The 19-year-old Brandon Swanson, on may additionally 13, 2008, completed his first 12 months at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. One dog picking up a scent means nothing. After analyzing the SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) report, he uncovered details that the media never publicized. As for the open doors, people use the term open to mean unlocked. It's really just process of elimination. Corps were likely planted in the ground at the time of the accident - so the farmer had no reason to come back to the field until they put down weed killer - which 50/50 could have been done by a corp duster - and then again until harvest in Sept / Oct - at which time there is no way they would have seen anytime - other than rags and assumed it was just trash in the field. The True Crime Files is dedicated to all things #TrueCrime. He was not on a highway he was walking on farm roads and through farmland and pastures. Take care ~ Christine, Wow is this even real because first off if it is then maybe its just me but either theese peoples comments are kinda fucked up if you actually go threw and read them the things that are being said sorta seems strange at very best but honestly seem like their mostly all made from one person sending messages under several different names witch are all equally fucked up things theese people or more likely single person just using multiple accounts and the most fucked up thing about that is if it came to be true and its all one person then you read threw it with that mindset then the shit really starts to paint a picture where this kids maybe actually alive being held by some wacko someplace where they would be confident no drone would find him and the whole things really fucked up because for all I know the kid his self might be the one writing all theese comments because really he might not have even liked his parents and maybe the people in the storys real storys of who the real them were and acted and got along with each other or just in life then maybe it would make more sense bit just by the said phone conversation they had you would think that would be pretty simple to at least decide where the phone call was disconnected and regardless weather he is dead or alive against his own choice then sorta seems likely it would be in the general area because if it was a person he walked up on just chillin in the dark in the middle of nowhere on some creep shit if thats what actually happened and well if thats the case then who really knows what some weirdo would do with someone they stumbled upon in the woods especially if that weirdo was already standing their watching because he seen he was stopped in the ditch from where he was standing and as dumb luck wpuld have it the one way he walked was directly to the person or in the general direction if he was far enough away so really maybe someone should go stand as far as they can from where the car was and still be able to see it just so they know how easily someone could see him walking at night like if the moonlight was lighting the darkness because it seems like other then that some random vehical he clearly thought was his parents but wasnt maybe they became interested in him after flashing his lights at them they might have parked off some place and basically same shit waited watched what ever the case but good luck and I hope everything works out for everyone. When they arrived at the location Brandon gave, they could not find him. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. This truly is a sad event and could have been avoided if he would have calmed down and remained patient and stayed with his car until daybreak or until his parents or LE figured out where he really was. but, impossible? I think he fell in the river, climbed out, passed out in a farmers field, and was run over by farm equipment. meticulously planning a get away and staging him voluntarily leaving town as a involuntary disappearance/abduction/death. He called his parents asking for help, and they set out in their pickup truck to find him. At around 1:15 a.m., Swansons automobile got caught in a ditch. However, it is not likely. Police told them to wait a while because it wasnt unheard offor young males to go off the grid for a bit. Marshall Independent/Public DomainA coordinated 2015 search for Brandon Swanson. I reached into her car to pet the dog while she continued writing.). Is it possible for a hit and run scenario where someone took him and didnt want to report it? Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Minnesota is a big empty place, and in the height of summer (in one of the reports it mentioned that part of the problem with searching for his body was the wheat was so high. If he had died there, his body would have been found by now. They were told at first that it was hardly unusual for young men that age to stay out all night after the last day of college classes. On the 10-year anniversary of Brandons disappearance, Yellow Medicine County Sheriff Bill Flated toldThe Marshall Independent, Its a huge area. From where his car was found to Lynd seems to be (by glancing at the map), a LONG ways away, even for walking for an hour! After the ten years Swanson vanished, Yellow medication County Sheriff bill Flated stated, Its a massive region. It would be the last word anyone heard from Brandon Swanson. Personally I go with the he fell in the river (which is really not much of a river at that point), got soaked, got out and walked on until he gave in to hyperthermia - and then just curled up in a field and perished. [3], Searching in that area, deputies discovered Brandon's abandoned car in a ditch off a gravel road along the Lincoln County line a mile north of Highway 68, bringing the office of that county's sheriff, Jack Vizecky, into the investigation as well. Hi, I watched a video about this case last night on YouTube and it really touched my heart. Brian began driving there, talking to his son as he did. Who knows-there are so many unknown variables and once again, a complicated case. Perhaps he was trying to avoid someone specific, besides the cops? Investigating Agency Lincoln County Sheriff's Department 507-694-1664 Source Information -He was last seen leaving his home in Tacoma, Washington on September 8th, 2016 Brandon had mentioned passing fences and hearing nearby water, his father recalled. In my opinion, that is the only reason I can see for a farmer to kill him, hide the body, and refuse to allow searches of his equipment. Or he might have gotten to a town (Porter?) Also has a sketchy farm place that appears abandoned on the other side of the road from the reserve. Thanks for reading! Thanks for reading and for sharing your insights. (As she bent forward to fiddle with my phone and write notes, her dog leaned towards me across the back of her seat. Some other idea explains Brandon Swanson can also have planned his very own disappearance. Officials accept as true with Brandon Swanson Fell into a River and Made it return out. As he was unable to get his car ack on the road, he called him parents for a ride. He attended a couple of local gatherings that evening, first in Lynd, near his home in Marshall, then in Canby, roughly 35 miles from home. This is definitely a mind-bending case. Tempers flared in the early hours as frustrations grew. Police concentrated their search on the area around Porter, and Swansons