Some Reddit users think so, though othersbelieve he was doing the right thing by refusing a polygraph, considering how Shaffer's brother Derek had suspected Florence of withholding information and had claimed he cast Brian in a negative light after he disappeared (via Medium). 2020 will mark 14 years since Brian disappeared. ._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq{margin-bottom:8px;position:relative}._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq._3-0c12FCnHoLz34dQVveax{max-height:63px;overflow:hidden}._1zPvgKHteTOub9dKkvrOl4{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;font-weight:400;word-wrap:break-word}._1dp4_svQVkkuV143AIEKsf{-ms-flex-align:baseline;align-items:baseline;background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);bottom:-2px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap;padding-left:2px;position:absolute;right:-8px}._5VBcBVybCfosCzMJlXzC3{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:21px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText)}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI{position:relative;background-color:0;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);border:0;padding:0 8px}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border-radius:9999px;background:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);opacity:0}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:hover:before{opacity:.08}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:focus{outline:none}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:focus:before{opacity:.16}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI._2Z_0gYdq8Wr3FulRLZXC3e:before,._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:active:before{opacity:.24}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:disabled,._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI[data-disabled],._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI[disabled]{cursor:not-allowed;filter:grayscale(1);background:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaTextAlpha50);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaTextAlpha50)}._2ZTVnRPqdyKo1dA7Q7i4EL{transition:all .1s linear 0s}.k51Bu_pyEfHQF6AAhaKfS{transition:none}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK{transition:all .1s linear 0s;display:block;background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);border-radius:4px;padding:8px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:8px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-canvas);cursor:pointer}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK:focus{outline:none}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK:hover{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK._3GG6tRGPPJiejLqt2AZfh4{transition:none;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}.IzSmZckfdQu5YP9qCsdWO{cursor:pointer;transition:all .1s linear 0s}.IzSmZckfdQu5YP9qCsdWO ._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq{border:1px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;transition:all .1s linear 0s}.IzSmZckfdQu5YP9qCsdWO:hover ._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button);padding:4px}._1YvJWALkJ8iKZxUU53TeNO{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 ._3jyKpErOrdUDMh0RFq5V6f{-ms-flex:100%;flex:100%}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 .dqhlvajEe-qyxij0jNsi0{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 ._12nHw-MGuz_r1dQx5YPM2v,._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 .dqhlvajEe-qyxij0jNsi0{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:16px;cursor:pointer;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;-webkit-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 ._12nHw-MGuz_r1dQx5YPM2v{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);margin-right:8px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-errorText)}._3zTJ9t4vNwm1NrIaZ35NS6{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;font-weight:400;word-wrap:break-word;width:100%;padding:0;border:none;background-color:transparent;resize:none;outline:none;cursor:pointer;color:var(--newRedditTheme-bodyText)}._2JIiUcAdp9rIhjEbIjcuQ-{resize:none;cursor:auto}._2I2LpaEhGCzQ9inJMwliNO,._42Nh7O6pFcqnA6OZd3bOK{display:inline-block;margin-left:4px;vertical-align:middle}._42Nh7O6pFcqnA6OZd3bOK{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);height:16px;width:16px;margin-bottom:2px}

Brian Shaffer on surveillance video Foul play has never been ruled out in the Shaffer case, nor has the fact that he perhaps just took off. ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} Nonetheless, Brian disappeared within a 5 minute window. Since he was never seen leaving, then where is he? https://charleyproject.org/case/brian-randall-shaffer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqMDMazNPsU. I think Clint is the one who knows what happened. It was the beginning of spring break, and Brian had been dealing with quite a bit of stress. I believe. WebThe Biggest Brian Shaffer Theories: What Really Happened? [9], After his obituary ran online, a condolence book was posted. Season 1. Some theories are way more likely than others. Neither has been seen since the nights they vanished and despite tips and reports, there have been no solid leads to where they could be. Police began their search at the last place Brian Shaffer had been seen, the Ugly Tuna. Whether he jumped or fell is not possible to say. Nonetheless, Brian disappeared within a 5 minute window. Being a 27-year-old medical student who was clearly intoxicated at the time of his disappearance, Brian Shaffer seemed like the typical victim. [6] This possibility also led police to briefly consider the heavily disputed smiley face murder theory. ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. 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 Clint Florence was one of the last few people to see Brian Shaffer alive, and he also stands out for one other reason he is the only person familiar with the case who refused to take a polygraph test, according to The Lantern. Cingular, Shaffer's wireless provider, said what Waggoner heard may have been due to a computer glitch. With Brian's case in particular, I read a theory, and I'm like._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} But you are right. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. If he left by jumping over the balcony, the question beckons: Why? When people disappear without a trace, one of the most common theories that come is up is that they might have chosen to start a new life. The only way this case will be solved is if Clint ever decides to come forward. As is often the case with missing persons, and especially celebrities who died under mysterious circumstances, there had been multiple alleged sightings of Brian Shaffer in the years since he vanished. I'm really, truly fascinated and a little envious of those who can come to a conclusion in Brian's case. And it's hard to lay your mind to rest after you've found out about it. Many people can't handle that. EDIT: a correspondent has pointed out that the river was too shallow to drown in. During his second year there, in March 2006, his mother died of myelodysplasia. This, however, is purely speculative and has yet to be backed up by any hard evidence that Shaffer was considering taking his own life. This happened on early Saturday morning and Brian was only reported missing on the Monday (or Tuesday?) Shaffer was last seen at Nah. ._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa{margin-top:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._3EpRuHW1VpLFcj-lugsvP_{color:inherit}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa svg._31U86fGhtxsxdGmOUf3KOM{color:inherit;fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._2mk9m3mkUAeEGtGQLNCVsJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} WebIn one of the most famous missing person cases in American history, Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer went missing under seemingly impossible circumstances. This was the last time he was ever seen. WebOn April 1, 2006, Brian Randall Shaffer disappeared without an apparent reason.

