He Crashed His Car Into A Ditch And Investigators Cant Explain What Happened
When 19-year-old Brandon Swanson crashed his car into a roadside ditch near Minnesota West Community and Technical College in May 2008, his first instinct was to call his parents for help. As they tried to determine his whereabouts, the teenager described his surroundings and began making his way toward what he believed was the nearest town. He was cutting through fields and climbing fences to save time. Roughly 47 minutes into the exchange, though, his father, Brian, heard him shout an expletive. Moments later, the connection was severed. No one ever heard from Brandon again. “You know people don’t vanish into thin air. But it sure seems like he did.” The haunting observation from his mother, Annette, best captures the mystery surrounding his disappearance — one that investigators fail to explain more than 18 years later. As Brandon’s family continues their search for him, his case has
