71: MISSING: Brian Shaffer

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

On the evening of March 31, 2006, Brian Shaffer, a 27-year-old med student, went out with friends to celebrate the start of spring break. The night began with bar-hopping and ended at the Ugly Tuna Saloona, a popular spot in Columbus, Ohio.

At 1:55 am, Brian was captured on surveillance footage outside the bar, chatting with two women. Moments later, he said goodbye and walked back toward the entrance, telling his friends he was going to speak with the band. He was never seen or heard from again.

And despite all the investigative efforts, no trace of Brian has ever been found, leaving an entire community still wondering, what happened to Brian Shaffer?

27-year-old Brian Shaffer was last seen at around 2:00 am on April 1, 2006, at the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, Ohio. He was wearing jeans, a blue or green striped shirt, and tennis shoes.

At the time of his disappearance, Brian, who is a white male, was 6'2" tall, weighed approximately 165 lbs., and had brown hair and hazel eyes. He has a distinctive Pearl Jam tattoo on his upper right arm and a small dot on the iris of his left eye.

If you have any information about Brian’s disappearance, please contact the Columbus Police Department at 614-645-4545.

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0:00.0	On the evening of March 31st, 2006, Brian Schaefer, a 27-year-old med student, went out with friends to celebrate the start of spring break.
0:16.5	The night began with bar hopping and ended at the Ugly Tuna Saluna, a popular spot in Columbus, Ohio.
0:22.8	At 1.55 a.m., Brian was captured on surveillance footage outside the bar chatting with two women.
0:29.0	Moments later, he said goodbye and walked back toward the entrance, telling friends he was going to speak with the band.
0:35.1	He was never seen or heard from again.
0:38.6	Despite all the investigative efforts, no trace of Brian has ever been found, leaving an entire community still wondering
0:43.8	what happened to Brian Schaefer.
1:20.6	Thank you. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective. Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story
1:25.8	format. I'll then give you my perspective on the
1:28.6	investigation and provide contact information for the individuals or organizations connected to the case
1:34.0	so that if you have any tips, you can contact them directly. Maybe you can help solve a case.
1:39.1	So if you're someone who's interested in true crime specifically unsolved cases, and you would like to hear my opinion
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1:53.1	Okay, Brian Schaefer, this is a case that some of you may have already heard of.
1:57.1	It's been covered by multiple podcasts.
1:59.1	It's been featured on YouTube channels.
2:01.3	And part of the reason for that is because it's a complete mystery and it's a head scratcher.
2:06.3	All the cases that I talk about, they can affect you in different ways. It's emotional. It has a
2:11.7	physical toll. I can have a mental toll because you sit here and you're scrambling your brain
2:15.9	trying to put a puzzle together
2:17.9	without all the pieces. And this case is the epitome of that. It seems so simple. It's harder
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