Police were able to verify that every person who was seen entering the establishment was also seen leaving the establishment, except Brian. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} Supplies were also brought in via the front entrance and the escalator so it was rarely used. Either he simply left via the normal exit and was not picked up on camera and was then taken by some serial killer, or he left by jumping over the balcony and landed on the roof of one of the restaurants below, or he never left the bar at all, or at least not alive. You know how many times the fire department would be at a crowded bar if the alarm actually did sound every time some drunken idiot decided to walk out of that door? Usually it went to voicemail, but one night in September it actually rang three times. The case of | By HLN | Facebook Log In Create new account Additionally, he would have needed to change clothes if he wanted to leave the Ugly Tuna Saloona undetected; nobody he was with on the night of his disappearance has mentioned anything about a bag or an extra set of clothes, and it would have been hard not to notice if he brought a bag and changed into a new outfit. The evidence in the case filled four boxes of files. [6], Randy Shaffer, who had recently suffered the death of his wife, continued the search for his son on his own. He was designated as a missing person that day. What happened to him? Two things. I totally agree. Authorities do not believe Shaffer left of his own accord, but it is unclear what caused his disappearance. WebNormally when a sentence starts with "A man walks into a bar" we expect to hear a joke. First, one has to trust the detective who said he identified all patrons coming in and going out, and he has everyone identified but Shaffer. A victim of foul play? Brian's Disappearance In the days and weeks following his mothers passing, Brian struggled to come to terms with his loss. Brian Shaffer had the world at his feet in 2006. Not one single one of those cameras caught the accident on film. But people are still wondering what really happened to Brian Shaffer, and theories regarding his disappearance continue to spread to this day. Still, my theory remains that whatever happened had its origins at the bar and not outside the bar. What might cut against that? He and his roommate headed to a nearby Wanting to "[proceed] cautiously," as the outlet noted, the local authorities worked with the FBI and requested a facial recognition analysis on the poster. [8], On March 31, a Friday, classes at OSU ended for spring break the next week. The other camera was manually operated. It was time to celebrate! During the first few days of his disappearance, up to 50 cops searched for him at any one time. It seems like you might have listened to the Brian Shaffer episode on the Unfound podcast. When the cops said that they could account for everyone leaving the bar through the main exit that night, I would assume that this includes the band and the employees, too. There was an "employee" exit that employees and band members did use. However, the building's only other exit, a service door not generally used by the public, opened at the time onto a construction site that officers believed would have been difficult to walk through while sober, much less intoxicated, as Shaffer likely was at the time. /u/Pokechimp2021, the old theories involving those cameras have been called into question. At a Pearl Jam concert later that year in Cincinnati, lead singer Eddie Vedder took time between songs to ask for tips in Shaffer's disappearance, but none of those were useful either. He did leave one way or another. One Redditor hinted that the cellphone ping in Hilliard a city 14 miles northwest of Columbus three months after his disappearance might have been triggered by Shaffer turning his phone on one last time before killing himself. EVEN IF HE REAPPEARED and told the world what had happened - "Hey guys, you're not going to believe it but I've been held captive all these years" or "Hey there, I just didn't wanna do life for a while so I disappeared voluntarily" - folks would STILL argue about this case! I am 511 and he was very close to my height. I think it's possible that he was incapacitated at the bar and removed (no, I'm not endorsing the smuggled through the band equipment theory or a conspiracy theory, there are other ways). A third theory suggests that Shaffer might have died by suicide. It had to have been used rarely and primarily for the band to get their heavy instruments up. 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Whatever happened had its origins at the OSU College of Medicine in 2004 (. Shaffer, under this theory, would be the purported serial killer's only victim whose body has not yet been found. Yeahthat's a good possibility. alexis280 Author: 10tv.com It took place in the early hours of April 1st. He did not think Shaffer should go out with a friend, William "Clint" Florence, later that night as he planned to do, but did not express his reservations to his son. While this anecdote doesnt count as evidence, it does make one think. Besides school, his mother had just passed away from bone cancer three weeks earlier. Even when they removed trash, they would still use the same exit as everyone else. While he seemed to be putting up a brave face in front of friends and family, it's possible he was hiding how much the loss had really affected him. "Brian should come forward and end this." WebA previously unheard baffling disappearance might yield a plausible answer In A Brian Shaffer Story part 5, the series continues with more focus on one of theories of what could have happened to Brian that night. The basic facts of the case are presented in such a way as to make it sound really mysterious and how he entered the bar but never left. The most recent one came early