Theories Some have theorized that Brandon may have gotten horribly lost walking through the wilderness near Porter, and could have fallen into a nearby river, where he would have almost certainly drowned. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/03/15/jso-body-found-inside-submerged-vehicle-in-southside/2481619/. For me it sounds more of a murder case, and the only answer you find in his town. Jeff Haase is the founder of Midwest Technical Rescue Training Associates, a nonprofit organization that teaches technical rescue skills to public-safety providers.. Some parents can be so mean. I do think theres a concern about promptly searching for people who perhaps want to be missing or have left an abusive situation and dont want to be found, but I dont think this is quite the place for that conversation. The series of events leading to his disappearance near Bronte, Texas, appeared wholly contradictory. While there is no clear evidence linking him to any specific crime, some people think he's been kidnapped by the mafia. A lot of theories have been proposed as to what became of Brandon, such as that he fell into a river and was washed away or that he met with some sort of foul play, but one interesting factor to consider is that in his last moments on that phone the call seems to have ended because the phone was deliberately hung up. Celebrating in the context of the description indicates alcohol intake and possibly some recreational drugs. Brandon crashed about 2 miles away from the town of Taunton. If his dad had run him off and he did leave then he wouldnt be afraid to call his mom..At least to tell her he was OK.. Hello) I havent read all the comments and dont know if it was previously mentioned. A sudden surprise wouldnt answer why the phone abruptly when dead, and still able to receive calls later. Brookelyn had made arrangements to stay at a friends house after the party, but the friend ended up going off to a boys house. I dont know where you read what you typed but it is all wrong, he stayed with his car at first and then at 2:23am his dad called him back and spoke to him for 47 minutes, that is when he said he would walk to what he thought was the town of Lynd. 19-year-old Brandon Swanson disappeared in the early hours of the 14th of May 2008 whilst driving home in Minnesota, USA. While his friends observed him consume a few alcholic drinks, they said it was not eough to mae him appear intoxicated. 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. Nineteen year old Brandon Swanson lived in Marshall, Minnesota with his parents. I know what you mean about it sounding far-fetched, but this is a disappearance consisting of extremely mysterious circumstances and very few clues to explain them. The problem with this theory however, is that there would be some trace if he had fallen in, and so far nothing has been found at any point of the river. Albric Aurtenche. The phone call would sometimes cut off or dip out for a while but they would call again and the conversation would continue.Brandon eventually gave up with this tactic and told his parents he was going to walk towards the lights he could see in the distance, assuming them to be from the small town of Lynd. Even if the car would had been moved afterwards, why Brandon would say he is near Lynd?! 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. As a crime writer, I do a lot of research into real life crimes and unsolved cases. He called his Dad at 1230 and said he was walking towards a lit town (Which he thought was lynd). Can anyone shed some light on this paragraph? Submit a Tip: 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 . When he was 19 years old in 2008, he crashed his car driving home from a party. Search efforts began again in the autumn/fall of 2008 where search dogs again picked up the scent of human remains in an area not previously searched. I had several thoughts. I think somebody in that town kidnapped or killed Brandon. Naturally curly Brown hair, blue eyes. Brandon had mentioned passing fences and hearing nearby water, his father recalled. The beeping can only be disabled by putting the phone in silent mode, vibrate, switching it off, or plugging it in for battery recharging. Join Facebook to connect with Brandon Swanson and others you may know. No clues. 1.15 am (approx) Swanson gets his vehicle stuck in a ditch. As well as trying to call their son, Brian and Annette Swanson continued to look for any sign of Brandon or his car. 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. In all of these cases we have been left with cryptic messages from people who have seemingly just evaporated into thin air. Any odd police reports that were located near by around the same time? If you look at google maps, you see that al the rivers have an ending, so if he was drowned in the river they had find him already. And that was the last time anybody heard anything from Brandon Swanson. This entry was posted in conspiracy theory, missing person, the skeptical folklorist, unsolved mysteries and tagged brandon swanson, conspiracy theories, missing persons, unsolved mysteries on September 8, 2015 by roianna. The following day, authorities using cellular phone records located Swanson's car one and a half miles north of the Lyon/Lincoln County line, off Highway 68 west of Taunton, Minnesota. I dont think its that odd. One fairly well-known case that I have covered before but seems worth mentioning here is a case covered by David Paulides in his Missing 411 series of books and revolves around the strange call made by a 19-year-old college student named Brandon Swanson. What is known is that at around 4 AM, Brookelyn called her cousin to come pick her up from the house, but as the cousin had had too much to drink, she couldnt. Im guessing not but I havent heard anything about the contents of the conversation? A search was launched involving hundreds of people and trained dogs, which would go on for around 4 months meticulously going through a 100 square mile area without finding the missing man or even any trace whatsoever of where he had gone. There are a lot of unanswered questions unfortunately, and this seems to be another one of them. I think that Brandon had probably been drinking, and got turned around in the dark. If for instance he did hide in a structure, then surely it wouldve been found by now? I know this may sound far-fetched, but thats what I thought. At the time of her disappearance, Dail was 23 years old, 5 feet tall (152 centimetres), and weighed 96 pounds (44 kilograms). To me, these things say that his vehicle was possibly staged. He is the last and only person to hear from and talk with his son until he disappeared into thin air. Clearly, in this situation, Annette and Brian Swanson were right to trust their gut instincts regarding their sons disappearance, and a more prompt reaction including a search and investigation was absolutely needed. He was on the phone with his father while he was walking. For the reason that he saw a car on the road and knowing his father wouldnt agree to hitch hiking, thats why he hung up. After looking at google maps to get a better idea of where Brandon was.I think we can already answer some of these questions if we think a little. His parents left the house and began driving to pick up Brandon, at the same time speaking with him on his mobile phone to determine exactly where he was. The conclusion of a Texas man's bizarre 2013 disappearance may have finally arrived, according to the family. Phone records and searchingThe phone records really changed the course of this situation; they really began a proper investigation and gave law enforcement a starting area to search through. Maybe there are multiple explanations? Although in saying that, if anybody is going to be skilled at removing evidence, then a police officer would obviously know what they were doing. However, authorities had no better luck finding Brandon or his car than Brian and Annette. This involves walking furrows in 15-20 foot increments which is quite energy intensive and time-consuming. Shortly after, Brandon exclaims; Oh s***. His father believes he hears Brandons foot slipping and the phone goes dead. After driving around and talking on the phone for around 45 minutes without locating him, Brandon proclaimed that he was just going to head to Lynd and crash at a friends place for the night. I think Brandons mom would do anything for Brandon. Maybe he had a grudge, and that other person was not in the right state of mind? If the person is not found within 30 days then Minnesota law enforcement is required to begin taking DNA samples, getting access to dental records, X-rays, photos and fingerprints if possible.Brandons parents were concerned about the initial response of law enforcement when they had first tried to report their son as missing, and their attitude that he had a right to be missing and he was probably still out from the night before, despite Annette telling them she knew something was seriously wrong. If not, why wouldnt they? Note: As a result of these events, a new law has been introduced. After the Lyon County Sheriffs department officially called off the search, the Swanson family continued to fund and organize volunteer searches on their own..They conducted multiple ground and water searches of the area, and also the nearby Yellow Medicine River.. Around 91% of all cases are closed within 48 hours, and 99% of cases are solved completely within one year. Maybe a km off, etc? The only thing that has ever been found is Brandons car, which was discovered around twenty miles away from where he told his parents he thought he crashed. I mean, if this case can be looked at from every angle, then should the father be a short-term suspect even if for a minute? Wouldnt his body have washed up on shore by now if he had fallen into the water? It's believed he died of exposure. No evidence. It would be even worse out in the middle of nowhere where there are no lights, it is literally black all around when you are out in the area where he was. Forty-seven minutes into the phone call, Brandon suddenly exclaimed, Oh shit! and the line went dead. Impossible as it may seem, a nineteen year old manseems to have literally disappeared without a trace. 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