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. Parents pain helps change how police treat missing adults. To try and help his parents out, Brandon decides to try flashing his headlights instead. to search parties working to find Swanson, missing since . Porter is located roughly six miles from where Brandon Swanson's vehicle was discovered. Brandon Swanson was a normal, nineteen-year-old man living during what should have been the best years of his life. Divine, M. (2010, May 14). 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. He was cold and wet and actually walking in the opposite direction of his home and where his parents were looking for him. He cannot understand why his parents are so confused and are struggling to find him when he told them exactly where he is. If given the opportunity to move onto cattle property that has not yet been searched, Anderson said theyd be quick to accept that offer. It requires police to take a report whenever a person, of any age, is reported missing in Minnesota. He would start walking in the direction of the lights. 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. The Yellow Medicine River is knee-deep in some areas and up to 15 feet deep in others (Weed, 2010, p. 2). Monday is Brandon Swanson's 28th birthday. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. The search for Brandon is unprecedented and still active. 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. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children works to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. 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. Brian drops Annette off back at home and makes the drive to his son, staying on the phone with him the entire time. For nineteen-year-old Brandon Swanson, May 13, 2008 was an exciting day. Perhaps this is why he misunderstood where he was, why he ended up in the wrong area, how he drifted gently off the road. It was a straight shot down Highway 68, so what was different that night? The couple remained on the phone with their son until they heard him yell a swear word, followed by silence. Yet those tips havent led to the break in the case investigators have been hoping for. Using the elements of the psychological autopsy, Brandons disappearance was analyzed using an equivocal missing person analysis (Seifert & Immelman, 2007) in order to explore possible explanations of Brandons mysterious disappearance. If a person passed by, they would think it was just parked there, or broken down and stuck.. No evidence for what happened to him has ever been discovered. Swanson wears black wire-framed eyeglasses. With no solid leads and no concrete evidence being found, the case quickly grew cold. Unsure of what else to do, they hung up and tried calling him again multiple times, each time getting no response. Brian Swanson did indicate that 14 years after the disappearance of their son, the pain still remains. The Record. Brandon died of hypothermia after falling into the Yellow Medicine River. A college boy not coming home after a night out is not unusual, they told them. The bill was signed by Governor Tim Pawlenty on May 7, 2009, and went into effect on July 1st of that same year. To know you were running away to start a secret new life and to keep your dad on the phone for an hour while you fake your incident seems. Im so sussed out that mans was so close to Porter after traveling for like 2 hours very intriguing. Searchers work an area just west of Taunton along Highway 68 and to the north, June 21-22, 2008. Brandon Swanson was 19 years old when he went missing in the state of Minnesota. Background Brandon Victor Swanson was born on January 30, 1989 in Marshall, Minnesota, to parents Brian and Annette Swanson. The dogs were unable to pick his trail back up on the other side. He took back roads on the way home.". Days of looking turned into weeks, then months and now years. There are no known personal, economic, or social motives that plausibly may have driven someone to murder Brandon; however, there are individuals who murder strangers because of a deep-seated usually sexual fantasy. No problem, his dad said, I know exactly where what youre describing is. Lynd, where Brandon thought he was, is southwest of Marshall. Brunswick, M. (2009, June 29). Eventually, the dogs pointed them to farm fields north of Porter. Now Minnesota BCA will review the case. Similarly, the area as I mentioned before has an extremely low crime rate, and Taunton where he really went missing had a population of only 135 people at the time. He had been out earlier that night and gone to a couple of parties before making his way home to Marshall, Minnesota. Forty-seven minutes into the call, Swanson suddenly exclaimed: Oh, shit! Then there was silence. The 19-year-old was uninjured. The dogs also tracked him off the road to the water. Authorities immediately assumed that Brandon had fallen into the Yellow Medicine River. This is a trip that he made practically daily, considering he would drive from Marshall to Canby and back for classes all the time. Brandon had big plans for the upcoming school year and was looking forward to attending Iowa Western College over 250 miles away. But still, nothing. Brandons evening started in the nearby town of Lynd, about 7 miles southwest of his home in Marshall. No physical evidence in his case has been uncovered. The most recent major search effort was conducted August 7-8, 2010. 