in 2020, when an image of a supposedly homeless American man who resembled Shaffer started circulating among those hoping to find out what really happened to him. I have no idea. (The Columbus River runs a five-minute walk away; a bridge is 10.) Could his mother's death have pushed him to do a hard reset on his life? Too much of a coincidence imo. And how would no one else have seen him down on the streets below? This has been postulated about Brian Shaffer, per the True Crime Times on Medium. ._2cHgYGbfV9EZMSThqLt2tx{margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{width:75%;height:24px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-,._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{background:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);background-size:200%;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-{width:100%;height:46px} Secondly, the emergency exit would have triggered an alarm and a camera would have caught him, too. Even if his remains were to be located one day, I think there would only be more questions. So its unlikely that anyone else could have obscured his view going down the escalator. He would have been spotted trying to use an unauthorised exit right in front of the cops' eyes, and they would have stopped him. Some of the locals who frequent the bar quite often have stated on here, and on Websleuths, that there is no "construction exit" or "service door". Even if there was one back in 2006, it would have been highly unlikely for him to have gone there.

[6] Tropical locations such as Miami were attractive to Shaffer; he liked the relaxed lifestyles. He was then reported missing to the Columbus police. My biggest problem with the theory that he left the bar under his own power is that I can't get over the idea that the one bar patron not seen exiting the bar (from any exit) is the one bar patron who leaves the bar and becomes the victim of foul play or kills himself where not only do no cameras in the area catch him, not only do no witnesses see him, but there is no evidence of any kind, including no body. Don't get any ideas, you still should not use that door, but I'm just saying--Those notes are just put there has more of a deterrent. [8], The search began to fan out from the Ugly Tuna Saloona, with officers, sometimes accompanied by police dogs, looking closely in the street, inspecting dumpsters and other waste containers, and asking residents if they had seen Shaffer. This has been postulated about Brian Shaffer, per the True Crime Times on Medium. Shaffer has not been seen or heard from since. Shaffer went missing after a night of drinking with friends on April 1, 2006. On the night of March 31, 2006, Shaffer went out with friends to celebrate the beginning of spring break ; later he was separated from them and they assumed he had gone home. His friends were seen leaving the bar just after 2am. I agree. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt because his story is specific, plausible, and hasn't changed. "I kept calling it to hear it purely because it was one of the best sounds I have ever heard, even if no one picked up", she wrote on her MySpace page. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. WebBrian Shaffer (born February 25, 1979) is an American medical student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. After midnight, Shaffer and Florence met Meredith Reed, a friend of Florence, in The Short North. In the early morning hours of April 1, 2006, Brian was spending a night out on the town with his roommate, William Clint Florance. [6] No useful information was uncovered. The detective sent the image to the FBI for facial recognition analysis, which ruled him out as the identity of the man. Speaking to the publication in April 2009, private investigator Don Corbett revealed that Florence, through his lawyer, was still against the idea of taking such a test as of September 2008. Id also like to say to OP that I knew and worked with him and dont remember him being 6ft2. Since Shaffer's mother had recently died, it was speculated he had gone away temporarily to grieve in solitude. As Shaffer was never seen on security cameras leaving the Ugly Tuna, the site added that there are others who think he "died accidentally" while inside the bar and that the staff covertly disposed of his body at the construction site to avoid potential lawsuits from Shaffer's family. Besides, what are the odds of the one person who was not seen leaving the bar, also being a victim of some serial killer? They reviewed the footage, which showed Shaffer, Florence and Reed going up an escalator to the bar's main entrance at 1:15a.m. Shaffer was seen outside of the bar around 1:55a.m., talking briefly with two young women and saying goodbye, then moving off-camera in the direction of the bar, apparently to re-enter. [1], Following that, Shaffer began studies at the OSU College of Medicine in 2004. Brian should come forward and end this,"read an email Rosenbergsent to Corbett on September 22. Columbus news station 10TV forwarded the image to the detective in charge of Shaffer's case in 2020. [6], In September 2008, during a heavy windstorm, Randy Shaffer was out in the yard of his Baltimore home clearing debris. Brian Shaffer rock solid theory about his disappearance Here is the back story: A Ohio State med student Brian Shaffer went to a bar in Columbus called the Ugly Tuna with 2 friends. Then I read another. One day he asked his girlfriend Alexis to run away with him, though its unclear if he was joking or not and the matter was soon dropped. She, along with their families and friends, believed that Brian would probably be proposing marriage to her later in 2006, most likely on a trip to Miami the couple had planned for spring break at the beginning of April. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience.