Sounds like Duncan MacPherson case. He went missing on a ski field and was found in the snow 14 years later frozen and had amputated limbs. So the leading theory is he was run over by a snowcat and instead of reporting it, the driver covered him up
@@marissah1336 I guess they just ran him over and they were too scared to stop and check on him. Even if it was accident (skier appearing outside the ski track) and not careless driving, the thought of being held accountable made them shut up and hide. And carry that weight for life.
As a parent and a person with an irrational fear of disappearing without a trace, this is my worst nightmare. I cannot fathom what his parents went through.
As awful as it would be to know your child was dead, I feel like it would be worse to know nothing. Thinking maybe they’re alive somewhere and suffering but having hope they’ll come home.
Mr. Pig, it really is a shame that you don't get more engagement. The way you explain things truly feels like I'm having a friend tell me a story, and the content you choose is super compelling.
I mean another alternative to that last theory is the farmer saw him probably from a distance mistaking him as a thief or maybe an animal trying to get to his crops or animals. Shoot Brandon and soon discovered it was just an innocent kid and panics and hides the evidence to avoid trouble. Now people can argue that the parents would have heard a shot, much like they would heard their son falling into the river, etc. However, all we have is what the parents told us they heard during that phone call and the fact is human memories are unreliable. There could have been many possible factors that could have resulted in the parents not hearing an important clue during the event and when confronted with trying to fully retell what had happened. Their brains do what all brains do and that is try and fill in the gaps resulting in them thinking that they had a perfect hearing on the phone for a few minutes when it a reality that might not be what exactly happened.
@@Lurker381 no matter what happened, the parents must have heard *something*. they were able to hear the river, so its not like the phone had a super small pickup range. footsteps, him cursing or shouting, a splash from falling into the river, anything.
@@Lurker381 I did have that thought, but then you have to remember we only have what the parents told us they heard on the phone, and human memories are unreliable. So it could be possible that the phone call wasn't that clear at all or there was a break-up during the audio, or heck it can be possible that the phone did cut off, but cause the parents were in such a panic they mistook static as river sounds and footsteps. It is very easy for a parent who is panicking about what happened to their kid that they aren't thinking clearly so when confronted on telling people what they remember their memories try to fill in the blanks resulting in them claiming the phone call was clear and they heard everything when that might not have been the case.
The fact that there was no body, no clothes, phone or whatsoever, makes it really scary. Poor kid. 😢 And man, not being alone in the dark.. that's a fear that sticks with me to this day. 😨
I saw like a thumbnail of another video like these one, but a different way of thinking, my guess could have been that he could have been “abducted” by aliens or something, I don’t know what ??? But it has to do with “energy”
Several farmers did not allow the police to search their land, most likely because the police often destroy and dig up the field without regard for the owner.
Contrary to popular belief, scent dogs aren’t 100% accurate. Especially when you take into account that the dogs first went to the water at which point if the subject has entered the water most of his scent will be diminished.
Scent dogs are actually kinda shit if you look into it. They do false positives and negatives all the time. Cops know this, that's why they try to err on the side of caution because if enough things go to court based on a dog's ability to find evidence, it would get to the point where police dogs were discredited so much that they can't get a search warrant based on their activities again.
No one ever thought of his parents doing this , how was it going at home ? We will find the truth out in 2028 . 20 years after his disappearance we will finally know what happened
i think it was the farmer. they often have tranquilizer darts for cattle, brandon would of felt a sting, and had enough time to say "oh shit" before it put him to sleep. if the farmer was competent he would of waited for the phonecall to end in complete silence, plus he would know the land well enough, to be able to get ahead of brandon to set an ambush. would also explain why theres no body, or any evidence... except for on the farming equipment. plus. where did the phone go? and all brandons clothes? there would be signs if it was a natural death. this seems like it was scrubbed clean.
Ending the call on "Oh shit" is terrifying. It really leaves it up for the debate what could've happened to him, however it doesn't make sense to me that he'd say oh shit if he fell in the lake or was ambushed by a farmer. It seems to me more like he saw something or someone which caused him to say "Oh shit", but I don't know, maybe I'm reading too much horror stories lmao
Another theory is that Brandon may have fallen into something like a disused well or a sinkhole. I've watched a lot of videos on this subject, but yours is the only one that went the extra step of helping us to visualize what the backroads of Minnesota actually look like. Great job!
as someone who grew up in RURAL rural minnesota, it is super plausible someone was following him without him knowing, even if he has perfect eyesight. besides that though, people go missing here all the time. it actually terrified me as a kid to the point that even driving in the woods with my parents freaked me out, i was convinced we were gonna die. ESPECIALLY in northern minnesota, where you hear all the creature stories and terrifying real traumas people have with the supernatural.
I lived in extremely rural iowa next to the mn border. I absolutely agree. Once you leave those barely lit streetlamps, all you have to see with are your car headlights. And they dont help in all that vast darkness
What if what he saw wasnt lights of town but of privat property a farm and he shouted oh shit cos he suddenly saw someone? Maybe pointing a gun at him? Dont know why his father hasnt heard a thing after that,tho.
