71: MISSING: Brian Shaffer
Detective Perspective
Derrick Levasseur & Square Mile Studios
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
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 |
| 1:44.6 | on those investigations, please consider subscribing whether you're watching on YouTube or listening |
| 1:49.4 | on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or whatever platform you use. |
| 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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