On May 14, 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson, was driving home to Marshall, Minnesota, when he crashed his car into a ditch along a rural road. He called his father at 1:45 a.m. to come and pick him up. He said he would walk to a nearby town called Lynd where he could pick him up.
As his father, Brian, and his mother, Annette drove to meet him, Brian remained on the phone to Brandon. Suddenly, Brandon said, “Oh shit!” and the phone went dead. His father called back multiple time but Brandon never answered. His parents could not find him but police later found Brandon’s car, but Brandon was never seen or heard from again.