OH OH - Brian Shaffer, 27, Columbus, 1 April 2006 - #4

[embufum]

I have identified at least one of the people that Brian is pictured with in the Puerto Rico pic but I have not contacted her and most likely won't. I'm guessing that CPD has already talked to her.

 

[embufum]

What Brian had planned would matter because he was supposed to call his friends upon arriving home. If someone else persuaded Brian to leave, that person must have had a very short window of time. If the person wasn't waiting for Brian at the apartment, then the person would have needed to arrive within a minute or two of Brian's arrival.

Plans would not matter if he left with someone as soon as he got back. I haven't listened to the podcast about his plans when he got back so I can't comment on them yet.

 

[Old Mozez]

I think we'll see another podcast eventually. The podcasts are useful in generating interest in the case, but I don't think they'll solve it. If Brian died in the construction site and became entombed, then no one knows what happened to him. If he made it out of the complex, miraculously avoiding all cameras, then he was probably murdered by some lowlife--maybe some crackhead who just didn't like his looks--in which case only the killer would know what happened.
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I would like to see someone interview the people who spent time with Shaffer while he was in Puerto Rico. Those people wouldn't have any direct knowledge of his disappearance, but they might know whether he had experimented with drugs, whether he had gotten into confrontations with strangers, etc.

Would have loved to hear from Clint if he supplied Brian with some GHB or Rohypnol that evening...or if they acquired some during the bar-hopping spree before heading back to the Tuna the second time. We'll never know.

Thing is also how does a crack-head perfectly cover his tracks and manages to hide a 6 foot 2 body without a trace. They searched the dumpsters in the vicinity and later the landfill. If he had owned a car and offered a ride maybe they could have got far away from the scene though...

 

[Ozoner]

Would have loved to hear from Clint if he supplied Brian with some GHB or Rohypnol that evening...or if they acquired some during the bar-hopping spree before heading back to the Tuna the second time. We'll never know.

Thing is also how does a crack-head perfectly cover his tracks and manages to hide a 6 foot 2 body without a trace. They searched the dumpsters in the vicinity and later the landfill. If he had owned a car and offered a ride maybe they could have got far away from the scene though...

What landfill? Not every dumpster's contents would end up in the same landfill. For private businesses, it would depend on what refuse company had the contract. Some large (construction, medical waste) dumpsters are hauled away full rather than being emptied into a truck.
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But Brain could have been stuffed in a trunk and then dumped into a ravine, crammed into a septic tank, or buried in a shallow grave.
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The murder angle is harmless speculation, but I still think that Brian is most likely entombed in some unsuspected crevice in the Gateway building.

 

[Old Mozez]

What landfill? Not every dumpster's contents would end up in the same landfill. For private businesses, it would depend on what refuse company had the contract. Some large (construction, medical waste) dumpsters are hauled away full rather than being emptied into a truck.
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But Brain could have been stuffed in a trunk and then dumped into a ravine, crammed into a septic tank, or buried in a shallow grave.
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The murder angle is harmless speculation, but I still think that Brian is most likely entombed in some unsuspected crevice in the Gateway building.

They searched part of the franklin county lanfill 18 days after he disappeared. By then they were out of other leads..so it was a desperate attempt. I'm just filling in that they weren't standing idle with their hands in their pocket.
The trunk option is viable in my opinion.
The construction area, I have my own doubts too, based on Hurst comments that is was in a completely dug up state. Which is not typical of a covered building. I mean, does he mean it was in this state? Which is opposite to the Gateway btw.

Lookingforbrian told us a while back she was trying to get the pics of the construction area.

 

[dotr]

Wondering if Brian has ever slipped away for a day or more in the past, like this guy was known to do before he disappeared?
NZ. Dr. Peter Douglas Coop,28, Invercargill Airport, 6 June 1989

 

[Old Mozez]

Wondering if Brian has ever slipped away for a day or more in the past, like this guy was known to do before he disappeared?
NZ. Dr. Peter Douglas Coop,28, Invercargill Airport, 6 June 1989

this was in cosby interview:

COSBY: What I found so interesting, this guy Brian suddenly disappeared, it was about two years
ago and he took off for about a week. He did call his family during that time. Do you look into maybe
something in his background though and say, this guy may have a propensity for suddenly taking off?