I dont know how the law works very well, but it sounds like they should have tried to get some kind of warrant for that farm property. I guess they probably couldnt, since there wasnt any evidence of foul play, but I would think the scent on the equipment would have to count for something... His family could have probably gotten some answers if they had searched that property. :(
It is strange how Brandon instantly disappeared from the face of the Earth. The fact that the last words that his parents heard were "Oh, Sh*t". Don't know what he saw that made him say those words. It could be that he did encounter some dangerous individuals on his way, and ended up getting kidnapped. I also find very suspicious that the farmer says "no", when they asked to search for his equipment. It is like that he's been erased from existence by some entity or something.
i live in MN and backroads are terrifying. it’s pitch black, there’s so many tight turns, and you really need to be alert to make sure you don’t hit possible wild life. i feel so bad for brandon
I remember watching this video that has stuck me for while about a guy exploring this rocky desert area somewhere west because some vloggers ended disappearing in that area so he volunteered to find them because he knew it well and in crazy turn of events he also ended up disappearing with his phone discovered abandoned in the middle of the landscape. Theory’s suggested that he was secretly depressed about life at the time because of his history in the military and possibly found the most remote part of the landscape where he knew he would never be found to off himself so his family can still legally get the life insurance.
Please make more videos like this!! I like how you formatted the story. Stories like this one are always so spooky to me because of how easy it seems to just simply vanish without a trace
I was always told to keep a blanket, some water and a couple of granola bars in your car so if something like this happens you can stay with the car until you’re found.
10:01 as stupid as it sounds, you do have the right to disappear. Now given the context he was very obviously not exercising that right and was in deep distress. So police using a legitimate thing in an instance it was not applicable so they could be lazy, surprise surprise.
6 mins in and I'm loving it! I've mostly seen your movie review stuff, didn't know you covered stories like this too! The editing and story telling are great!
The phonecall going on after those last words makes it all the more confusing; if the river was the culprit, why wasn't there a splash heard on the phone? If it was a farmer, why no gunshot? If he just fell or was knocked out, why no footsteps or "thud" of a body? Plus, the fact that he was able to scream out means he must've seen/heard/felt whatever it was that got to him ahead of time, so he wasn't entirely taken by surprise. Saw a few other comments mention tranquilizer guns, which could work, but I always thought they take quite a bit of time before they actually knock someone out cold. Whatever the case, this really reeks of foul play.
Though I'm fairly new to this community /channel,, after watching this piece, I just could not eave the page without expressing thanks and praise to the creator. This video is absolutely *fantastic* - thoroughly intriguing, suspenseful and so well-put together. I've yet to catch a livestream, but I've watched a fair number of videos, and it's always a good time (even if the subjects in the stories might be having a bad time...). Point being, I really enjoyed this video, and hope you make more of these (along with any other content you like /prefer making, of course). And though I can only imagine the amount of hard work and effort that goes into these videos -well - the results speak for themselves, I think.
I have a genuine question as to why no one suspects wildlife especially if it was in a remote area. granted one could suspect that there would be blood, torn clothing or other evidence, but he could have seen eyes reflected in whatever light he had, panicked, and then fled and fell into the river or whatever else. Apparently its not uncommon for them to wander near agricultural zones to snack on corn and the like.
If that were the case I feel like they would’ve at least found the phone, since it was on the whole time. Also, it wouldn’t explain his scent on the farmers equipment.
Hi Pig! Just want to say I love this direction you’re taking the channel - the animated intros and super interesting stories have me hooked! Such a tragic story
I don’t usually comment, but I wanted to say that I have been watching you for a while, and I love the new content. Thank you for making videos. I really appreciate it.
I've always loved your storytelling and I must say, I've been thriving on topics like this and LOVE that you made a vid like this! I hope there's more! As to what I think happened to him, I can buy the farmer theories, especially the one involving the harvester... There's also no telling just what could be lurking out there in the dark...
It’s so crazy you are covering this as I went to high school and graduated from Marshall high school! Crazy hearing you talk about all the towns I grew up with and a story that we talked about all the time
I feel like he saw someone suddenly and said "oh shit", maybe dropped the phone, maybe the person either scared him quiet or somehow was able to get his attention away from the phone. Just feels like a human had to be involved or the body would have been found right?
Pig. This video really got to me. I live in a small town in Northern MN, and one of my close friends was found in a cornfield... not going to give full details for her respect..but after she had ..gone..she was left In said cornfield field and was found after a farmer had ran her down with a corn combine. Also, my last name is Swanson. Hit home.
My mother has a tracker on me, and her own mother. I'm an adult. I realize now- yeah this is helpful. Annoying, but helpful. Especially due to being a minority in American slums.
I don’t know what the technology was like back then, but I figure that’s why there wasn’t a tracker on Brian. Definitely nowadays there’s no excuse to not take such precautions.
This is such a good video! i love how you went in depth about the theories. A case that would be really cool of you to cover is the "Disappearance of Andrew Gosden"
Not necessarily, a lot of farmers do not trust law enforcement(understandably); when the farmer said no the cops, being lazy, probably just decided he was a disgruntled farmer who didn’t like cops and that they’d have an easier time leaving him alone. Should they have gotten a warrant bc of the scent? Absolutely. But saying no doesn’t make you a suspect, especially if you come from a community with a reputation for not trusting cops.
