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. With that being said, I cant make it clear enough that I think this bill is excellent and Im amazed by the Swansons ability to channel their pain and tragedy into something that has undoubtedly helped others and will continue to help others. The basics are this: Brandon was in a fight with his long term girlfriend, Ladessa, and . There was no evidence found that the man had had anything to do with the disappearance and he was not held as a suspect, although the fire, which had started on the couch, was deemed suspicious. Police would launch a massive search for the missing woman, scouring 16,000 acres in three Kentucky counties with dogs, drones, and aircraft, but no sign of her was ever found. Despite extensive searches of the area where his vehicle was found, Brandon Swanson has not been located and his disappearance remains unsolved. This cycle of searching continued until 2011, three years after Swansons disappearance. Would love to see what the police unofficially thought happened. 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. There are certainly more questions than answers in this case unfortunately. Sorry for my English. Brandon Swanson would never be seen again. Usually the simplest answer is the right one, think about it, youre 19, drunk (he was probably drunk or at least buzzed, who parties at that age without booze? http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/03/15/jso-body-found-inside-submerged-vehicle-in-southside/2481619/. A search of the area showed no signs of Swanson and no evidence to suggest which way he had walked. Search teams have worked diligently to cover the 140-square mile area of interest, but some landowners have refused to allow access to search parties working to find Swanson, missing since 2008 . This to me sounds like a fatal accident. The accident probably scared him and sobered him up. My thought is, he fell into a cistren/well that is unmarked or unknown. Brandon had mentioned passing fences and hearing nearby water, his father recalled. Brandon Lawson 911 call depicted last moments before he went missing Around 11:30 p.m. Aug. 8, Lawson called his father and mentioned he was heading to his parents' house in Crowley, about 3. The Strange DISAPPEARANCE of Brandon Swanson- Missing Persons Mysteries. Does anyone know what kind of phone Brandon had? He had been dedicated to his fiancee, Ladessa Lofton, for 10 years and the couple had three children. Mine tends to do that, randomly at times. Brandon Swanson, 19, was last seen on 5/14/08 in Canby, Minnesota. 68 onto Lynn Lincoln County Road after midnight..The following day, authorities used cellular phone records to locate Swansons car. I think this particular scenario would generally indicate more of an opportunistic crime than a planned one, so it would mean that the police officer would have then needed to go back to the scene and remove any evidence/trace of him/herself, of Brandon Swanson and of whatever actually happened. What gets me now is..If he was heading back to Marshall after having a few drinks in Canby to celebrate end of classes..He would have known Rt. Whatever the case may be, she has never been seen or heard from since. This of course leaves 1% of cases that arent solved. He was on the phone with his father while he was walking. What direction he might have been walking from car to supposed town? I would love to get more police report related information about this case. 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. I think that the only logical conclusion is foul play. Also, is there access to the SARS report? This was the last known contact from Swanson. 19-year-old Brandon Swanson disappeared in the early hours of the 14th of May 2008 whilst driving home in Minnesota, USA. How far was his car from the medicine river? Brandon Victor Swanson was a young man who disappeared after a party in 2008. I think he could have suffered a head injury in the crash and became very confused about what was happening. Pingback: Brandon Swanson Sleuth Be Told. On the evening of May 13, 2008, Brandon and some friends went to two parties to celebrate the end of the semester at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. From everything I have read Branding on was walking along the road speaking to his father and unless the road intersects the river then it is an unlikely explanation. I would love to see the cell phone records, if any cellphone tracking happened and the results, and any lie detector or witness testimony of the parents whereabouts that night. It may be as sad as he thought he had found help and actually found the opposite. Idk the whole story sounds shady you call you parents to come pick you up in the county you grew up in.and you are on the phone for almost an hour explaining where you are and the parents cant find you or the car? It was posted 12 days ago Brandon Swanson met with foul playI wanted to touch on this theory and the likelihood that Swanson was a victim of foul play. No age progression image can be 100% perfect but it does help us to imagine the missing person as they could possibly present now and makes us aware that they wont look exactly like the pictures first used after their disappearance. He lived with his sister, who cared for him (a job that included moving him around the house, to the toilet, outside for fresh air, etc). Around 10:30 pm, he left the gathering to drive to Canby, which is 30 miles away . I think the most reasonable explanation would be that Dad dropped Mom off at home in case Brandon returned home for some reason, called the home or someone else (police) called the home. 19-year old Brandon Swanson was heading back to his hometown of Marshall, Minnesota on the evening of May 14, 2008 when, while driving on a rural gravel road, he crashed his car into a ditch. More recently is the spooky case of 18-year-old Brookelyn Farthing, of Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States. This requires police in Minnesota to begin immediate searches for missing adults under the age of 21, as well as any older adults who have been reported missing where there are suspicious circumstances. For instance: What were the lights he might have seen was it a town? They loose control its easy to do when speeding and takes tight turns. 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. Not sure, it may well be in a report though. thats my theory, he was murdered/kidnapped at a unfortunately perfect area/timing for the kidnapper. 