green Chevy Lumina sedan was found that afternoon. As he had attempted to call his friends and was attempting to meet up with his parents, it is far more likely that he wanted to be found. My father would have ordered me back into the car to wait. Annette called him on his cell phone, and they both agreed to flash their lights to let each other know they were there. What do you think? Something just seems off about that. She could hear Brandon flashing the car lights and at one point, she kept saying, Were flashing our lights! This might be my new theory for him. The most popular theory I've seen is that he could have tripped, fallen into a river and drowned. Hi Kristen. That Brandon Swanson wasnt where he thought he was suggests one or a combination of a few things. all through the call, Swanson satisfied his dad and mom he changed into no longer injured and might wait with his automobile. Having said all of this, I still think one point is that people need to learn at least a little orienteering as they grow up. It would definitely explain why the private property owners won't allow LE further searches, which I thought was weird anyways. Have all cisterns and wells been checked? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N5JZRo-XS8, Press J to jump to the feed. If whatever happened, happened while he was on the phone, he had a second to respond right before this. Law enforcement continues to field tips, which have kept Swansons case from going cold. They do not believe foul play was involved. [3], At 6:30a.m., his parents reported Brandon missing to the Lynd police. Surely he could swim? Oh Sh$t (phone cuts out). As you can see the trail continues on the other side. Until, then, the case will remain a much-speculated upon mystery. Land searches, with dogs, have continued in the area for several years. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to comment. Suspicious much? [6], Searches resumed late that fall, after fields planted shortly after the disappearance had been harvested. Brandon Swanson. Here is a look at some of the facts and theories surrounding Brandons disappearance. At 6:30 a.m., Brandons parents called police to report him missing. [9], Following the governor's signature, the law took effect at the beginning of July 2009. Instant classic. Search dogs picked up the scent of human remains a few times, specifically in an area north of Porter near Mud Creek, but no body has ever been found. The call lasted about 47 minutes when all of a sudden Brandon yelled, Oh sh-! and the call was disconnected. He was wandering around farmland and wandered through at least one abandoned farm. The principle that advised he slipped into the water, and either made it back out or drowned, has additionally been no longer approved and criticized, as his telephone was regarded to be operating after the call with his father turned disconnected. The car was stuck in a ditch off of Lyon Lincoln Road, between Porter and Taunton, but officers found no sign of foul play or Swanson. I like to complain about young people and their dependence on GPS. Like you, I believe it was a tragic accident and that he likely fell into a body of water. Several of us learned when trying to find something that he remembered that we should listen to what he thought he remembered and then go in the opposite direction. Swanson stayed in Canby for the evening to celebrate with friends. He also may have knocked on their doors that nigh. Undocumented workers are the backbone of the agricultural economy and no one (workers or employers) wants any contact with the border agencies. He could have died accidentally, like you posit in your theory. At around 12:30 p.mHis Chevrolet Lumina turned into position in a ditch at the borders of Lincoln and Yellow medication. Photo taken 11/24/22 location in previous post. He told his parents he would walk the rest of the way and meet them in the parking lot of a Lynd tavern. Its awesome coverage. The basics are this: Brandon was in a fight with his long term girlfriend, Ladessa, and . And at that hour in that area no one is going to be awake or driving around, so foul play is vanishingly unlikely. Brandon did not appear to be intoxicated, according to his friends at the Lynd party. Im thinking that he wouldnt say anything within the first few seconds of that type of event. Later that same morning, a review of Brandon Swanson's cell phone records revealed he was just outside Porter, Minnesota while he was talking to his parents. Brandon and his dad and mom consented to flash their headlights in a try to find every other. However, whenBrian and Annette Swanson arrived at their son's expected location, they could not see him or his vehicle. After the experience with the young woman, I started carrying a couple of my states paper-and-ink maps in my vehicle. Brandon Swanson is a 24-year-old man who has been missing since September 8th, 2016. What are the chances that he would have that response and then the phone drops? I feel terrible for Brandon and cant even imagine how scared and lost he must have been. Another theory suggests Brandon Swanson may have orchestrated his own disappearance. I really tend to think he did not die of exposure since the area he was in was not wooded, there are no dense forests or dense shrubs. If Brandon either succumbed to exposure or just fell asleep in one of these tilled areas in the middle of the night, then all it takes is one thresher or tractor to come into the field with the sunrise and that's the end of Brandon (if he's not dead already). Although it is plausible that the phone dropped to the ground at the same time as Swanson slipped within the water, it changed into by no means located close to any of our bodies of water within the place. Delzer said Swanson become legally blind from his left eye and constantly used glasses. However, there is simply no evidence proving either theory. It would also explain why the owner of one of the fields refuses to let police search his property. The law will require law enforcement to take a missing persons report without delay after notification of someone missing under dangerous circumstances, no matter the missing persons age; immediately conduct a preliminary investigation to determine if the person is missing, and whether the person is endangered; and promptly notify all other law enforcement agencies of the situation. An age-progression image of Brandon Swanson (Image courtesy of the Lincoln . [3], After the searches, Annette Swanson was still struck[3] by the initial response of the Lynd police that her son had "a right to be missing" when she told them how old he was. Possibly the yellow medicine river where cops searched numerously (picture below). Deputies also walked the river's banks, and horses and all-terrain vehicles were deployed in the surrounding area. I grew up in such an area, and if I saw another car I would know that they were extremely lost be off the highway. [8], Annette met with Marty Seifert, minority leader of the state House of Representatives at the time, whose district included Marshall, in a local restaurant. Numerous attempts to reach Brandons phone were unsuccessful. He told them he was near Lynd, about 10 minutes from their home in Marshall. Another theory is that Brandon fell into the water, but was able to get out and walk, but then succumbed to hypothermia. 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