Belt certainly knows that feeling. I have also heard rumors, though nothing to verify, that there may have been a bowl in his car- a cannabis pipe. He disappeared while driving home after spending the night with friends celebrating the end of spring semester classes. From there, the canines lost the scent. There was nothing amiss with the car, and because the surrounding area was full of grass and gravel, there were no footprints and no way to tell which direction Brandon may have gone. He tells his parents that he does not see or hear anything at all. 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. 19 year old Brandon Swanson was last seen in Marshall, Minnesota on May 14, 2008. 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. If Brandon was there, they would definitely be able to see him. The Disappearance. They use GPS technology to track the dogs and handlers, which provides great detail of where theyve searched. Trying to explain how Brandon could have mixed up his location has proven challenging. (Photo: AP). Brandon died of hypothermia after falling into the Yellow Medicine River. It takes effect July 1, 2009. We see that you have javascript disabled. Another possibility is that Brandon could have fallen into a hole or a type of naturally occurring trench encountered while walking in the dark, but if that were the case it would be odd that after nearly three years of extensive searching nothing has been found (The Search for Brandon blog). Left in the wake of their ongoing tragedy, Brian Swanson and Annette Swanson identified roadblocks they ran into in their effort to immediately get law enforcement involved in their sons missing persons case. We only need one.". Giants lefty Sam Long, the second-fastest worker in the majors last season, had already delivered a couple pitches to start the at-bat. Swanson wears black wire-framed eyeglasses. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. At this occasion, Brandons friends report that the alcohol was flowing a little bit more, and that they remember Brandon having one or maybe two drinks. The Yellow Medicine River has been the subject of extensive searches over the years, including excavation efforts in areas where the dogs have led law enforcement. Brandon Swanson vanished from his vehicle after a small accident just before 2am on May 14, 2008 near Canby, MN. In May of 2008 Brandon Swanson went missing after driving his car off the road into a ditch. All Rights Reserved. View the profiles of people named Brandon Swanson. When Emergency Support Services initially took over the majority of search efforts for Brandon Swanson in late 2008, they ran into the issue of landowner permission, particularly among cattle farmers who took issue with search canines present on their property. After initially attending a gathering in Lynd, located roughly seven miles southwest from his home, he made his way to his Canby destination, roughly 35 miles northwest of his home. Despite the fact that he had been drinking that night, his parents were adamant that he seemed perfectly lucid during their phone call. He told his parents that he believed himself to be near the city of Lynd and that the lights he spotted off in the distance were coming from there. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Vizecky described the car as on 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, p. 2). 36 Joey Votto Cin. The trail with the river lined up with Brandon hearing running water nearby. Dont you see me? he asked his parents, exasperated. 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. Search dogs picked up his scent on a trail near the river, which they followed to the water and which lead them to the other side of the river (lending credence to the idea that he had, at some point, fallen in), after which they continued north along the riverbank, towards the Yellow Medicine County line, where the trail suddenly ended. However, something tragic happened to him, but that's not what is debated about his disappearance. At the time of his disappearance Brandon was 19 years old, 56 and 120 lbs. At some point that evening, Brandon left the quiet get-together in Lynd, and headed 35 miles northwest toward Canby where his college was located. Your brain is in a constant state of trying to figure it out, but you dont have anything to go on. The initial search for Brandon Swanson included trained search dogs, hundreds of volunteers and air surveillance. It was a cold night. Brandon s parents, Brian and . 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. A 19 yr old makes a call to his parents after a crash and then disappears. While traveling along the 3900 block of Lyon Lincoln Road, Brandon Swanson veered off the road and became hung up in the ditch. 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). "He was relaying to us he was near Lynd, Minnesota," said Annette Swanson. They continued to search for him on their own throughout the morning. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Shortly after midnight on May 14, 2008, Brandon Swanson (born January 30, 1989) of Marshall, Minnesota, United States, drove his car into a ditch on his way ho A college boy not coming home after a night out is not unusual, they told them. Again his friends report that he was not intoxicated, and when he left around midnight no one thought twice about his ability to make it home safely. Within the last year, the Sheriffs Office and BCA have received additional tips, although he points out that not all tips are new for investigators. Theres also a lot of debate in the research I found online about what that particular type of hang up and how the calls that came after it were received could mean about the phone. "I believe he fell, got wet, cell phone went dead, said Hasse. And why did he believe himself to be near Lynd? Madison Grove. A strange phenomenon keeps occurring where young men go missing from their cars and then seem to vanish into thin air. In addition, the examiners likewise looked around there; partners observed Brandon's neglected vehicle in a trench off a rock street along the Lincoln . He is legally blind in his left eye. Brandon Swanson was a normal, nineteen-year-old man living during what should have been the best years of his life. Like most parents whose children are missing, Brandons family feels this is categorically impossible. Brunswick, M. (2009, June 29). He told his parents he would walk the rest of the way and meet them in the parking lot of a Lynd tavern. For unknown reasons, he left his glasses in his car that night. These have been discounted as well. Scientifically speaking, if his body were in the river, local authorities feel it should have turned up. Chang, B. Its heavily debated in the armchair detective web groups, but the police have not given an official stance as far as I found. Police told them to wait a while because it wasn't unheard of for young males to go off the grid for a bit. CNN Justice, 1-3. The case of Brandon Victor Swanson is one of them. The Search for Brandon At 6:30 a.m., Brandon's parents called police to report him missing. Im so sussed out that mans was so close to Porter after traveling for like 2 hours very intriguing. The dogs led authorities to the banks of the Yellow Medicine River, which at the time of the disappearance was high and flowing fast. They chatted as he walked and Brandon referenced fences in his way, and the sound of running water as he continued walking toward the lights of Lynd. The vehicle simply looked like it was stuck in the ditch, or partially in the ditch, He said. He had a love for learning, especially science, so when he graduated from Marshall high school in 2007 he chose to stay home with his parents for a year, and get a certificate in renewable energy and wind turbines from Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Gravel rural roads are not illuminated with street lights and visibility is poor. Brandon Swanson was last seen in the early hours of May 14, 2008 leaving a friends house in Canby, Minn. His destination was just 35 miles away a straight shot to his Marshall, Minn. home. Brandon did not have a history of emotional instability, nor did he show any signs leading up to his disappearance that he was suicidal or depressed. We just cant get that final point.". We dont know. Risk-taking young adults? May 13, 2008 marked the last day of classes at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby, Minn., where Brandon Swanson was enrolled in the wind turbine program. But no phone has ever been located.". Brian called Brandon back 6 times in a row, and each time the phone went 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. Retrieved n.d., from http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=511468. It got down to 39 degrees.". Leaving a light on for hope Two years after Swanson disappearance, search goes on. 065 - The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson. The dogs followed his trail across an abandoned farm, and then along the Yellow Medicine River. (LogOut/ They broke down the search area into smaller segments and kept meticulous records. At the time of his disappearance Brandon was 19 years old, 5'6" and 120 lbs. 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. 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. (Photo: The Search for Brandon Swanson blog). This theory has been widely criticized, however, due to the fact that there is simply no evidence to suggest he died of hypothermia. While search teams have worked diligently to cover the 140-square mile area of interest, there has been resistance by some landowners to allow access to search parties, including those associated with Emergency Support Services, an organization based in Minneapolis that provides assistance in search and rescue operations. Dental records and DNA are available for comparison, though fingerprints are not. She was witnessed that night by several motorists walking along the highway, but when one of them tried to talk to her, she ran into the nearby woods. Lincoln County Sheriff Jack Vizecky even personally walked up and down the two mile stretch of river in the area every day for 30 days, but nothing was found. 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). Though they hear it through the phone, they hear nothing locally. 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. If you feel you have received this message in error, please contact the customer support team at 1-833-248-7801. 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. What both Brandon and his parents thought though was that the other car was in the wrong spot. We would take that opportunity very, very quickly, Anderson said. 