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May 24, 2025 48 mins

In May 2008, a college student in rural Minnesota called his parents for help after driving into a ditch. He was calm, clear-headed, and chatting with his dad while walking toward what he believed was the nearest town. Then, mid-conversation, Brandon Swanson suddenly exclaimed, “Oh, shit”—and was never heard from again. What followed is one of the most baffling and frustrating missing persons cases in recent history, raising questions about search efforts, rural landscapes, and how someone can vanish without a trace… even while on the phone.




https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/1hmvopc/brandon_lawsons_dna_has_confirmed_his_remains/

https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/the-vault/rural-roads-of-minnesota-remain-last-known-location-of-19-year-old-brandon-swanson-1

https://medium.com/the-shadow/vanished-in-the-dark-where-is-brandon-swanson-d5d99bfde9a7

https://kroc.com/brandon-swanson-minnesota-missing/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brandon_Swanson

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/1d5zq8v/disappearance_of_brandon_swanson/?rdt=61686

https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/brandon-swanson

https://discover.hubpages.com/politics/Missing-Since-2008-Brandon-Swanson


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