Right very weird why someone would say no to searching his fields. And yes I get and understand someone not trusting law enforcement for whatever reason. But even if you don’t trust them I still think it’s weird they would deny a search for a missing person who could have wandered thru one of your fields.
Maybe Brandon was more drunk than initially anticipated, so he crashes and drops his phone breaking it. He wanders into a farmers property and the farmer is scared and enacts the “stand your ground law” and shoots him in an over reaction. Then hides his body
My friend always believed that a farmer could have seen him walking thru the his property and assumed it was a robber or someone with bad intentions and shot and killed him. That’s why his body has never been found. You’d think it eventually would have turned up if he ended up in some hole or well by now.
@chask420 these people would never come forward with this even if they felt justified. Paranoid stand your ground farmers aren't exactly the most trusting of law enforcement or the government. It's laughably possible that one of these people would "justifiably" shoot some random person in the dark with zero warning then hide the body or feed it to pigs without thinking it was a good idea to tell the police or government (who are "totally" out to get them and are part of some worldwide conspiracy)
This was covered by Morbid on Spotify and that's what brought me to your video They definitely needed to search the farmer's property. I live in the country also and anyone running across my property at 2am is gonna be shot at, also. Mainly bc we don't have a police dept, we also have had 2 bodies found on My road before, and we have a prison that has had people escape just 8 miles away. We are encouraged to carry out here and I have children to protect.
Hey I wanted to say that I really like in what direction your channel is going no matter what this direction is, you can film anything and I will like it because you feel like a part of my family at this point, I've been watching you for years, when I was studying in the USA and now, when I'm back at my homeland, I definitely can say I traveled with your videos around the world! Best wishes!
Ooo! Honestly this is really well done! I hope to see more of your own true crime videos because they’re super entertaining! Love the way you tell the story
I love the new type of content! I love watching your spooky stream clips so it's nice to see you making your own on the main channel. I hope you get the engagement you need to keep making content like this. ❤
One thing that is ALWAYS left out of videos on this case is that he was underage and already had one DUI on his record. This obviously as the video does state was why he chose to take the backroads that night. It could also explain his lack of sense of direction. Unfortunately that is all it explains in this case.
I believe Brandon fell in a well or cistern. Most of the farmers in the area he went missing refused to give the police permission to search their land. I guess they were worried about being sued or charged if the well wasn't marked or fenced.
@@RDplayz yeah kidnapping never happens😂🤦🏻♂️! Never said it was rationale or happened but if your kid went missing your mind would create irrational situations im sure! Why would a husband drug his wife and let people rape her?… in France just now. Why would someone go commit mass murder by shooting up a school? Why do people rape/murder?……Why would anyone do anything?!
A lot of farmers do not trust law enforcement. The cops, being lazy as they often are, decided he was probably an old grouchy farmer who didn’t like cops and that *they*(the cops)would have an easier time leaving the farmer alone. They absolutely should have gotten a warrant to search the property based on scent alone but cops are lazy and if you’re white and don’t like them and they don’t have enough reason to bother you they’ll just leave you alone for their own sake.
I think if they had gotten a court order to search the farm they probably would´ve found him. Obviously the cops there didn´t really care to do their jobs tho, as they´re known to do.
I would imagine if he were falling, sliding etc his last words would have have the exclamation that he was doing that followed by a splash or thud none of which were heard. Now if his scent was detected on farming equipment I don't see how a warrant was not issued considering he was a missing person.
My dyslexic ass read the title as "disappears while on a plane" which would admittedly be even more mysterious. But this was still a great video, good job
Hey man just wanna say even if you don't get the views that you deserve we your fans always appreciate the entertainment you do I hope you been doing okay and I love these types of videos from great content man!
Having a weird Mandela effect moment now, I could have sworn I watched a video on this case a while ago and it ended up that he fell into a well in the field he was crossing through, explaining his sudden exclamation and then silence. Most likely this was just a theory that was presented or a different missing persons case but I feel like it is a very reasonable explanation.
6:20 it was at this moment I knew. He got shot. I may not live in Minnesota, but I do live in the Midwest, and the second I heard he crossed someone’s farm land I thought “Oop farmer shot him for being on his property.” Running across someone else’s land at 2 in the morning is a 10/10 way to get shot depending on the farmer. The fact that farmer didn’t want to search, ya no, accidental killing followed up by purposeful coverup.
I'm a little late lol but I agree. I live in the country and if someone runs across my yard especially at 2am, they'll probably be shot at, also. We've had way too many bodies found and people from a nearby prison breaking out, I have kids and don't take chances!
Nicely done as always pig, keep up the good work. Another strange case also involving phone calls with a disturbing side is the case of Henry McCabe. Definitely worth reading about, a good video on is was made by the Missing Enigma. Cheers.
5:54 okay that fact right there makes me believe he suffered from hypothermia and succumbed to the elements. Look how long it took to find Brandon Lawson!
Hey BionicPig, i just wanted to let you know that i have really liked these videos, but i've also really liked your past content as well. Despite having watched multiple people cover this case, i still watched your entire video through because you have a unique way of telling the story. Your videos are always a blast :) Just make whatever content you want and it'll still be great because you bring a certain flair to whatever you cover. Sorry for how long-winded this was.
