by Ghent on that county road 8 but instead county road 8 in Lincoln County. After learning about the mysterious disappearance of Brandon Swanson, read other unsolved baffling cases like that of Brian Shaffer, who disappeared from an Ohio bar, and Brandon Lawson, who vanished from a Texan highway. It had damage to both front and back ends from hitting a tree. Sheriff Vizecky continued to walk the two miles (3.2km) of the Yellow Medicine in that area every day for 30 days. I think around noon. 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. One is that he didnt have a good sense of direction and was lost as a result. In the 80s, a friend and I came out of cave at night and became lost getting back to my car. As a whole, were living more and more urban lives where we just follow what the GPS tells us, but that only makes the need to understand direction more important in those circumstances when we are lost, particularly lost in a rural area. [3], Brandon had mentioned passing fences and hearing nearby water, his father recalled. Unsure of his exact location, he told them he believed he was near Lynd, and they drove out to pick him up; however, they were unable to locate him. Brandon Swanson, a 22-year-old marketing consultant from the US, has been missing since early January. [the "oh shit"] Annette Swanson: "Oh yes, we did. Brandon Swanson deliberates his disappearance. Of the two of us, I always had a great sense of direction but not much self-confidence. Very well thought out theory. Here are some reasons why: -Brandon is featured on the FBI' s VICAP database (https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brandon-victor-swanson) along with, as of last year, only around 50 or so people. I have no idea why he wouldnt take them if he was willingly leaving the area. We also want to thank you, listeners, so much for emailing in some of your theories and tips about some of the details in this case. The call lasted about 47 minutes when all of a sudden Brandon yelled, Oh sh-! and the call was disconnected. I really tend to think he did not die of exposure since the area he was in was not wooded, there are no dense forests or dense shrubs. -why didn't he call police when his car got stuck? Just to summarize for people who aren't familiar with the case, Brandon Swanson was a 19 years old from Marshall, MN when he disappeared in May 2008. What really happened to Brandon Swanson that night? However, as reported by The True Crime Files, there was no visible damage to the vehicle and no signs that Swanson was injured in the incident. He was walking through wetland where the river also goes by which explains hearing the running water. Like someone getting their arm cut off or a foot cut off by it? Volunteer firefighter Darrin E. Delzer said he has an exclusive theory approximately what passed off to Swanson, based totally on diverse happenings he felt approximately the case. The glasses being left behind truly is odd! Brian believes his son may have slipped and fallen. She writes about missing persons, unsolved murders, and human rights. Follow Books from this. Brandon explained to Brian that he was going to cut through fields so it would be quicker. Farmers don't work in the middle of the night, at least not with huge pieces of equipment. This is also improbable as if he had fallen in the phone would have cut off instead of the line just going dead. Brandon did not appear to be intoxicated, according to his friends at the Lynd party. This case is one that I can not keep thinking about. 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. The art of reading maps is sure a dying skill. [2] Efforts picked up again in the spring, after snow melted but before planting; a cycle that continued through 2011. 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. Allegedly at least one of the party goers claimed (not to authorities, but a local) that Brandon was "very intoxicated" upon leaving the party. Like maybe only half the distance, if he thought he could walk to Lynd from the car. They are just designed to get farm equipment from one field to another field. 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