Ep. 022 | The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson
On May 14th, 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson drove his car into a ditch, but, by his own account, was not injured. He called his parents for help, but was unable to describe exactly where he was. He had been on the phone with them for over 45 minutes when he yelled “oh shit!” The line then went silent, and despite the fact that the car was found, Brandon was never seen again, and to this day, no one knows what happened to him.
Was he the victim of foul play, did he decide to walk away from his life, or did a series of accidents not only take Brandon’s life but also hide his body away forever?
Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the judge.
SOURCES:
All That’s Interesting. (n.d.). The mysterious disappearance of Brandon Swanson. Retrieved from https://allthatsinteresting.com/brandon-swanson
CNN. (2010, January 18). Brandon Swanson case: Porch lights left on for missing teen. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/01/18/grace.coldcase.swanson/index.html
Going West Podcast. (2023, February 20). Brandon Swanson disappearance case [Instagram post]. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com/goingwestpodcast/p/C70Y6MzN2mr/?img_index=2
Marshall Independent. (2007, December 15). Brandon Swanson: Five months missing. Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20160606085610/http://www.marshallindependent.com/page/content.detail/id/501764.html
Marshall Independent. (2015, October 13). Gaining ground in the search for missing adults. Retrieved from https://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2015/10/gaining-ground-in-the-search-for-missing-adults/
Twin Cities Pioneer Press. (2013, May 12). Five years after Brandon Swanson's disappearance, the porch light’s still on. Retrieved from https://www.twincities.com/2013/05/12/five-years-after-brandon-swansons-disappearance-the-porch-lights-still-on/
Twin Cities Pioneer Press. (2015, October 13). Brandon Swanson search resumes in western Minnesota. Retrieved from https://www.twincities.com/2015/10/13/brandon-swanson-search-resumes-in-western-minnesota/
YouTube. (2023, February 10). The Brandon Swanson disappearance [Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-wdBx3CcFI