As someone who lives in the swamps. Its scary driving at night because of the lack of artificial light. No home lights around, rarely ever any headlights or other cars, adding to a sense of isolation. No street lights no stoplights. Just long roads with inclines you can't see past , snd emptiness on each side
Yeah. Im from NW IN outside of Chicago and ny mom lives in central middle of nowhere Indiana and i went to Purdue in West Lafayette 2001-2003 before cell phones having maps and whatnot and i can't tell you how many times i had to detour because of road work or bad weather or roads being washed out from high water and had gotten lost. You think you are going the right way but then the country road ends and you turn and that doesn't go through and desd ends at a field and so you keep going making turns and then you forgot what direction you are traveling. I still like to look at maps and plan my routes before i go anywhere just incase my phone doesn't work or dies or i have no wifi. And i keep an atlas in my trunk.
Here's what I think may have happened! I think it's still the farmer theory. I was speculating, and it seems likely that it could have been accidental. Some farmers are up late at night/early in the morning. If they're using larger combines, it's possible that the farmer may not have even seen him. The parents may not have even heard it should it be like a tractor or combine. They're large machines, but 2008 phones also weren't that amazing. Human memory is also unreliable. It's possible that the parents may have even picked up on it while on the phone but not remembered. If Brandon had visual issues and drank enough where he wound up crashing his car and wound up 30miles away from where he though, it's possible that he wasn't coherent enough to notice a vehicle coming through crops. It's possible that it was more of an "oh shit (what is that coming towards me?)" and then it was enough to smack him down. It's hard to say, but I think the farmer theory definitely tracks in one way or another. Especially with how he told the police he wasn't going to cooperate. Not cooperating isn't inherently suspicious, but there are too many chips in place for it to mean nothing.
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Sounds like Duncan MacPherson case. He went missing on a ski field and was found in the snow 14 years later frozen and had amputated limbs. So the leading theory is he was run over by a snowcat and instead of reporting it, the driver covered him up
Holy sh*t
Jesus that’s so sad. I can only imagine the fear of realizing you just severely injured or killed a person.. but don’t run away and hide it
@@marissah1336 I guess they just ran him over and they were too scared to stop and check on him. Even if it was accident (skier appearing outside the ski track) and not careless driving, the thought of being held accountable made them shut up and hide. And carry that weight for life.
@@marissah1336 Lmfao... Yeah, it's always that easy.
As a parent and a person with an irrational fear of disappearing without a trace, this is my worst nightmare. I cannot fathom what his parents went through.
As awful as it would be to know your child was dead, I feel like it would be worse to know nothing. Thinking maybe they’re alive somewhere and suffering but having hope they’ll come home.
Mr. Pig, it really is a shame that you don't get more engagement. The way you explain things truly feels like I'm having a friend tell me a story, and the content you choose is super compelling.
Every time I hear this case I'm like ... Bro stay in the car! I know it was cold, but even a wrecked car would protect you from the elements.
That and going off the road doing a short cut. Crazy
Probably worried being under the influence & crashing his car.
I mean another alternative to that last theory is the farmer saw him probably from a distance mistaking him as a thief or maybe an animal trying to get to his crops or animals. Shoot Brandon and soon discovered it was just an innocent kid and panics and hides the evidence to avoid trouble.
Now people can argue that the parents would have heard a shot, much like they would heard their son falling into the river, etc. However, all we have is what the parents told us they heard during that phone call and the fact is human memories are unreliable. There could have been many possible factors that could have resulted in the parents not hearing an important clue during the event and when confronted with trying to fully retell what had happened. Their brains do what all brains do and that is try and fill in the gaps resulting in them thinking that they had a perfect hearing on the phone for a few minutes when it a reality that might not be what exactly happened.
That's a good theory, however I think if that were to have happened the parents would've heard a gun shot
@@Lurker381 no matter what happened, the parents must have heard *something*. they were able to hear the river, so its not like the phone had a super small pickup range. footsteps, him cursing or shouting, a splash from falling into the river, anything.
Maybe not shoot, as the parents would've heard it, but managed to sneak up on him and dome him
@@Lurker381 I did have that thought, but then you have to remember we only have what the parents told us they heard on the phone, and human memories are unreliable. So it could be possible that the phone call wasn't that clear at all or there was a break-up during the audio, or heck it can be possible that the phone did cut off, but cause the parents were in such a panic they mistook static as river sounds and footsteps. It is very easy for a parent who is panicking about what happened to their kid that they aren't thinking clearly so when confronted on telling people what they remember their memories try to fill in the blanks resulting in them claiming the phone call was clear and they heard everything when that might not have been the case.
@@AlexOlinkiewicz True, but gunshots are something you tend to remember. Loud, sharp noises would be memorable.
The fact that there was no body, no clothes, phone or whatsoever, makes it really scary. Poor kid. 😢
And man, not being alone in the dark.. that's a fear that sticks with me to this day. 😨
I saw like a thumbnail of another video like these one, but a different way of thinking, my guess could have been that he could have been “abducted” by aliens or something, I don’t know what ??? But it has to do with “energy”
Finding his scent on the farm equipment should have been enough for a warrant to search the property. Hmmm
Several farmers did not allow the police to search their land, most likely because the police often destroy and dig up the field without regard for the owner.
