Disappearance of Brian Shaffer
- Year
- 2006
- Where
- Ohio
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
In the early hours of April 1, 2006, Brian Randall Shaffer, a 27‑year‑old medical student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, disappeared in Columbus, Ohio, United States. He had spent the previous night, March 31, having drinks with friends at a campus‑area bar to mark the start of spring break. He later became separated from them, and they assumed he had gone home.
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- Brian Shaffer /// 20 Years Missing /// Timeline /// Part 1True Crime Garage · 2026
- MISSING: Brian ShafferCrime Junkie · 2019
- Unsolved Disappearance: Brian Shaffer (Revisited Case)Last Seen Alive · 2025
- Brian Shaffer /// 20 Years Missing /// Timeline /// Part 2True Crime Garage · 2026
- He Walked Into a Bar and Never Came Out: The Brian Shaffer CaseThe Psychic Case Files with Dallisa Hocking · 2026
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