Columbus area Pearl Jam fan gone missing...

Lost In Ohio

While I don't have any "inside information" I've always thought that whatever happened to Brian isn't related to any other situation.

Lost In Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3kSYAKjOSQ

Here's a chapter of a podcast for missing Ohioans. This whole "chapter" is dedicated to Brian.

At the very beginning, they mention that he was 27 when he was last seen, 13 years ago.

njnancy

Lost In Ohio said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3kSYAKjOSQ

Here's a chapter of a podcast for missing Ohioans. This whole "chapter" is dedicated to Brian.

At the very beginning, they mention that he was 27 when he was last seen, 13 years ago.

Thanks for posting this. 

I just finished listening to it. There was new information in it and that makes trying to figure out what happened even more confusing. 
But it's amazing that there are people that are uncovering information and relaying it to the public that have become invested in Brian in some way. The information they discussed may be known to the police and to certain people but it was stuff I've never heard or read before. 

Do you attend the walk in April every year?  Thank you for helping keep Brian's case known and keeping us up to date.   

Now I'm thinking he disappeared with help. I was firmly in belief that he was killed and that his friend or perhaps the Smiley face or some other murderer was involved but now I am not so sure of anything. If he is alive, I wish he would just let someone know and keep his location private if he did not want to be found. Or maybe he has done that. I don't know.   I hope that is the case, but there is no way to know for now. 

I'm going to check if there is a missing in New Jersey podcast (I'm sure there is). Who knows if I know something?

The other, less important, thing I was thinking about is that a band that I like (O.A.R.) went to Ohio State and are the same age as Brian, but he was in medical school when he disappeared and they had moved on with the band after getting their Bachelor's. It just is weird how things connect but don't connect, if that makes any sense. 

Thanks again. Good thoughts for a positive outcome.

Lost In Ohio

The Second Annual Brian Shaffer March For The Missing will be Saturday April 13th. I hope to get precise information soon, but it starts at the med school and then proceeds to the site where Ugly Tuna was before heading off to King Avenue United Methodist Church. There'll be a presentation at the church where a lot of families with missing loved ones will gather and mingle.

I believe it's about a two-mile walk. There are sidewalks the whole way.

I hope to get info via parking soon. There should be free parking west of Neil Avenue (church lot parking TBA) and free parking in many OSU lots and garages due to their spring football game. The downside with this is that vehicular traffic will be intense...but there'll be lots of people walking around, so it's definitely a double-edged sword.

Here's a link to one of many FB pages:

https://www.facebook.com/976350382432042/posts/2185406934859708/

Lost In Ohio

Official info:

The 2nd Annual Brian Shaffer March For The Missing will take place in Columbus, Ohio on April 13, 2019.  Families and friends with a missing loved one will join the general public and March the streets of Columbus distributing flyers. The March will start at the King Avenue United Methodist Church located at 299 King Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.  We will meet in the parking lot of the church at Noon.  We will take King Avenue to Hunter Avenue towards Drinko Hall. We will take 11th Avenue past the Ohio State Brain Spine Hospital.  We will return to the church via King Avenue.  

From 1-3 p.m. at the King Avenue United Methodist Church members from organizations such as Ohio B.C.I., NamUs, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Missing Person from Ohio, Ohio Missing Person, and Missing in Ohio Podcast, will be available to discuss how they can help if you have a missing loved one. We will conclude the event with snacks and beverages such as water, soda, and coffee. 

This event is for all of Ohio’s Missing Persons and it is open to the public.  We hope you can join us and be a voice for the missing!!

Sponsored by : Missing Person From Ohio and Missing in Ohio Podcast

Lost In Ohio

Here's a new article with...no new news.

https://614now.com/2019/news/unsolved-ohio-the-bizarre-disappearance-of-brian-shaffer-from-ugly-tuna

"Eddie Vedder, the lead singer of Pearl Jam (one of Shaffer’s favorite bands and motivation for a tattoo) even took time out of the band’s set in Cincinnati to put out a call for information that may lead to Shaffer’s discovery."