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Contrary to popular belief, scent dogs aren’t 100% accurate. Especially when you take into account that the dogs first went to the water at which point if the subject has entered the water most of his scent will be diminished.
Scent dogs are actually kinda shit if you look into it. They do false positives and negatives all the time. Cops know this, that's why they try to err on the side of caution because if enough things go to court based on a dog's ability to find evidence, it would get to the point where police dogs were discredited so much that they can't get a search warrant based on their activities again.
Wrong. Dogs can sniff behind the river, as Pig said. + mythbusters already tested that. What aint doing shit against dogs.@@johnnyfreespeech5815
I'm really surprised they didn't get a warrant to check out the equipment. That's WAY too suspicious to just let go
They may not have had enough for a warrant
No one ever thought of his parents doing this , how was it going at home ? We will find the truth out in 2028 . 20 years after his disappearance we will finally know what happened
@@yo5535 huh??
i think it was the farmer. they often have tranquilizer darts for cattle, brandon would of felt a sting, and had enough time to say "oh shit" before it put him to sleep. if the farmer was competent he would of waited for the phonecall to end in complete silence, plus he would know the land well enough, to be able to get ahead of brandon to set an ambush. would also explain why theres no body, or any evidence... except for on the farming equipment. plus. where did the phone go? and all brandons clothes? there would be signs if it was a natural death. this seems like it was scrubbed clean.
would of? would of doesnt mean anything. what you want to say is "would have". you're welcome!
this makes the most sense
@@Kittysuit don’t you mean “doesn’t” 😉
@@Kittysuit🤡🤡 Don’t you feel stupid now. Trying to correct someone else’s grammar. Go get a life
@@Kittysuit Or just use "would've" dummy
Ending the call on "Oh shit" is terrifying. It really leaves it up for the debate what could've happened to him, however it doesn't make sense to me that he'd say oh shit if he fell in the lake or was ambushed by a farmer. It seems to me more like he saw something or someone which caused him to say "Oh shit", but I don't know, maybe I'm reading too much horror stories lmao
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@@spencerdokes6056 Wouldn't there be sights of struggle?
couldve seen a farmer in the distance, ran, and got shot further away
The children of the corn got him.
Another theory is that Brandon may have fallen into something like a disused well or a sinkhole.
I've watched a lot of videos on this subject, but yours is the only one that went the extra step of helping us to visualize what the backroads of Minnesota actually look like. Great job!
as someone who grew up in RURAL rural minnesota, it is super plausible someone was following him without him knowing, even if he has perfect eyesight.
besides that though, people go missing here all the time. it actually terrified me as a kid to the point that even driving in the woods with my parents freaked me out, i was convinced we were gonna die. ESPECIALLY in northern minnesota, where you hear all the creature stories and terrifying real traumas people have with the supernatural.
I lived in extremely rural iowa next to the mn border. I absolutely agree. Once you leave those barely lit streetlamps, all you have to see with are your car headlights. And they dont help in all that vast darkness
What if what he saw wasnt lights of town but of privat property a farm and he shouted oh shit cos he suddenly saw someone? Maybe pointing a gun at him? Dont know why his father hasnt heard a thing after that,tho.
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@@Lauren-bd2frbeing in the uk I can’t imagine that, we have rural countryside but not as vast!
I dont know how the law works very well, but it sounds like they should have tried to get some kind of warrant for that farm property. I guess they probably couldnt, since there wasnt any evidence of foul play, but I would think the scent on the equipment would have to count for something... His family could have probably gotten some answers if they had searched that property. :(
Yep, it's sad. i really think that farmer knows what happened. Maybe he'll give a death bed confession to give Brandon family closure.
@@CoushattaLso freaking sad..that man won't be going to heaven if that were true
It is strange how Brandon instantly disappeared from the face of the Earth. The fact that the last words that his parents heard were "Oh, Sh*t". Don't know what he saw that made him say those words. It could be that he did encounter some dangerous individuals on his way, and ended up getting kidnapped. I also find very suspicious that the farmer says "no", when they asked to search for his equipment. It is like that he's been erased from existence by some entity or something.
i live in MN and backroads are terrifying. it’s pitch black, there’s so many tight turns, and you really need to be alert to make sure you don’t hit possible wild life. i feel so bad for brandon
I remember watching this video that has stuck me for while about a guy exploring this rocky desert area somewhere west because some vloggers ended disappearing in that area so he volunteered to find them because he knew it well and in crazy turn of events he also ended up disappearing with his phone discovered abandoned in the middle of the landscape. Theory’s suggested that he was secretly depressed about life at the time because of his history in the military and possibly found the most remote part of the landscape where he knew he would never be found to off himself so his family can still legally get the life insurance.
I'm from Marshall, MN and I remember this happening. Someone knows something and I wish they'd give his parents peace.
