One speculation is that maybe Brandon took side roads home in an effort to avoid any police traps where he may have been pulled over, which would have led him into less familiar territory than his normal road to school. It was a completely straight shot down the highway that connected Canby and Marshall, State Highway 68. Row One. 19 year old Brandon Swanson was last seen in Marshall, Minnesota on May 14, 2008. It took him 30-40 minutes tops, and was a trek he made every single day for classes. He had been out earlier that night and gone to a couple of parties before making his way home to Marshall, Minnesota. Nineteen year old Brandon Swanson lived in Marshall, Minnesota with his parents. He was really outside of Porter, which is northwest of Marshall, more than 20 miles away. Brandon Lawson, 26, vanished along a desolate stretch of State Highway 277 outside of San Angelo, Texas which is about 250 mile southwest of Dallas on Aug. 9, 2013, according to the San Angelo Standard-Times. Still on the phone with their son they say ok, were going to flash out lights, can you see us? His parents lobbied for change due to the delayed response time from police, causing a new law in Brandons name to be written, requiring law enforcement to respond to a missing persons report immediately, regardless of the persons age. He was seen drinking at both parties, but according to his friends, he didnt drink enough to become intoxicated, at least not overtly. So Both Swanson and his parents had agreed to flash their headlights on and off in order to signal to each other. Up and down side roads and gravel paths, and even the bar in Lynd. His calls to his parents the night before pinged off a cell phone tower near the small town of Taunton, 25 miles away from Lynd to the northwest of Marshall. Lynd, where Brandon thought he was, is southwest of Marshall. 5 talking about this. At the time of his disappearance Brandon was 19 years old, 56 and 120 lbs. And why did he believe himself to be near Lynd? He can see its lights in the distance, so it should not be too far of a walk. Brandons family and volunteers have continued ground searches for him over the years, but absolutely no trace of Brandon Swanson has ever been recovered including his cell phone, and his glasses- items that I personally think would be likely to turn up if hed been injured in the wilderness somehow. If you have any information on Brandon, please call the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension at 877-996-6222 or email them at bca.coldcase@state.mn.us or call Lincoln County Sheriff's . (LogOut/ The focus of the search moved to this area after bloodhounds led searchers there in March 2010. Weve had excavators come in and sift through the dirt, looking for something, whether its remains or property, Wallen said. Hoping this will be a faster plan, he tells his parents to pick him up in the parking lot of a local bar/nightclub. Brandon Swanson, a missing high schooler kid, was never found after he disappeared in 2008. It should also be considered that Brandon was on the phone with his father while attempting to walk towards a location so his father could pick him up hardly the behavior of someone staging his own disappearance (Seifert & Immelman, 2007). His vehicle was located the next day by law enforcement roughly 20 miles from where Brandon Swanson had indicated he had gone into the ditch. He cannot understand why his parents are so confused and are struggling to find him when he told them exactly where he is. He took back roads on the way home.". It is also not likely Brandon drowned because it was reported that until May 16, 2008 Brandons cell phone remained turned on. No keys were found in or around the scene and no obvious signs of foul play were present. The Record. His vehicle was found locked and abandoned the next day and eventually his laptop and the computer's hard drive were recovered from the nearby Susquehanna River. We dont know. "But he wasnt on it. It got down to 39 degrees.". Brandon thought he was near Lynd but he was north of Taunton. Perhaps this is why he misunderstood where he was, why he ended up in the wrong area, how he drifted gently off the road. The most popular theory among authorities is that Brandon fell into the river. People at the party report that Brandon had one alcoholic drink that they noticed, and that he seemed fine, not inebriated in any way. Brandon Swanson was born on January 30, 1989, in Marshall, Minnesota, U.S., a son to Brain and Annette Swanson. This particular night however was May 13th 2008 and it was the LAST day of classes at Minnesota West, meaning that Brandon was officially DONE with his certificate program. We know that he was on gravel roads, said Annette Swanson. It's believed he died of exposure. An investigation must also be done to determine what that persons status is. Lets look at the main theories: Brandon staged his own disappearance to run away and start a new life-. On Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Gov. Brunswick, M. (2009, June 29). He disappeared outside of Marshall when he was 19. However, this area has now been ruled out because if Brandon did fall into the river his body would have been washed downriver and eventually found (The Search for Brandon blog). 