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. 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. The dogs led authorities to the banks of the Yellow Medicine River, which at the time of the disappearance was high and flowing fast. Brian and Anette arrive where Brandon has told them he should be, and they cant seem to find his car. Minnesota's Unsolved Missing Person and Homicide Cases 2023. Photo courtesy of National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It's believed he died of exposure. 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. No keys were found in or around the scene and no obvious signs of foul play were present. Taunton is approximately a 15 minute straight drive from the party in Canby. Its all documented and backed up by science, its there and its real.". I have also heard rumors, though nothing to verify, that there may have been a bowl in his car- a cannabis pipe. The USA and similar big nations have all . The dogs followed his trail across an abandoned farm, and then along the Yellow Medicine River. He had been out earlier that night and gone to a couple of parties before making his way home to Marshall, Minnesota. The map below shows the main geographical locations in the timeline outlined. They called out to him and heard nothing. Brandon had been partying and drinking that night, but many witnesses have confirmed that he was not visibly intoxicated or incoherent in any way. Retrieved n.d., from http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=511468. 19 year old Brandon Swanson was last seen in Marshall, Minnesota on May 14, 2008. Brandons friend and classmate was moving away, and Brandon wanted to make sure he got a chance to say goodbye, so they met up for another party. "But I believe all our physical clues are probably located within a 15 foot radius, said Hasse. Brandon Victor Swanson was born January 30th 1989 in Marshall Minnesota to mom Anette, and dad Brian. The Disappearance. 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. 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 really outside of Porter, which is northwest of Marshall, more than 20 miles away. Brandons disappearance has classified him as an endangered missing person. The vehicle they were driving was found in "The Desert," shown here on this map. And where did he go?? On the law enforcement investigation end of the case, Wallen said tips continue to come in. Marshall was a relatively quiet area, a population of around 13-14,000 but it was an area focused primarily on agriculture. On April 15, 2005, Centre County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Ray Gricar went out for a drive and was never seen again. His parents can hear it through the phone: click-click. Thats a troublesome issue for those leading the search party. "The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson," Youtuber, Dining With Death, October 20th, 2022, "Disappearance of Brandon Swanson," Wikipedia, "The Mysterious Disappearance Of Minnesota College Student Brandon Swanson," Neil Patmore, ati, November 25, 2022, "The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson," Christine, The True Crime Files, March 13, 2019. A Minnesota Tragedy. 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. Pictured above: Map pinpointing the geography of Brandon Swanson's disappearance timeline Picture source: Killer Hangover Podcast 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. Jason Chen, her boyfriend and accused killer, is currently being held without bond. On March 12, 2009, Brian and Annette Swanson spoke before the House to help expand the Minnesota's Missing Children's Act so it can help missing and endangered adults.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. We only need one.". The river's depth ranges from knee high in certain areas to 15 feet in others. Brandon was only 19 years old when he went missing. Authorities say this theory is unlikely because they found absolutely no evidence of such an accident anywhere on the road, and Brandon even told his dad he was talking gravel road shortcuts and walking through farms. Madison Grove. It happened in 2008 to Brandon Swanson, 2020 To Jason Landry, and 2021 to Daniel Robinson. At around 2 a.m. on the morning of May 14th, Swanson called his parents . The drive from Canby to Marshall in total is about 35 minutes. It's a complication they're still trying to solve today. Brandon Swanson. At the time Swanson went missing, it was flowing high and fast. In situations where landowners have declined, Flaten said probable cause has not existed for law enforcement to step in. I have also written about a bit of a trend which tries to make disappearances more mysterious than they are. Minnesota's Unsolved Missing Person and Homicide Cases, Age: 19Vanished: 5/14/2009From: Taunton, MNHeight: 56Weight: 125 lbsEyes: Blue. 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. 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. Brian said he stayed on the phone with his son while he was walking. 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. This is so well-written & I WILL be back Thursday for your next story! Brandon Lawson was 26 years old when he went missing on August 9, 2013. 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. Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flaten has worked closely with Emergency Support Services throughout the years, particularly when it comes to seeking landowner permission. It had a violent crime rate of less than half the average. They carry on a long conversation, Brandon telling him that he can hear running water nearby and is passing some fences as he walks. 35 Garrett Cooper Mia. Lets look at the main theories: Brandon staged his own disappearance to run away and start a new life-. Still, he admits that the farming terrain has provided unique obstacles to this particular search. This prompted Brandon to. The case of Brandon Victor Swanson is one of them. Brandons parents ask him what he sees around them and they listen as he describes basically the same thing THEY see. The Swansons then contacted Brandons friends and they searched the surrounding rural areas for any signs of Brandon. Missing Tennessee college student Jasmine Pace was found dead. 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. Seven-year-old Kyron Horman went missing from his elementary school on June 4, 2010, and hasn't been seen since. We dont dispute the reason why. 2023 first . That much I can say.. His parents believe foul play is involved, and, although unlikely, it is possible an offender happened upon Brandon and sought an opportunity to take him. Also, his phone was still taking calls. Monday is Brandon Swansons 28th birthday. While traveling along the 3900 block of Lyon Lincoln Road, Brandon Swanson veered off the road and became hung up in the ditch. How could Brandons phone still be on for two days after he disappeared if Brandon did indeed drown? A Truely Baffling Disappearance: Brandon Swanson, USA, 2008. Brandon is reported to have left the party in Canby between 12 and 12:30am. "When he initially called them he said I am between Marshall and Lynd, come get me, said Hasse. 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. Your brain is in a constant state of trying to figure it out, but you dont have anything to go on. Her books are available on Amazon. The river varied in depth, going from just knee-high to 15 feet deep, and at the time Brandon went missing, the river was racing fast. Brandon Victor Swanson was last seen on May 15th 2008 in Canby Minnesota. Weve had excavators come in and sift through the dirt, looking for something, whether its remains or property, Wallen said. It has also been nearly three years since Brandon went missing and for a fraud of this nature to last that long without detection is unlikely. Brandon's Law requires police to make a report whenever a person, of any age, is reported missing, and an investigation must start immediately. He tells his parents that he does not see or hear anything at all. What both Brandon and his parents thought though was that the other car was in the wrong spot. 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. However, the probability of the buildings owner not finding Brandons remains after two years is unlikely. A 19 yr old makes a call to his parents after a crash and then disappears. 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. He wanted to blow off steam and eagerly went to a party in Canby on May 14, 2008. . 01:13:04. So While the search in and around Lynd continued, police were able to obtain Brandons cell phone records. Annette, tell us about Brandon`s Law. MARSHALL Ten years have gone by and Brandon Swanson is still missing. 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. Because Brandons fate is still unknown, it can be speculated that he was taken by an offender, murdered, and disposed of so his remains would not be found. Leaving the car and navigating dark fields, Brandon called his parents for help. And why did he believe himself to be near Lynd? The following analysis by Rebecca Klein, senior psychology major at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., was prepared in fall 2010 as part of a senior research project titled Brandon Swanson: Missing Without a Trace, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the capstone course Psychology Seminar on Personality Assessment in Criminal and Political Psychology by Aubrey Immelman, Ph.D. During the early morning hours of May 14, 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson disappeared under mysterious circumstances from a rural area northeast of Marshall in southwestern Minnesota. Change). All Rights Reserved. An investigation must also be done to determine what that persons status is. Anderson and his team arent strangers to working around the needs of landowners, particularly in the search for Brandon Swanson. Cadaver dogs have indicated a scent in the area, which is evidence enough, Hasse stated, for the search to continue (The Search for Brandon blog). Instead, Brandon was in the outskirts of the small towns Taunton and Porter, Minn., located about 20 miles northwest of Marshall; Lynd is about 10 miles south of Marshall (Weed, 2010; The Search for Brandon blog). 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. Though Brandons case tragically remains unsolved, wherever Brandon is he can be proud of his legacy of enacting a new Law in his honor. You can find out more information here. "She walked away from. 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. 