Please make more videos like this!! I like how you formatted the story. Stories like this one are always so spooky to me because of how easy it seems to just simply vanish without a trace
I was always told to keep a blanket, some water and a couple of granola bars in your car so if something like this happens you can stay with the car until you’re found.
10:01 as stupid as it sounds, you do have the right to disappear. Now given the context he was very obviously not exercising that right and was in deep distress. So police using a legitimate thing in an instance it was not applicable so they could be lazy, surprise surprise.
6 mins in and I'm loving it! I've mostly seen your movie review stuff, didn't know you covered stories like this too! The editing and story telling are great!
Right? I love the change of pace🙏 Tbh, I'm down to watch anything Mr.Pig puts out for all of us kiddos out here to enjoy! 😄
Riding around at night on the backroads with corn or trees all around you and it’s dead quiet out in the Midwest is literally nightmare fuel.
I’ve been loving the true crime videos from you!! Hope you continue them
The phonecall going on after those last words makes it all the more confusing; if the river was the culprit, why wasn't there a splash heard on the phone? If it was a farmer, why no gunshot? If he just fell or was knocked out, why no footsteps or "thud" of a body? Plus, the fact that he was able to scream out means he must've seen/heard/felt whatever it was that got to him ahead of time, so he wasn't entirely taken by surprise. Saw a few other comments mention tranquilizer guns, which could work, but I always thought they take quite a bit of time before they actually knock someone out cold. Whatever the case, this really reeks of foul play.
You're doing great man, you've got a unique way of story telling. I'm looking forward to the next one
Though I'm fairly new to this community /channel,, after watching this piece, I just could not eave the page without expressing thanks and praise to the creator. This video is absolutely *fantastic* - thoroughly intriguing, suspenseful and so well-put together. I've yet to catch a livestream, but I've watched a fair number of videos, and it's always a good time (even if the subjects in the stories might be having a bad time...).
Point being, I really enjoyed this video, and hope you make more of these (along with any other content you like /prefer making, of course). And though I can only imagine the amount of hard work and effort that goes into these videos -well - the results speak for themselves, I think.
the editing, visuals & storytelling of this and the last true crime video is 😮💨 keep it up, love these types of videos!🫶🏻
I have a genuine question as to why no one suspects wildlife especially if it was in a remote area. granted one could suspect that there would be blood, torn clothing or other evidence, but he could have seen eyes reflected in whatever light he had, panicked, and then fled and fell into the river or whatever else. Apparently its not uncommon for them to wander near agricultural zones to snack on corn and the like.
If that were the case I feel like they would’ve at least found the phone, since it was on the whole time. Also, it wouldn’t explain his scent on the farmers equipment.
Only wildlife around that could hurt him is a cougar or a coyote
Pig, idk where you’re going with your content- but you’re a great creator so I’ll still sit back and watch
true, same
Hi Pig! Just want to say I love this direction you’re taking the channel - the animated intros and super interesting stories have me hooked! Such a tragic story
HOORAY FOR PIG DOING THE CONTENT HES PASSIONATE ABOUT
Looove when you cover mysteries and real life stories, these are way too good!! Love your comedy but I also enjoy these so much!
I don’t usually comment, but I wanted to say that I have been watching you for a while, and I love the new content. Thank you for making videos. I really appreciate it.
I've always loved your storytelling and I must say, I've been thriving on topics like this and LOVE that you made a vid like this! I hope there's more!
As to what I think happened to him, I can buy the farmer theories, especially the one involving the harvester...
There's also no telling just what could be lurking out there in the dark...
The whole premise of this case is just sinister and disturbing.
It’s so crazy you are covering this as I went to high school and graduated from Marshall high school! Crazy hearing you talk about all the towns I grew up with and a story that we talked about all the time
I feel like he saw someone suddenly and said "oh shit", maybe dropped the phone, maybe the person either scared him quiet or somehow was able to get his attention away from the phone. Just feels like a human had to be involved or the body would have been found right?
Love the first true crime video you did and I hoped you’d do more! (Sayin this 14seconds in before I get depressed by the true crime in question)
Pig.
This video really got to me. I live in a small town in Northern MN, and one of my close friends was found in a cornfield... not going to give full details for her respect..but after she had ..gone..she was left In said cornfield field and was found after a farmer had ran her down with a corn combine.
Also, my last name is Swanson. Hit home.
Woah.
Wow
Probably why my sister has a tracker on her kid so if they ever go off somewhere she knows. Keep track of your family everyone even if it's a hassle
My mother has a tracker on me, and her own mother. I'm an adult. I realize now- yeah this is helpful. Annoying, but helpful. Especially due to being a minority in American slums.
I don’t know what the technology was like back then, but I figure that’s why there wasn’t a tracker on Brian. Definitely nowadays there’s no excuse to not take such precautions.
@@rebeccat7912he made a point to say that technology was not available at the time
Yep. I have an airtag bracelet for my toddler just in case.
@@voltage6405 phone apps. Cars. Clothing. You can quite literally get one for anywhere to keep your kids location
I’m so excited to watch this!!
This is such a good video! i love how you went in depth about the theories. A case that would be really cool of you to cover is the "Disappearance of Andrew Gosden"
I'm really enjoying these videos. Hope you keep creating what you love ❤️. Keep up the great work you're doing and awesome job. 😊
The farmer is immediately a suspect after saying no.