2023 first . Searchers work an area just west of Taunton along Highway 68 and to the north, June 21-22, 2008. Brandon hung up on his mother and when she called him back to apologize he told his parents he was walking to Lynd and would wait for them at his friends home. Star Tribune, p. 1B. They see darkness. Shortly after midnight on May 14, 2008, Brandon Swanson mysteriously vanished in Marshall, Minnesota. He started the night off at a party in Lynd, a small town just seven miles from his native Marshall. Its all based on science. Swanson wears black wire-framed eyeglasses. When the 911 operator asked if he needed an ambulance Brandon replied no, he needed police to respond. Inside The Mysterious Disappearance Of Brandon Lawson, Who Vanished From A Highway In Texas Published March 29, 2022 Updated April 18, 2022 After Brandon Lawson ran out of gas in the dead of night on rural Route 277, he made a series of strange phone calls and was never seen again. However, once they arrive to Brandons location, he is nowhere to be found. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. So they drove out there looking for him. Brian and Annette waited for their son to tell them what was wrong, but he never did. After some attempts to free the car himself and trying to call some friends, Brandon decided to give his parents, Brian and Annette Swanson, a call at around 1:54 a.m. to let them know what happened. On May 14, 2008, Brandon Swanson left for home at midnight shortly after the celebration had ended. The drive from the gathering in Canby to Marshall is one he had made nearly every day during his commute to and from his college campus. Brandon grew impatient while waiting for his parents to find the right spot. Brandon's family played a big role in changing state law to. "I believe he fell, got wet, cell phone went dead, said Hasse. She writes about missing persons, unsolved murders, and human rights. Since then, KSTP has been working with families to raise awareness about other young people who are missing. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. One popular theory is that he was the victim of a hit and run and someone hid his body. Full story. The major question that lingers on everyone's mind who hears his story . Brandon is reported to have left the party in Canby between 12 and 12:30am. Brian and Annette stayed on the phone with their son while driving to pick him up. Annette Swanson smiles when she looks at pictures of her son Brandon. He told his parents he was walking toward the small town and made plans to meet them at a local business. Kare 11 News. Retrieved Nov. 18, 2010, from http://articles.cnn.com/2010-01-18/justice/grace.coldcase.swanson_1_searched-phone-father?_s=PM:CRIME. If you or someone you know has any information that could lead to the discovery of Brandon Swanson, please call the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office (Minnesota) at 1-507-694-1664 or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5687). With no body and very little evidence, it is impossible to know what happened to Brandon, leaving every possibility open for speculation. It takes effect July 1, 2009. Brandon Swanson The Disappearance Nineteen year old Brandon Swanson lived in Marshall, Minnesota with his parents. Yet in the early hours of May 14, 2008, Brandon Swanson chose to drive on the back roads, rather than on the commonly traveled Minnesota State Highway 68. Annette says that was a problem in Brandons case because his car was found right where three counties come together. Forty-seven minutes into the call, Swanson suddenly exclaimed: Oh, shit! Then there was silence. Dental records and DNA are available for comparison, though fingerprints are not. Annette describes what its like when you have a loved one who is missing. Brandon Swanson. Brandon Swanson. Up ahead on the road in the distance, Brandon could see the glow of the lights from the city of Lynd, and he decided hed just walk that way. At around 1:45 a.m., Brian Swanson and Annette Swanson received a phone call from their son indicating his Chevrolet Lumina had veered into a ditch. Murdered in Texas: The Case of Amber Hagerman, Missing in Texas: The Case of Patty Vaughn, Unidentified in Virginia: The Case of the Christmas Tree Lady, Missing in California: The Case of Khadijah Britton, Unidentified in Texas: The Case of the Galveston Doe, Seeds of Hope: The Closed Case of Mostly Harmless, Missing in Tennessee: The Case of Summer Wells, Missing in Pennsylvania: The Case of Kortne Stouffer, Welcome to the Lost Souls of America Podcast, Vanished in the Dark: Where is Brandon Swanson Article on Medium by Jenn Baxter, Brandon Swanson: Missing without a trace by Rebecca Klein. Follow Books from this author Missing in Pennsylvania: Unsolved Cases from the Keystone. Hmm, thats strange so they begin driving up and down the road. Another odd detail: although the call continued on for a bit after Swanson had abruptly stopped speaking, they heard nothing at all, which might shed light on what had alarmed their son. Brandons vehicle was located approximately 25 miles from Lynd, the town he erroneously thought he was outside of. If given the opportunity to move onto cattle property that has not yet been searched, Anderson said theyd be quick to accept that offer. Queen of Swords - 9 of pentacles - Star (reversed) Card pulled of the Queen of Swords: Page of Wands (reversed) Row Two. He wanted to blow off steam and eagerly went to a party in Canby on May 14, 2008. . To try and help his parents out, Brandon decides to try flashing his headlights instead. Marshall was a relatively quiet area, a population of around 13-14,000 but it was an area focused primarily on agriculture. 