Although foul play has never been ruled out in this case, it was just under 40 degrees that night, so it's possible Brandon succumbed to the elements, especially if he had already fallen into the rivera very real possibility as well. Brandons Law was passed in Minnesota later that year in 2008 and it requires police to begin an immediate search for missing adults under 21, as well as older adults who are missing under suspicious circumstances. Minnesota's Unsolved Missing Person and Homicide Cases 2023. I think he continued walking. After that, the dogs could no longer pick up his scent. Officers finally joined in the search efforts, but they still came up with nothing. May 14, 2008. That doesnt mean that the tips arent redundant, or that they come from a different person, but include the same information that weve previously received, he said. Brandon was nowhere near Lynd like he thought. Annette and Brian Swanson were there when it was signed by the Governor in 2009. The family was very close, including his younger sister, and by all accounts Brandon was a loving brother and son. Be the Voice for the missing!! Nevertheless, drowning was the immediate fear, and so two miles of the river and the riverbank were thoroughly searched for 30 days. Multiple theories have been brought forward over the years to try and explained what happened that night. Minnesota's Unsolved Missing Person and Homicide Cases, Age: 19Vanished: 5/14/2009From: Taunton, MNHeight: 56Weight: 125 lbsEyes: Blue. At 3:10 a.m. Brandon shouted an expletive and the call ended abruptly. 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. The most recent major search effort was conducted August 7-8, 2010. When Brian and Annette arrived at the location described by Brandon, neither Brandon nor his car was there. Hasse points to a map showing where Brandons car was found. Brandon s parents, Brian and . Brandon was a 2007 high school graduate of Marshall Senior High School. Gravel rural roads are not illuminated with street lights and visibility is poor. Queen of Swords - 9 of pentacles - Star (reversed) Card pulled of the Queen of Swords: Page of Wands (reversed) Row Two. They continued to search for him on their own throughout the morning. Scientifically speaking, if his body were in the river, local authorities feel it should have turned up. Brandon had been celebrating the end of the spring semester with friends from Minnesota West Community and Technical College's Canby campus. I have also written about a bit of a trend which tries to make disappearances more mysterious than they are. We see that you have javascript disabled. 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. Though Brandon may have enjoyed himself early on that evening, what happened later that night is a baffling mystery, one where the deeper you dig the less things seem to make sense. A Hubbard Broadcasting Company, You can find out more information about the Jacob Wetterling Resources Center here, You can find out more about the organization here. 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. 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. Disappearance of Brandon Swanson. The focus of the search moved to this area after bloodhounds led searchers there in March 2010. And where did he go?? Kare 11 News. Days of looking turned into weeks, then months and now years. Star Tribune, p. 1B. 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. I have covered a few cases that are not exactly unsolved murders but could be. He attended a small gathering at a house, where it is said that there was alcohol, however, Brandon did not appear to be drunk. He left for home at midnight, but somehow, almost two hours later, was still by Porter. Her books are available on Amazon. It's believed he died of exposure. While driving his Chevy Lumina, Brandon accidentally crashed into a small ditch. Around 12:30 a.m. Brandons car went into the roadside ditch and he placed a call to his parents, Brian and Annette Swanson, asking them to pick him up. I mean, you could place a call and it would ring before turning over to voicemail, Lyon County Sheriff Eric Wallen said. At the time of his disappearance Brandon was 19 years old, 5'6" and 120 lbs. In Minnesota alone, roughly three dogs possess the capabilities to carry out this type of search, although Anderson said its not uncommon for his team to utilize canines from other states. Retrieved Nov. 18, 2010, from http://articles.cnn.com/2010-01-18/justice/grace.coldcase.swanson_1_searched-phone-father?_s=PM:CRIME. 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. However, the probability of the buildings owner not finding Brandons remains after two years is unlikely. Brandon Swanson's Disappearance Notes: Image: Brandon Swanson Missing Person poster (FBI) "Born on January 30, 1989, in Marshall, Minnesota, Brandon Swanson was a 19-year-old college student who was enrolled in a wind turbine program at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Canby. Posted on October 13, 2021 Tarot of the Missing. "But I believe all our physical clues are probably located within a 15 foot radius, said Hasse. The Disappearance of Terrance Williams & Felipe Santos. He would start walking in the direction of the lights. Asha has not been seen since. The map below shows the main geographical locations in the timeline outlined. What happened to the Fort Worth Missing Trio? Also, his phone was still taking calls. (LogOut/ You can find out more about the organization here. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children works to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. 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. Brandons phone went immediately dead as if he hit the hang up button. 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. 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. Brian then drove Annette back home to Marshall so she could go to bed and then drove back towards Lynd to pick up his son. Row One. Brian and Annette attempted to report their son missing that morning at 6:30 a.m., but because he was an adult, they did run into initial resistance. He remains missing. While sympathetic to the concerns of cattle farmers, Anderson acknowledges it still leaves holes in a search that has received the dedication of many. "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. The 19-year-old was uninjured. Swanson's case remains unsolved. Star Tribune. 1.7M Likes, 16.2K Comments. "I couldnt breathe, I was nauseous, and I think that was just my motherly instincts telling me hes gone," said Annette Swanson. Yet those tips havent led to the break in the case investigators have been hoping for. We would take that opportunity very, very quickly, Anderson said. 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. Monday is Brandon Swanson's 28th birthday. Divine, M. (2010, May 14). He hasn t been heard from since. Brandon Swanson. There are resources available to provide assistance to families with missing loved ones. Despite the fact that he had been drinking that night, his parents were adamant that he seemed perfectly lucid during their phone call. 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. It is also not likely Brandon drowned because it was reported that until May 16, 2008 Brandons cell phone remained turned on. Not knowing what else to do, Brian continued driving up and down the roads calling and looking for Brandon. This is a trip that he made practically daily, considering he would drive from Marshall to Canby and back for classes all the time. Brian and Annette Swanson never forgot about the nonchalance from law enforcement they encountered when they first reported their son missing. He assured them that both he and the car were fine and that he merely needed them to pick him up. There are 206 bones in the body. At the rivers edge, the dogs lost Brandons scent, indicating he may have gone in the water. Dental records and DNA are available for comparison, though fingerprints are not. The Night of the Disappearance Because it was assumed Brandon had fallen into the river, the search focused around the Yellow Medicine River and the surrounding area. 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. Facebook gives people the power. to search parties working to find Swanson, missing since . The bill, named Brandon's Law, would eliminate waiting periods when adults disappear under suspicious circumstances, or when young adults up to age 21 are reported missing under most circumstances. 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. It has also been postulated that Brandon may have sought shelter in a farmers outbuilding and perished there. 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. There was no way to miss each other so what was going on. (2004, November 9). What both Brandon and his parents thought though was that the other car was in the wrong spot. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. . They searched the river high and low, but still, no sign of Brandon. Brandon was only 19 years old when he went missing. Where is that unaccounted for hour and a half to two hours? There were massive ground searches being conducted along with an aerial search of the fields. 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. 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. Yup, it definitely sounds like murder. 19 year old Brandon Swanson was last seen in Marshall, Minnesota on May 14, 2008. He was really outside of Porter, which is northwest of Marshall, more than 20 miles away. Last updated February 13, 2023. Bloodhound search and rescue dogs were brought in to track Brandons scent from his car. While traveling along the 3900 block of Lyon Lincoln Road, Brandon Swanson veered off the road and became hung up in the ditch. The dogs were unable to pick his trail back up on the other side. 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. They are extremely careful about anything that could damage the least amount of income to them, and weve worked out some pretty creative access to some areas during the summer, Anderson said. This involves walking furrows in 15-20 foot increments which is quite energy intensive and time-consuming. Disappearance: 05/14/2008. Thanks to the Crawlspace podcast, which interviewed Kyle Lawson, we now have a lot more details than we did when Brandon first went missing. 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). (Photo: The Search for Brandon Swanson blog). A college boy not coming home after a night out is not unusual, they told them. In a surprising twist, what they learned was that Brandon had been nowhere near Lynd at all. He disappeared while driving home after spending the night with friends celebrating the end of spring semester classes. "It sounded like the phone fell, said Annette Swanson. He disappeared outside of Marshall when he was 19. Around 1 a.m., he headed home to Marshall, about 30 miles away on Highway 68. Up and down side roads and gravel paths, and even the bar in Lynd. 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