Not necessarily, a lot of farmers do not trust law enforcement(understandably); when the farmer said no the cops, being lazy, probably just decided he was a disgruntled farmer who didn’t like cops and that they’d have an easier time leaving him alone. Should they have gotten a warrant bc of the scent? Absolutely. But saying no doesn’t make you a suspect, especially if you come from a community with a reputation for not trusting cops.
@@lauramoses1271 if your community doesnt trust cops/. theres reason. aka your not good people
Right very weird why someone would say no to searching his fields. And yes I get and understand someone not trusting law enforcement for whatever reason. But even if you don’t trust them I still think it’s weird they would deny a search for a missing person who could have wandered thru one of your fields.
Omggg i didn't knew you still do true crime videos, absolutely gonna tune in more now❤
I want a mini series with these stories by Mr. Pig
The beginning is super cool and the song hit hard all complimented by your voice
Make this a thing
so glad you’re covering this. a little late to it, but i love hearing your viewpoints and research on things!! love ur videos keep it up
Maybe Brandon was more drunk than initially anticipated, so he crashes and drops his phone breaking it. He wanders into a farmers property and the farmer is scared and enacts the “stand your ground law” and shoots him in an over reaction. Then hides his body
but if he really thought he legally shot him he wouldnt hide the body
@@chask420unless he shot him in the back and didn't think people would believe it was self defense
I don't think so
My friend always believed that a farmer could have seen him walking thru the his property and assumed it was a robber or someone with bad intentions and shot and killed him. That’s why his body has never been found. You’d think it eventually would have turned up if he ended up in some hole or well by now.
@chask420 these people would never come forward with this even if they felt justified. Paranoid stand your ground farmers aren't exactly the most trusting of law enforcement or the government. It's laughably possible that one of these people would "justifiably" shoot some random person in the dark with zero warning then hide the body or feed it to pigs without thinking it was a good idea to tell the police or government (who are "totally" out to get them and are part of some worldwide conspiracy)
love you pig, the range you have for all types of content is truly a talent, i will watch anything you post, you’re a great storyteller !
This was covered by Morbid on Spotify and that's what brought me to your video
They definitely needed to search the farmer's property.
I live in the country also and anyone running across my property at 2am is gonna be shot at, also. Mainly bc we don't have a police dept, we also have had 2 bodies found on My road before, and we have a prison that has had people escape just 8 miles away.
We are encouraged to carry out here and I have children to protect.
Loved this video, thank you for covering this case!
Hey I wanted to say that I really like in what direction your channel is going no matter what this direction is, you can film anything and I will like it because you feel like a part of my family at this point, I've been watching you for years, when I was studying in the USA and now, when I'm back at my homeland, I definitely can say I traveled with your videos around the world! Best wishes!
Please make more vids like these 🙏🏻 you + missing person cases = great entertainment
Ooo! Honestly this is really well done! I hope to see more of your own true crime videos because they’re super entertaining! Love the way you tell the story
I do enjoy these videos and would very much like more of these from you!
I love the new type of content! I love watching your spooky stream clips so it's nice to see you making your own on the main channel. I hope you get the engagement you need to keep making content like this. ❤
One thing that is ALWAYS left out of videos on this case is that he was underage and already had one DUI on his record. This obviously as the video does state was why he chose to take the backroads that night. It could also explain his lack of sense of direction. Unfortunately that is all it explains in this case.
I believe Brandon fell in a well or cistern. Most of the farmers in the area he went missing refused to give the police permission to search their land. I guess they were worried about being sued or charged if the well wasn't marked or fenced.
hope ur doing good man, great vid as always
Great video as always, please do more of these Pig!!!
Loving these videos 👍🏻
I love this kind of content, keep it up!
Daniel Robertson is still the strangest disappearance of them all. His car was placed on the middle of the desert. The crash data box showed it
This is some analog horror type stuff. If I disappeared like this, I hope someone would make my story an ARG
walking by himself was the first mistake
Love these types of videos! Keep em coming! Also such a tragic story. Wow.
I’ve heard this story before, really like the way you told it. You made it really interesting 😊 keep it up
Worst case is kidnapped and held somewhere & tortured for a while. Horrendous situation
Why would someone kidnapped him in the middle of nowhere in pitch black darkness 😂
@@RDplayz yeah kidnapping never happens😂🤦🏻♂️! Never said it was rationale or happened but if your kid went missing your mind would create irrational situations im sure!
Why would a husband drug his wife and let people rape her?… in France just now. Why would someone go commit mass murder by shooting up a school? Why do people rape/murder?……Why would anyone do anything?!
Yesss more stories like this please 🙏🏾
16:00 Why the hell hasn't that farmer been investigated? Are the cops seriously so useless?
A lot of farmers do not trust law enforcement. The cops, being lazy as they often are, decided he was probably an old grouchy farmer who didn’t like cops and that *they*(the cops)would have an easier time leaving the farmer alone. They absolutely should have gotten a warrant to search the property based on scent alone but cops are lazy and if you’re white and don’t like them and they don’t have enough reason to bother you they’ll just leave you alone for their own sake.