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. But he was also unable to get his car back on the road. And you cant find it. Follow Books from this author Missing in Pennsylvania: Unsolved Cases from the Keystone. That is near freezing, and indeed, anyone soaked through the bone by having fallen into the river would have suffered from . Please enable javascript and refresh the page to continue reading local news. Current searches are focusing on a specific area of Mud Creek, which is also located in the vicinity where Brandons car was found. to search parties working to find Swanson, missing since . He said most landowners are more than willing to make it work, as they're dedicated to their community and the Swanson family. Brandon had been celebrating the end of the spring semester with friends from Minnesota West Community and Technical College's Canby campus. David Francis, left, and Brandons father Brian Swanson at right with glasses. Theyve performed 1,900 K-9 missions, using 45 highly-trained dogs, led by 35 handlers from nine states. At first, the authorities were reluctant to search because Brandon was legally an adult and they pointed out to that it was not unusual for a 19-year-old to stay out all night. Brandon Victor Swanson was last seen on May 15th 2008 in Canby Minnesota. Darrin E. Delzer, a volunteer firefighter at the time, brought up his own theory that perhaps Brandon slipped and fell into an unmarked well or reservoir. Although it is possible that Brandon disappeared of his own accord and is alive and well, living in another location perhaps under an alias this scenario is extremely unlikely; there is no evidence that Brandon was planning his disappearance and it takes a high level of sophistication to plot your own disappearance and relocation. They called out to him and heard nothing. After nearly three years, those searches have yet to find any physical evidence of what may have happened to Brandon. What happened to the Fort Worth Missing Trio? The Night of the Disappearance HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. According to official statistics, in the US alone 2,300 people go missing every day. The concerned parents continued searching for their son, and after being unable to find him at 6:30am, they went to the police to report him missing. Yet those tips havent led to the break in the case investigators have been hoping for. So were going to start by retracing Brandons steps. Another point of question that I cant help but wonder about is that phone call. All possibilities should be investigated in Guimond case. Brandon thought he was near Lynd but he was north of Taunton. Though Brandons case tragically remains unsolved, wherever Brandon is he can be proud of his legacy of enacting a new Law in his honor. He was really outside of Porter, which is northwest of Marshall, more than 20 miles away. He disappeared outside of Marshall when he was 19. When an individual dies and the cause of death is unknown or uncertain, investigators employ the psychological autopsy, or equivocal death analysis. Kare 11 News. He was seen drinking at both parties, but according to his friends, he didn't drink enough to become intoxicated, at least not overtly. Brandons parents piled into their car, not too worried, and headed out to rescue their son. The search had expanded tenfold now. February 17, 2022. 37 Matt Mervis Chc. Do you part share the flyers, help a missing person find their way Home!! At the time of his disappearance he was known to be wearing A white t-shirt under a blue striped Polo sweatshirt, baggy blue jeans, a black hooded zip-up jacket with an emblem on the back, a white flat-billed Minnesota Twins baseball cap twisted to the side, white sneakers, a heavy sterling silver necklace and one stud earring in each ear. And the law makes it clear who has jurisdiction. So Brandons family played a big role in changing state law to make law enforcement more responsive to reports of missing people. One popular theory is that he was the victim of a hit and run and someone hid his body. Nothing unusual was found in or around the vehicle; there was no significant trace evidence, no signs of blood, and no indication of a struggle. They decided to put in a countywide request so the search could be expanded, bringing in the Office of Lyon County Sheriff Joel Dahl. He has pierced ears and a small scar above his left eye. KSTP-TV, LLC
Retrieved December 13, 2010, from http://www.immelman.us/news/missing-person-joshua-guimond. A canine unit led law enforcement agents to the Yellow Medicine River, a roughly 3-mile trip from the location of his vehicle, indicating that Brandon Swanson had traveled on foot to the rushing spring water. 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. The law is named after Brandon Swanson, whose car got stuck in a ditch near Taunton along the Lincoln and Lyon county line in southwest Minnesota on May 14, 2008. The search dogs also picked up the scent of human remains a few times near Mud Creek, north of Porter. Brandon Swanson of Marshall MN, has been missing since Wed. May 14th, 2008. Despite circumstantial evidence pointing to his stepmother, the case remains unsolved. 