68 from driving back and forth from Marshall to Canby to take his classes..Now why would he be turning off from Rt. Not to mention the fact that an animal attacking, fatally wounding and then dragging a person away would leave a huge amount of evidence behind. you have NO IDEA whos watching you. Whatever the reason for his disappearance, Im very curious to know as of what happened to him from that fateful night he went missing. Once the snow of winter had melted, search efforts resumed again over spring before farmers planted their crops. Darkness and what was probably a cold night doesnt help. And at the heart of it is an incredibly sad case, which unfortunately still seems no closer to be being solved. Just to drop off the face of the earth like that so haunting for the family to live with. after reading all the facts n stuff, my conclusion is this, i think hes being watched/followed at the time he recked his car. Everything I say is a guess, of course, but in May in Minnesota, that river was probably freezing. I couldnt imagine the pain of that. Till this day: Are there any farmers ore civillians who has been interrogated by the FBI or local police?? I definitely had this in mind whilst thinking about this theory but Im also aware that technology doesnt always behave in an expected way and can be unpredictable, especially when damaged. I think eventually something will be found..I am hopeful.. The disappearance of Brandon Swanson. Lots of things dont add up and as was said in one of the earlier commentscan anyone find anything online about the parents cell phone locations that night? Police were able to find the young mans car, but it was nowhere near where he had told his parents it had been. This requires police in Minnesota to begin immediate searches for missing adults under the age of 21, as well as any older adults who have been reported missing where there are suspicious circumstances. I know what you mean, I tend to think that the expletive would imply that there was some kind of foul play involved, and there definitely could be a lot of twists and turns concerning just what actually happened. In the call he tells the operator that he has run out of gas and is in a field. I know its 2008 technology, but was he and his parents familiar with the area? Investigating Agency Lincoln County Sheriff's Department 507-694-1664 Source Information https://en.m.wikiversty.org/wiki/User:Jeff_Hasse/Missing_Person_Case_Study__Brandon_Swanson. The well idea could be possible, although I would imagine that it would have been found during one of the searches. Instead, it sounds like something added to give the impression of something happening, rather than something actually happening. Since he was unable to get the car out by himself and had no transportation, he called his parents at around midnight asking for them to come pick him up. 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. So, case closed. Most of the stories are rumors, the most likely of the stories is the river explanation. 1.15 am (approx) Swanson gets his vehicle stuck in a ditch. 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. He was the one who took his wife home, while he dealt with Brandon. On August 8, 2013, Lawson got into an argument with his longtime girlfriend, Ladessa, after he had come home in the early morning hours and made her worry. And if he was picked up by someone, surely he would tell his dad, who he was on the phone with at the time? On the subject of the phone call, a huge question here is why the phone call was ended. . Maybe there are multiple explanations? Brandon thought he was near Lynd but he was north of Taunton. He hasn t been heard from since. Greetings from the Netherlands. When he was 19 years old in 2008, he crashed his car driving home from a party. he disappears May 14, 2008 and is found March 15, 2015. He then went off and met Melissa at approximately 12 AM, after which they were reported as having partied together and done a good amount of drugs. Theories Regarding Brandon's Disappearance #1: Brandon Swanson fell into a river and made it back out Since the river was examined and Brandon's body was never found, officials believe that he made it back out of the water and resumed walking. I wonder if he didnt plan to runaway and start life new somewhere. (Im sure someone with more expertise than me in US law may well be able to give more information on this). Alternatively, maybe something surprising did happen which explains the oh shit, but which was unrelated to the disappearance, but has now drawn more attention to it? . 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. The March 15, 2015 report was for a different Swanson in Florida. Based on law enforcements theory that Swanson may have fallen and drowned, the Yellow Medicine river was searched as well as the river banks. Maybe he had a grudge, and that other person was not in the right state of mind? Wondering what his actual tone was. Emmanuel Schwartz, Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, Gilles Renaud, Franois Papineau, Martin Dubreuil. What happened to Brandon when he mysteriously disappeared while on the . Nothing Else!! When authorities arrived they found Matthews abandoned vehicle on the Topanga Tower Motorway right near Rosas Overlook, but there was no sign of the missing man or the woman who had been heard by the hikers. As stated above, Swansons phone records showed he was 25 miles away from where hed told his parents he thought he was. Updated 7 times since October 12, 2004. I think his dad is the suspect. call he made to his father probably drained the battery on his Motorola slvr phone. He remains missing. I am wondering if taking off his glasses and not wearing them was normal for Brandon and why do you think all the car doors were left open? Being a native of Marshall, he graduated from Marshall High School in 2007. Its in totally different direction, not even the opposite direction where his car was found! I do want to mention that Swanson had been flashing his lights whilst hed been sitting in his car waiting for his parents and tits possible that this caught the attention of an unsavoury character.Id also like to talk about one small detail in this section that does pique my interest in regards to the foul play theory according to the FBI, written on the ViCAP page for Swanson, his vehicle was discovered with the car door still open. Swanson is a 2007 graduate of Marshall High School. On August 11, at 12 AM, things got odder when two hikers in the area where Matthew had last been seen reported that they had heard screaming from the wilderness, and what sounded like a man and a woman calling out for help. True odd it is the his Mom was taken home, but in that report it read the reason was she was under the weather, ill, and exhausted, but stop blaming her, no one knew this was going to happen, Im sure she has to deal everyday with the thought that she went home instead of keeping at it. Im a volunteer firefighter and we deal with a lot of car vs ditch simple reason Im in the marine town of New Bern craven county and the Marines do not know how to drive on gravel roads. Her books are available on Amazon. since that phone is not touch screen, it would be VERY EASY to end the call after snatching the phone from him. 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. (Obviously they may not be actual murders, but that is how this collection of unexplained deaths have been known, which is why Im using the term.). Swanson family, friends and volunteers have also repeatedly searched the area where Brandon had been walking. The beeping can only be disabled by putting the phone in silent mode, vibrate, switching it off, or plugging it in for battery recharging. Brandon Swanson's disappearance mystery has now not been resolved after 13 years of his disappearance. IMO, these facts add up to one possible explanation: Brandon disappeared before his car was crashed in the ditch, his father lied about the context of the phone conversation, and therefore he and the mother seem like very likely suspects. ), but I dont think I have read anywhere about any questioning of the father. Not been located and his disappearance, while he dealt with Brandon his long term,. 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