HURST: Well, we‘ve looked at his background extensively and he does have the opportunity at times
where he does leave the bars and leaves his friends in the bars but he‘s never left a situation like this
where he hasn‘t contacted anybody or his friends were not able to locate him.

 

[embufum]

I think we'll see another podcast eventually. The podcasts are useful in generating interest in the case, but I don't think they'll solve it. If Brian died in the construction site and became entombed, then no one knows what happened to him. If he made it out of the complex, miraculously avoiding all cameras, then he was probably murdered by some lowlife--maybe some crackhead who just didn't like his looks--in which case only the killer would know what happened.
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I would like to see someone interview the people who spent time with Shaffer while he was in Puerto Rico. Those people wouldn't have any direct knowledge of his disappearance, but they might know whether he had experimented with drugs, whether he had gotten into confrontations with strangers, etc.

There were no cameras to avoid. Why do you think the only one mentioned is the one at Wendy’s. He only had to walk from the corner of N High and 9th. He took a left onto N High and then a right on to King.

 

[neesaki]

You are not? I thought you were a moderator in the beginning,
I was nicely told to read the rules when posting a reddit comment, and a facebook post was deleted with comments. Donno, I think they've got spyware or people report u quick as *ell. Try and we'll see what happens.

Definitely never been a mod. I should know all the rules though as I’ve been here long enough to, but for some reason the FB rules aren’t that clear to me. As in, sometimes we can link to public FB pages, and how is it decided which ones. Or is it just LE pages we can link to. As far as I know Reddit isn’t allowed. About the time I think I have it figured out it becomes fuzzy again,

 

[neesaki]

Fair question and since I haven't said what I think happened it would be very hard to understand. If I did say what I think happened I'm sure it would get deleted. I have a detailed explanation as to what I think happened and why I think it happened the way it did. I do think he left voluntarily and not long after he got home. I think he was dead within a very short period of time. What ever he had planned after he got home didn't make a difference. Once he got home he was persuaded to leave. Is it OK for me to post a link on here that would direct people to my theory?

As Ozoner said, if not allowed will get deleted.

 

[dotr]

One could possibly post the gist of the fb comment and add that it is in your opinion, speculation, or gossip ect.

 

[embufum]

As Ozoner said, if not allowed will get deleted.

It’s long as in very. Lol. I’ll post a link in the next day or so for those who care to read it. Thanks!!

 

[Old Mozez]

In an e-mail last week, Florence said: “While I appreciate any effort in trying to determine what happened to Brain [sic] that night, I must decline your request. ANY and ALL questions you have for me should be directed to my attorney, Neil Rosenberg.”

Is Brian Shaffer alive?

- Dear Clint, or William for that matter, you being a physician and all, you couldn't even spell the name of your lost friend right.

 

[embufum]

In an e-mail last week, Florence said: “While I appreciate any effort in trying to determine what happened to Brain [sic] that night, I must decline your request. ANY and ALL questions you have for me should be directed to my attorney, Neil Rosenberg.”

Is Brian Shaffer alive?

- Dear Clint, or William for that matter, you being a physician and all, you couldn't even spell the name of your lost friend right.

Just FYI. Clint has a PhD in, Immunology/Infectious Disease/Microbiology but he's not a physician. Easy mistake since Brian was in med school.

 

[dotr]

In the 6 top headlines for 2019, Brian's case came in second place.
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How can someone go into a second-story bar and never come out? I’m talking about the disappearance of Brian Shaffer in 2006.

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[Tman2004]

Any word on the podcast? The last case I was this interested in showed me that if you keep something in the spot light enough it will be solved. Sometimes even just re hashing the details and posting them to reddit or wherever else helps get more people interested.

 

[mitten mysteries]

Stitcher app has old podcast

 

[RoxyB]

On the Dead or Alive FB page I read a few days ago that the podcast is on hold. They are in talks with a cable network to run the story and the network will only do it if they get information that has yet to be released.

 

[dotr]

Welcome to Ws RoxyB and mitten mysteries!

 

[Kaie]

On the Dead or Alive FB page I read a few days ago that the podcast is on hold. They are in talks with a cable network to run the story and the network will only do it if they get information that has yet to be released.

Ohhhh! I thought it might have been something like that