E11: Brian Shaffer

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On April 1, 2006 at 1:55AM surveillance video shows Ohio State University student, Brian Shaffer, walking toward the Ugly Tuna Saloona bar entrance. Brian is never seen exiting the bar and his disappearance remains a mystery. In a city with the most surveillance coverage in the state, how does a 27 year old man just disappear? You may notice Angela is sick this week, but she is a hero and pushed through! If you have any information on Brian’s disappearance, please contact the Columbus Police Department at 614-645-4545 or https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Safety/Police. Brian’s case number is 060286094. You can also contact the Crime Stoppers of Central Ohio at https://www.centralohiocrimestoppers.org

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Sources for this episode:

• “BRIAN RANDALL SHAFFER - COLUMBUS, OHIO.” FBI.Gov, Apr. 2006, https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/brian-shaffer. On April 1, 2006, Brian Randall Shaffer disappeared without an apparent reason. The last known contact was at 1:55 AM, when Shaffer was having drinks with friends at a local Ohio State University (OSU) bar in Columbus, Ohio. For additional information regarding this victim, refer to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) missing person database, case report number MP#1709.
• Bruner, Bethany. “Ohio Brothers Sue Anonymous Reddit User for Accusing Them of Murder.” The Columbus Dispatch, The Columbus Dispatch, 21 May 2024, https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2024/05/21/ohio-brothers-sue-reddit-user-for-accusing-them-murder-brian-shaffer-columbus-matthew-brian-osowski/73770192007/.
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• Garage, True Crime. Brian Shaffer Interview ////// 770. YouTube, 2 July 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYsiSR74Imo.
• “Is Brian Shaffer Alive? – The Lantern.” The Lantern, 12 Apr. 2009, https://www.thelantern.com/2009/04/is-brian-shaffer-alive/.
• Johnston, April. “From the Archives: What Happened to Brian Shaffer?” Columbus MONTHLY, Apr. 2019, https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/2019/04/22/from-archives-what-happened-to/5375427007/.
• Levasseur, Derrick. MISSING: Brian Shaffer. YouTube, 7 Jan. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBDVOaNaYH4.
• “Missing Medical Student’s King Avenue Apartment Robbed – The Lantern.” The Lantern, 11 May 2006, https://www.thelantern.com/2006/05/missing-medical-students-king-avenue-apartment-robbed/.
• “Missing Person / NamUs #MP1709 | NamUs.” NamUs, https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP1709. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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