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. Minnesota's Unsolved Missing Person and Homicide Cases 2023. No big deal, nothing out of the ordinary. Now, geographically speaking it makes perfect sense that Brandon and his car would be in Taunton. He was 19 years old at the time. After a long night of searching, at around 6:30 a.m., the Swansons call the Lynd Police Department to report Brandon missing. While his teams investigation has been extensive, relying on trained professional canine handlers and search dogs with advanced capabilities, there are still portions of land in that area that Emergency Support Services has not been allowed to access. Kelsea Schneider is a senior at the College of St. Benedict/St. (LogOut/ As his parents left their home to lend him a hand, Brandon directed them to exactly where he was: about midway between Lynd and Marshall. The dogs were unable to pick his trail back up on the other side. Background Brandon Victor Swanson was born on January 30, 1989 in Marshall, Minnesota, to parents Brian and Annette Swanson. Finally Swanson decided on a different course of action. Family and friends indicated that Brandon had always been a high-functioning and emotionally stable individual and for his whereabouts not to be discovered for nearly three years makes the mental breakdown explanation highly unlikely. Annette Swanson smiles when she looks at pictures of her son Brandon. Up and down side roads and gravel paths, and even the bar in Lynd. No physical evidence in his case has been uncovered. Lets look at the main theories: Brandon staged his own disappearance to run away and start a new life-. He attended a small gathering at a house, where it is said that there was alcohol, however, Brandon did not appear to be drunk. 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. I can say that his phone was functioning into the next day. They searched the river high and low, but still, no sign of Brandon. Brian and Anette arrive where Brandon has told them he should be, and they cant seem to find his car. 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. "When you have lost somebody but you have no answers, theres no knowing where they are or even what happened to them, said Annette Swanson. 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. 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. "There are two miles of the river in that area,. Extensive searches in and near the area where he went missing have been conducted over the years, yet no new physical evidence related to Brandon Swanson has been recovered. He was last seen in Marshall, MN, on May 14, 2008. His dad makes multiple attempts to call for his son, but receives no answer. It was cold. 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. Maybe you`ve heard of it. There are resources available to provide assistance to families with missing loved ones. Sometimes multiple times a day even. The major question that lingers on everyone's mind who hears his story . Her work is primarily featured on The Vault. The call didnt end at that point, though. Its all documented and backed up by science, its there and its real.". Brian goes back to Annette so they can start looking for their son together. 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. The bill was signed by Governor Tim Pawlenty on May 7, 2009, and went into effect on July 1st of that same year. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Apparently hed just drifted a little, but the curb was low, and try as he might on his own he just could not get his Chevy Lumina out of the ditch hed landed in. Full story. It has also been postulated that Brandon may have sought shelter in a farmers outbuilding and perished there. 33 Wilmer Flores-2B/3B SF. Its important to note that this particular river is not one thats notably deadly. Brandon Swanson was born on January 30, 1989, in Marshall, Minnesota, U.S., a son to Brain and Annette Swanson. "It sounded like the phone fell, said Annette Swanson. It was a completely straight shot down the highway that connected Canby and Marshall, State Highway 68. Annette Swanson says the best thing the public can do to help families with missing loved ones is to support volunteer civilian groups that do long term searches. While none have, at this point, led investigators to his whereabouts or remains, they keep the case from going cold. Porter is located roughly six miles from where Brandon Swanson's vehicle was discovered. Swanson, 19, disappeared in May of 2008 after running his car off the road in rural western Minnesota. Map showing Brandon's route | Photo Credits: Thomas Lauth Missing Persons Investigation Worldwide Brandon was a promising student, who was happy to have a break after studying wind turbines for an entire semester at the Minnesota West Community and Technical College. Unfortunately, authorities were unable to find footprints to indicate in which direction Brandon ventured on foot (Brunswick, 2009; Weed, 2010). He had just finished up his last day of classes for the spring semester at the Minnesota West Community and Technical Colleges Canby campus, where he was studying wind turbines. Brandons vehicle was found in a rural area on the side of a field approach, near the Lyon and Lincoln County lines, about one and a half mile north of Highway 68. He took back roads on the way home.". Annette says that was a problem in Brandons case because his car was found right where three counties come together. We try and work out a method that would make it acceptable, and weve not been able to come up with a working compromise.. It's believed he died of exposure. Right on the border between Lincoln, Yellow Medicine and Lyon counties, said Hasse. Calls back to his phone indicated the phone was still on, but Brandon Swanson did not answer. Confident they knew exactly where he was, Brian and Annette head to help their son. Citing the emotional toll of their sons disappearance and the accompanying difficulty of the holiday season Brian Swanson and Annette Swanson chose not to comment for this story. He can see its lights in the distance, so it should not be too far of a walk. 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