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. Unfortunately, on the way home, he ran into a bit of car trouble when his car veered a bit off the side of a gravel road and got stuck in a ditch. Nearly 100 years later, his descendants' DNA proved that the child reunited with the Dunbar family was not Bobby but rather a boy named Charles (Bruce) Anderson who resembled Bobby. Its his right to be missing, one officer reportedly said to the worried parents. The trail with the river lined up with Brandon hearing running water nearby. I have also heard rumors, though nothing to verify, that there may have been a bowl in his car- a cannabis pipe. Selected by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2009 MLB draft, Belt made his debut with the big club in 2011 and then promptly captured World Series titles in . He wasn't injured in the crash. 37 Matt Mervis Chc. Even the idea of vehicular homicide has been brought up and that someone could have accidentally hit Brandon and hid the body in their car, but with no concrete evidence whatsoever, these theories are hard to prove. Brandons parents piled into their car, not too worried, and headed out to rescue their son. What does not make sense to me is how Brandon could have suspected he was near Lynd, if he were driving Canby to Marshall, as Lynd is 7 miles BEYOND his home in Marshall, a further drive. I want to add a few more speculative points that I think aid this theory, though please remember that theory is not evidence! That type of excavation took place again as recently as the fall of 2021. It was a straight shot down Highway 68, so what was different that night? As of 2021, Brandon Swanson is still a missing person. Case Details Name/age: Brandon Victor Swanson, 19 I think he continued walking. The USA and similar big nations have all . We also need to remember that underage drinkers lie about what substances and how much theyve consumed, and theyre also not the most trustworthy judges to tell how impaired someone is. If suicide were the case Brandons body would have been discovered rather quickly. If he fell into the water along with his cellphone, all calls would have gone straight to voicemail. They carry on a long conversation, Brandon telling him that he can hear running water nearby and is passing some fences as he walks. Brandon Swanson of Marshall MN, has been missing since Wed. May 14th, 2008. Though they were spotted that day in the mall, they have not been seen since and the vehicle they arrived in was left behind. The drive from Canby to Marshall in total is about 35 minutes. The family was very close, including his younger sister, and by all accounts Brandon was a loving brother and son. The present search is now focusing on another body of water in the area, Mud Creek. Gravel rural roads are not illuminated with street lights and visibility is poor. Last updated February 13, 2023. His dad makes multiple attempts to call for his son, but receives no answer. (LogOut/ We were able to use the cellphone tower technology to have an idea of where his last communications or phone calls came from, so that put us on a cell tower up in that area, Wallen said. The Disappearance of Terrance Williams & Felipe Santos. Distinguishing characteristics for Brandon include Caucasian male. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. That is near freezing, and indeed, anyone soaked through the bone by having fallen into the river would have suffered from . When an individual dies and the cause of death is unknown or uncertain, investigators employ the psychological autopsy, or equivocal death analysis. On the afternoon of May 14, authorities located Brandons Chevy Lumina by tracing his cell phone calls to a tower northwest of Marshall. Law enforcement got involved that afternoon and located Brandon Swansons vehicle in an entirely different location than he believed he was when he initially placed the phone call to his parents. A shining light on this tragedy is the passing of Brandons Law. But one question still lingered on everyones mind: What happened to Brandon? A Deputy arrived at Brandon's truck around 1:10 am, after a 911 call reported Brandon's F-150 obstructing traffic on U.S. 277 by being over the white line. And the law makes it clear who has jurisdiction. Brian and Annette Swanson reported their son missing the next morning. What both Brandon and his parents thought though was that the other car was in the wrong spot. Each one left Long's hand with plenty of time on the clock . They start honking their horn and flashing the headlights on their truck but to no avail. Its all documented and backed up by science, its there and its real.". Search, Rescue and Recovery Resources of Minnesota is a source of information about a wide variety of established organizations that exist to provide search, rescue and recovery services. Leaving the car and navigating dark fields, Brandon called his parents for help. Monday is Brandon Swanson's 28th birthday. This would have meant going out on his own for the first time, but he was really excited about the opportunities to further his life and education. 