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. Retrieved Nov. 18, 2010, from [http://infoweb.newsbank.com%3c/span%3e%3c/a]http://infoweb.newsbank.com. Despite being surrounded by wide open fields, they see nothing at all, which does not add up. If Brandon was injured or killed in an accident that evening, where could his remains be? Swanson wears black wire-framed eyeglasses. Follow Books from this author Missing in Pennsylvania: Unsolved Cases from the Keystone. He was returning from a party when he crashed his car in a ditch and called his parents for help. 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. Brandon grew impatient while waiting for his parents to find the right spot. His last search was for Deb Hendrichs, 56, of Star, Idaho, who went missing on Jan. 11, 2021, in the Blue Mountains near Meacham, Ore., when her Toyota RAV-4 ran out of gas. 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. Sheriff running out of answers in disappearance of Marshall teen. Brandon described his location as being on a rural road outside Lynd about 10 miles from his parents home. (LogOut/ May 14, 2008. They got a hold of Brandons cellphone records, which revealed something intriguing. You can find out more information about the Jacob Wetterling Resources Center here. 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. Kelsea Schneider is a senior at the College of St. Benedict/St. It takes effect July 1, 2009. Trying to explain how Brandon could have mixed up his location has proven challenging. On Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Gov. Chang, B. It has also been postulated that Brandon may have sought shelter in a farmers outbuilding and perished there. 19-year-old Jason Jolkowski went missing during a half-mile walk to the nearby high school on June 13, 2001. It`s called Brandon`s Law. And you cant find it. The roadblock to access has come down to landowner permission. Despite this, Brandon is sure that he knows where he is and gave them exact directions. Moving the search to the Taunton area, authorities quickly located Brandons abandoned car. Brandon Swanson, a missing high schooler kid, was never found after he disappeared in 2008. He was carrying his black Motorola SLVR cellphone, his wallet with identification and his keys. It was either false or the information wasnt accurate they all seem to run into a dead end.. On May 14, 2008, Inforum reported, Swanson set out to celebrate the end of that year's classes with friends. Your email address will not be published. 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. The search dogs also picked up the scent of human remains a few times near Mud Creek, north of Porter. He was sure hed given the directions correctly, and he decided he didnt want to wait anymore. She writes about missing persons, unsolved murders, and human rights. Early Life On January 30, 1989, he was born in Marshall, the seat of Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota. That is until Brandons had some trouble on this ride, and he somehow managed to get his car stuck in a ditch off the shoulder of the road. 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. Finally Swanson decided on a different course of action. When Brian and Annette arrived at the location described by Brandon, neither Brandon nor his car was there. 33 Wilmer Flores-2B/3B SF. Star Tribune. He says Brandon got stuck and called his parents. A mental breakdown does not seem like a plausible cause of Brandons disappearance, although it cannot be ruled out entirely. Rural roads of Minnesota remain last known location of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson. On the afternoon of May 14, authorities located Brandons Chevy Lumina by tracing his cell phone calls to a tower northwest of Marshall. Once the search finally did begin, it was an extensive one, covering both the land and the Yellow Medicine River, the latter of which some speculated that Swanson might have fallen into and drowned. Dont you see me? he asked his parents, exasperated. 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. At around midnight, he said his goodbyes and got in his Chevrolet Lumina to make the drive back home. The dogs did follow what was believed to be Brandons scent to the river and that was it, Wallen said. The likelihood that an offender especially one with homicidal fantasies happened to be driving in rural Minnesota at 3 a.m. on the same road Brandon was on is remote, but still needs to be considered. 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. It got down to 39 degrees.". Numerous searches have been conducted of the area and bodies of water surrounding the location where Brandons car was found. If anyone has any information about Brandon . As of 2021, Brandon Swanson is still a missing person. At most it gets to 15 feet, and if Brandon DID fall in the river, he easily could have made it out to the other side, just unable to leave a strong enough trail for the dogs being that hes wet and washed. But the thing that really eliminates this for me is the phone call with his dad. With no body and very little evidence, it is impossible to know what happened to Brandon, leaving every possibility open for speculation. Other theories that have floated around are that Brandon had some sort of mental breakdown or had planned his own disappearance. We dont know. . Seifert, J., & Immelman, A. An individual may have been driving home intoxicated and accidentally hit Brandon. Annette and Brian Swanson were there when it was signed by the Governor in 2009. They start honking their horn and flashing the headlights on their truck but to no avail. 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