I think if they had gotten a court order to search the farm they probably would´ve found him. Obviously the cops there didn´t really care to do their jobs tho, as they´re known to do.
I would imagine if he were falling, sliding etc his last words would have have the exclamation that he was doing that followed by a splash or thud none of which were heard. Now if his scent was detected on farming equipment I don't see how a warrant was not issued considering he was a missing person.
My dyslexic ass read the title as "disappears while on a plane" which would admittedly be even more mysterious. But this was still a great video, good job
If you want to hear a true crime case about a man disappearing on a plane you should definitely check out the alfred loewenstein case!
Love this style of videos! Please do so many more crime videos!! 💕
I'd really appreciate numbers on screen in Celsius and metric system, like how mr. Ballen and others does. Great video tho, love this type of content!
I never calculated it was three hours. I always said I would have just sat there but now I don’t know
I think it's good to have this every once in a while, it could increase the chances of the cases being solved after so long.
Great job. You’ve joined the true crime long haired dude club.
Dude has amazing hair.
I hope he keeps growing it this time
Hey man just wanna say even if you don't get the views that you deserve we your fans always appreciate the entertainment you do I hope you been doing okay and I love these types of videos from great content man!
Love this type of content! Such a wild case - I feel like based on what you said, I’m voting for the rogue farmer theory
Love the new videos!
Having a weird Mandela effect moment now, I could have sworn I watched a video on this case a while ago and it ended up that he fell into a well in the field he was crossing through, explaining his sudden exclamation and then silence. Most likely this was just a theory that was presented or a different missing persons case but I feel like it is a very reasonable explanation.
I'm loving the true crime type video , pig! Looking forward to more 😊🎉
6:20 it was at this moment I knew. He got shot. I may not live in Minnesota, but I do live in the Midwest, and the second I heard he crossed someone’s farm land I thought “Oop farmer shot him for being on his property.” Running across someone else’s land at 2 in the morning is a 10/10 way to get shot depending on the farmer. The fact that farmer didn’t want to search, ya no, accidental killing followed up by purposeful coverup.
I'm a little late lol but I agree. I live in the country and if someone runs across my yard especially at 2am, they'll probably be shot at, also. We've had way too many bodies found and people from a nearby prison breaking out, I have kids and don't take chances!
Nicely done as always pig, keep up the good work. Another strange case also involving phone calls with a disturbing side is the case of Henry McCabe. Definitely worth reading about, a good video on is was made by the Missing Enigma. Cheers.
5:54 okay that fact right there makes me believe he suffered from hypothermia and succumbed to the elements. Look how long it took to find Brandon Lawson!
Hey BionicPig, i just wanted to let you know that i have really liked these videos, but i've also really liked your past content as well. Despite having watched multiple people cover this case, i still watched your entire video through because you have a unique way of telling the story. Your videos are always a blast :) Just make whatever content you want and it'll still be great because you bring a certain flair to whatever you cover. Sorry for how long-winded this was.
As someone who lives in the swamps. Its scary driving at night because of the lack of artificial light. No home lights around, rarely ever any headlights or other cars, adding to a sense of isolation. No street lights no stoplights. Just long roads with inclines you can't see past , snd emptiness on each side
Yeah. Im from NW IN outside of Chicago and ny mom lives in central middle of nowhere Indiana and i went to Purdue in West Lafayette 2001-2003 before cell phones having maps and whatnot and i can't tell you how many times i had to detour because of road work or bad weather or roads being washed out from high water and had gotten lost. You think you are going the right way but then the country road ends and you turn and that doesn't go through and desd ends at a field and so you keep going making turns and then you forgot what direction you are traveling. I still like to look at maps and plan my routes before i go anywhere just incase my phone doesn't work or dies or i have no wifi. And i keep an atlas in my trunk.
Love the content pivot! X
Disappeared like your heart of glass cover
Here's what I think may have happened!
I think it's still the farmer theory. I was speculating, and it seems likely that it could have been accidental. Some farmers are up late at night/early in the morning. If they're using larger combines, it's possible that the farmer may not have even seen him. The parents may not have even heard it should it be like a tractor or combine. They're large machines, but 2008 phones also weren't that amazing. Human memory is also unreliable. It's possible that the parents may have even picked up on it while on the phone but not remembered.
If Brandon had visual issues and drank enough where he wound up crashing his car and wound up 30miles away from where he though, it's possible that he wasn't coherent enough to notice a vehicle coming through crops. It's possible that it was more of an "oh shit (what is that coming towards me?)" and then it was enough to smack him down.
It's hard to say, but I think the farmer theory definitely tracks in one way or another. Especially with how he told the police he wasn't going to cooperate. Not cooperating isn't inherently suspicious, but there are too many chips in place for it to mean nothing.
Love these types of videos
You did great. Love more of this.
im glad this channel doing weird mysteries
Ive had enough bad experiences to know that if youre alone and your car breaks down, DONT GET OUT unless absolutely necessary
i really loved the video
Even more because your channel alreay had this kinda sadd/ creepy vibe to it, so it fits really well
As someome with a criminal justice degree, most missing people who are young and maybe a bit intox end up with usual a drowining death
Please don't stop making this type of content.