Episode 123: The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer

A young med student with his life ahead of him vanished after a night out with friends. For over a decade, his family searched and held on to hope even without any real leads. Did he simply leave to start a new life? Did he die in an accident or by suicide? Or was something more sinister at play? This week’s episode is, The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer.

SOURCES

Find Brian Schaffer, a website with information and to submit tips: http://www.findbrianshaffer.com/

Renee Shaffer Obituary in The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?n=renee-shaffer&pid=17000024

Is Brian Schaffer Alive? The Lantern from Ohio State University: https://www.thelantern.com/2009/04/is-brian-shaffer-alive/

Has Brian Shaffer Disappeared? | The Missing on Investigation Discovery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlrmqCaLtrw

Moving on, The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLm1ZdQg7sY

From the Archives: What Happened to Brian Shaffer?, The Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190422/from-archives-what-happened-to-brian-shaffer

Brian Shaffer Info Page on The Charley Project: http://charleyproject.org/case/brian-randall-shaffer

Reddit Unsolved Mysteries Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/8ue762/the_king_of_unsolved_disappearances_the_case_of/

The ‘Smiley Face Killer’ Theory That Connects 40 College Students’ Deaths, Thought Catalog: https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-goad/2015/03/the-grisly-smiley-face-killer-theory-that-connects-40-college-students-deaths/

Brian Shaffer: The Ultimate Disappearance, The True Crime Times on Medium: https://truecrimetimesblog.medium.com/brian-shaffer-the-ultimate-disappearance-f3496ad5956d

Unsolved Ohio: The bizarre disappearance of Brian Shaffer from campus bar, 614 Media Group: https://614now.com/2019/news/unsolved-ohio-the-bizarre-disappearance-of-brian-shaffer-from-ugly-tuna

What really happened to Brian Shaffer?, Real Life is Horror: http://reallifeishorror.blogspot.com/2018/12/what-really-happened-to-brian-shaffer.html

Disappearance of Brian Shaffer on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer

A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR — AND IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN - MEL Magazine: https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/a-guy-walks-into-a-bar-and-is-never-seen-again#.p7ylzeyhe

Pearl Jam’s call to action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-DFcp-jUqM