Lost In Ohio

I met Sean Hennesy last night after the Candlebox show. I was trying to meet Dave, but he goes back to the hotel almost immediately after the shows end. Anyway, we chatted for a bit, he gave me a pick and I gave him some of the business cards with Brian's info on it and a bracelet with Brian's name and date missing and all that.

Sean's a cool guy. We definitely need more people like him in the world.

igotid88

https://614now.com/2019/news/crime/new-podcast-episode-released-about-bizarre-disappearance-of-brian-shaffer?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=All&utm_campaign=podcast&fbclid=IwAR3aMtlUOlK2fL0hAMnVi0UB0OIdUHJclAv4J_c3hOUp6hStjNyFoUL8LD8

evsgjamm

Listening to it now. Thanks igotid88

Lost In Ohio

Today was First Responder Night at the Ohio State University hockey game. Lori had a table set up with information regarding Brian and other missing people from Ohio. A lot of information was distributed. Many people recognized his name/face.

Here's where it gets surreal:

Someone approached the table and said they were at Ugly Tuna the night Brian disappeared. They saw the news coverage in the weeks following and realized there were there. Naturally, Lori talked to them about the whole thing, but they said they didn't see anything...they just happened to be there.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3006555526023885&id=100000084025669


https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-police-fire-hockey-teams-lace-up-for-charity

evsgjamm

Wild

wecrazybob

There is a story tonight about him on 10TV  news at 11 here in Columbus.  New information and a possible picture from Mexico.  Who knows , I won't be able to watch tonight but I'm sure a video will be available tomorrow.  

Lost In Ohio

wecrazybob said:

There is a story tonight about him on 10TV  news at 11 here in Columbus.  New information and a possible picture from Mexico.  Who knows , I won't be able to watch tonight but I'm sure a video will be
available tomorrow.  

The story featured was about a get together for another missing person who was last seen a bit over a year ago.

Apparently this Mexico thing is on Monday's 11pm news.

eeriepadave

I was kinda thinking about this a about a week or two ago. They said the one exit was too dangerous to get out of. How bad could it have been? If he was that drunk he probably wouldn't have cared that it wasn't an actual exit, right? I'm guessing that's how he got out without being seen.

Lost In Ohio

So here's the situation, the best I know it at this time.

There is a homeless guy in Mexico. He says his name is Brian.

There is a picture at this Facebook link, although you may have to join the group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindBrianShaffer/permalink/10157672019715310/

There'll be more on local Columbus news in a couple hours at 11pm ET.

The channel's website is www.10tv.com

Lost In Ohio

Here's the video:
https://www.10tv.com/article/what-happened-brian-shaffer-columbus-police-continue-work-case-14-years-after-his

cutz

Lost In Ohio said:

Here's the video:
https://www.10tv.com/article/what-happened-brian-shaffer-columbus-police-continue-work-case-14-years-after-his

I watched it last night. He did look a lot like Brian. Sucks that it wasn't him.

Still, hold out HOPE that he's find.

joseph33

JohnDalton said:

That people go missing and are never found to me is proof that there is no God. For parents to have a child disappear and leave them wondering for the rest of their lives what happened is the worst fate I can imagine. Same goes for loved ones, friends, spouses and siblings. The universe is a cold place.

The universe is hostile,so impersonal.

shecky

Ghosts are people who have died but cannot leave this world for the next because their loved ones won't let them.

Lost In Ohio

Randy (Brian's dad) died today in 2008 when a branch fell on him. I've always assumed he was immediately killed. I suppose the possibility is there of it being slow and agonizing, but I'd like to think it was instant. If anyone believes in any sort of an afterlife, then I'm sure they can find comfort in knowing he knows what happened to Brian.

The weird thing is that there continue to be possible sightings out of Mexico and Italy and probably other places. They all get investigated, but nothing ever turns up.

There's a few groups on Facebook with some seeming to possibly be more about conspiracies and whatnot. The one below is run by Lori, who runs his website at www.FindBrianShaffer.com

I'm not saying this group is any sort of "Official" group or anything, but it's definitely one to join if anyone wants to stay current.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FindBrianShaffer