36 Joey Votto Cin. And you cant find it. (2004, November 9). However, considering it was just under 40 degrees that night and he would have been freezing and soaking wet, he could have possibly died due to hypothermia. At 6 a.m., Annette and her husband Brian called police. In the early weeks of the search in May and June 2008, land and air searches were conducted both by community volunteers and individuals from professional search organizations, but with no luck. Shortly after midnight on May 14 Brandon left Lynd to head back to his parents home in Marshall, where he lived. Though Brandons case tragically remains unsolved, wherever Brandon is he can be proud of his legacy of enacting a new Law in his honor. Although he obviously had a license and this didnt impair his life, at night in the darkness this really could have affected his depth perception. The couple remained on the phone with their son until they heard him yell a swear word, followed by silence. Brandons disappearance has classified him as an endangered missing person. After wrapping up his last day and bringing his first year of college to a close, he decided to spend the night celebrating with his friends. Numerous searches have been conducted of the area and bodies of water surrounding the location where Brandons car was found. Eventually, Hasse was called to manage the search. He then headed back to Canby to continue his night of celebration. After nearly three years, those searches have yet to find any physical evidence of what may have happened to Brandon. Multiple theories have been brought forward over the years to try and explained what happened that night. It requires police to take a report whenever a person, of any age, is reported missing in Minnesota. This theory has been widely criticized, however, due to the fact that there is simply no evidence to suggest he died of hypothermia. When Brian and Annette arrived at the location described by Brandon, neither Brandon nor his car was there. A mental breakdown does not seem like a plausible cause of Brandons disappearance, although it cannot be ruled out entirely. Confident they knew exactly where he was, Brian and Annette head to help their son. Yet those tips havent led to the break in the case investigators have been hoping for. Rosenblum, G. (2009, July 2). Photo courtesy of National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Unsure of what else to do, they hung up and tried calling him again multiple times, each time getting no response. Brian said he stayed on the phone with his son while he was walking. Seven-year-old Kyron Horman went missing from his elementary school on June 4, 2010, and hasn't been seen since. Despite being surrounded by wide open fields, they see nothing at all, which does not add up. Why was he on gravel roads? He remains missing. Jason Chen, her boyfriend and accused killer, is currently being held without bond. What did that mean? Both of his parents state Brandon sounded clear-headed and coherent when they were on the phone with him, and he had no history of mental illness or mental disorder. Since 2008, Hasse and other volunteers have spent tens of thousands of hours, walking thousands of miles through farm fields, ditches and rivers, all in a 120 square mile area. Shortly after midnight on May 14, 2008, Brandon Swanson (born January 30, 1989) [1] of Marshall, Minnesota, United States, drove his car into a ditch on his way home from celebrating the end of the spring semester with fellow students from Minnesota West Community and Technical College 's Canby campus. We see that you have javascript disabled. The dogs did follow what was believed to be Brandons scent to the river and that was it, Wallen said. Asha has not been seen since. Trisha Taurinskas is an enterprise crime reporter for Forum Communications Co., specializing in stories related to missing persons, unsolved crime and general intrigue. Brian attempted to call his son back several times but Brandon never answered again (Divine, 2010; Weed, 2010). Brian drove Anita home, and promised to meet Brandon in the parking lot of a bar at the edge of town. With the wild animals and rural farmlands of Minnesota, it is a real possibility that Brandon had some kind of accident, and his body was quickly removed by either wild animals or farm equipment. This involves walking furrows in 15-20 foot increments which is quite energy intensive and time-consuming. And at one point, we know for a fact, he ended up traveling on a field road between two fields.". In May of 2008 Brandon Swanson went missing after driving his car off the road into a ditch. For those working on behalf of Emergency Support Services, its still important that they continue to try to access untouched property, yet they also know that the number of dogs trained to help them, at this point, is dwindling. Anderson and his team arent strangers to working around the needs of landowners, particularly in the search for Brandon Swanson. No problem, his dad said, I know exactly where what youre describing is. In 1912, a four-year-old boy named Bobby Dunbar went missing on a family trip, 8 months later he was found and reunited with his family. On 13th May 2008, Brandon was coming to the end of his first year in college and made plans to celebrate with friends. However, the probability of the buildings owner not finding Brandons remains after two years is unlikely. Hasse says Brandon hasnt been seen since. He has not been seen or heard from since this incident. It was around 2am when he called his parents on his cell phone, telling them that he had driven his Chevy Lumina off the road and into a ditch near the town of Lynd, Minnesota. He always seemed to have his nose in a book, making reading his favorite pastime. On May 14, 2008 Brandon Swanson, age 19, drove towards Marshall, Minnesota. Brian Swanson did indicate that 14 years after the disappearance of their son, the pain still remains. The search had expanded tenfold now. A 19 yr old makes a call to his parents after a crash and then disappears. "And when one goes as long as this, you know the family has put their hopes on your shoulders. He tells his parents that he does not see or hear anything at all. Search photo from the weekend of June 8, 2008 (Photo: The Search for Brandon Swanson blog). Brandon told them he was somewhere on the road between Lynd and Marshall. Many tips revolve around the events leading up to Brandon Swansons disappearance, including claims that he was involved in an argument at the time he went missing. Thats not surprising to Ken Anderson of Emergency Support Services, who has focused his teams efforts on the area northwest of Porter, Minn, a zone that has proven to be of repeated canine interest. "But I believe all our physical clues are probably located within a 15 foot radius, said Hasse. But no phone has ever been located.". We dont know.". Brandon Swanson was 19 years old when he went missing from rural roads near Marshall, Minn. in the early hours of May 14, 2008. Naturally curly Brown hair, blue eyes. He disappeared while driving home after spending the night with friends celebrating the end of spring semester classes. He attended what Ive described elsewhere as a party, but if you dig a little deeper you find that it was actually what Id call more of a get-together. I hear a maximum of maybe 6 people including Brandon, so nothing crazy. Brandon excelled in school. It is important to note is that, due to an eye injury he suffered as a child, Swanson was legally blind in his left eye, leading him to have depth perception issues, and had to wear glasses. A college boy not coming home after a night out is not unusual, they told them. Yup, it definitely sounds like murder. In a surprising twist, what they learned was that Brandon had been nowhere near Lynd at all. It seems impossible that they could walk away from their vehicles, sometimes even leaving their clothes behind and . At around 2 a.m. on the morning of May 14th, Swanson called his parents from his cellphone, informing them that he had accidentally driven his car into a ditch, essentially high-centering the vehicle. The authorities joined the search later that morning after realizing the seriousness of the situation (Chang, 2008; Weed, 2010). The Jacob Wetterling case came to a sad conclusion this past November with the sentencing of his killer 27 years after Jacob was abducted. Divine, M. (2010, May 14). Its important to note that this particular river is not one thats notably deadly. He also placed phone calls to his parents to pick him up, which is not be the behavior of someone planning to take his own life. On the night of 14 May 2008, after celebrating the last day of college classes with a friend, he was driving home along a gravel road, and somehow crashed his car into a ditch. So what happened in the time that is unaccounted for? Did he fall into the river? Another possibility is that this could be a case of vehicular homicide. The Night of the Disappearance Unfortunately, no one has been able to answer that for certain. "They know their property, and they search it and look around as well," he said. The early morning search turned up nothing and at 6:30 a.m. on May 14 Annette Swanson contacted the Lyon County Sheriffs Department for assistance. The call didnt end at that point, though. He was carrying his black Motorola SLVR cellphone, his wallet with identification and his keys. 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