What Really Happened to Bryan Nisenfeld?

Dark Downeast

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On February 6, 1997, 18-year old Bryan Nisenfeld sat in his afternoon literature class at Roger Williams University in Providence, Rhode Island. Bryan was acting differently during class that day, almost despondent. Where he went after class, what the final moments of his life entailed, is still a mystery. He was simply never seen or heard from again. He never returned to the campus or even to his dorm room. His bank account showed no activity. He didn’t call home.

Roger Williams University did not notify Bryan’s family of their son’s disappearance for almost a week.

Months later, as summer was coming to an end, a family walking along the shore of Hog Island came upon a lone hiking boot. Inside was a wool sock and a severed foot. 2- DNA tests eventually confirmed the remains to be those of Bryan Nisenfeld.

What really happened to Bryan Nisenfeld? Whether an accident, a self-made choice, or foul play, Bryan’s parents hold steadfast to their belief that more could have been done if only Bryan’s disappearance had been reported to police, or to them, and acted upon much sooner. At the very least, maybe they would have some answers.

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0:00.0	On February 6, 1997, 18-year-old Brian Neisenfeld sat in his afternoon literature class at Roger
0:09.9	Williams University in Providence, Rhode Island. His professor would later recall that Brian
0:15.2	was acting differently during class that day, almost despondent. The professor tried to
0:20.4	catch Brian's attention as he walked out the door, but Brian didn't stop. Where he went
0:25.3	next, what the final moments of his life entailed is still a mystery. He was simply never seen
0:31.4	or heard from again. He never returned to the campus or even to his dorm room. His bank account
0:37.4	showed no activity. He didn't call home. And Roger Williams University did not notify Brian's
0:44.2	family of their son's disappearance for almost a week. Months later, a family walking along the
0:50.6	shore of Hog Island came upon a lone hiking boot. Inside was a wool sock and a severed foot.
0:57.6	DNA tests eventually confirmed the remains to be those of Brian Neisenfeld. What happened to Brian
1:05.3	Neisenfeld? Whether an accident, a self-made choice, or foul play, Brian's parents hold
1:11.8	steadfast to their belief that more could have been done if only Brian's disappearance had been
1:17.1	reported to police or to them and acted upon much sooner. At the very least, maybe they would
1:24.3	have some answers. I'm Kylie Lo and this is the case of Brian Neisenfeld, on Dark Down East.
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2:09.5	Rhode Island was once known as the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
2:14.8	One of the original 13 colonies. It was founded by a man who had been religiously persecuted and
2:20.4	ultimately exiled from the Massachusetts Bay colony. That man was Roger Williams, who later became
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