Brian Shaffer

Voices for Justice

Sarah Turney

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On March 31, 2006, 27-year-old Brian Shaffer went out with his friend Clint for a night of barhopping in Columbus, Ohio. At around 1:55 a.m., Brian was seen talking to two women outside the Ugly Tuna Saloona. Two minutes later, he walked back towards the entrance of the bar. According to Clint and another friend named Meredith, they last saw Brian when he said he wanted to talk to the band and went back inside the bar. They say that they couldn’t find him after this. Before leaving, Clint and Meredith tried calling Brian, but his phone went straight to voicemail, so they went home. Two days later, Brian was reported missing by his father. And I think what happened next is why Brian Shaffer’s case is so puzzling. When police reviewed surveillance footage from the Ugly Tuna Saloona, they saw Brian leave the bar, speak to the two people, and re-enter the bar. But there was no video of Brian leaving the bar again. To this day, police still don’t know what happened to Brian that night. There are countless theories about what happened that night, but very few answers. At the time of his disappearance, Brian Shaffer was 27 years old, 6’2”, 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was wearing an olive green short-sleeved polo shirt with a white long-sleeved shirt underneath, blue jeans, Adidas sneakers, and a yellow cancer awareness bracelet. He has a dot on the iris of his left eye and a tattoo of the Pearl Jam symbol on his upper right bicep. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-2358. Thank you to the sponsor of this episode, BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/Justice to get 10% off your first month. For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com Don't forget to follow me on social media under Voices for Justice Podcast & SarahETurney Join the Patreon family to get instant access to a library of extra content, support the show, and support these cases https://www.patreon.com/VoicesforJustice The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and potentially
0:06.8	triggering topics including violence, abuse, and murder.
0:11.7	This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
0:15.2	All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
0:18.6	Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes.
0:23.4	This narrow discussion is advised.
0:26.8	My name is Sarah Turnie and this is Voices for Justice.
0:34.7	Today I'm discussing the disappearance of Brian Shafer.
0:38.4	On March 31, 2006, 27-year-old Brian Shafer went out with his friend Clint for a night
0:44.3	of bar hopping in Columbus, Ohio.
0:47.1	At about 1.55 a.m. on now April 1st, Brian was seen talking to two women outside the
0:52.9	Ugly Tunisaluna, a local bar that a lot of college kids frequented.
0:58.2	Two minutes later he walked back towards the entrance of the bar.
1:01.8	Now according to Clint and another friend named Meredith, they last saw Brian when he
1:06.3	said that he wanted to talk to the band that was playing that night, but they say that
1:10.2	they couldn't find him after this.
1:12.3	They tried calling his phone but it went straight to voicemail.
1:16.0	And eventually they just went home.
1:18.6	Now Brian had plans.
1:20.2	The next day he was supposed to be at his dad's house to help him clean, and then after
1:24.0	that he was supposed to be on a plane to Miami with his girlfriend Alexis.
1:28.4	But I think what happened next is why his case is so puzzling.
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