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TRUE CRIME
The Disappearance of a Student That Drove His Car in a Ditch and Was Never Seen Again
They never found him
Brandon Swanson was a 19-year-old student at Minnesota West Community and Technical College. On the 13th of May 2008, he completed his first year in the school, the reason for the party — he and his friends were going to celebrate the occasion at a home where many other people came to the party that night.
According to many, he and his friends had been drinking that night.
Brandon went to another friend and left the party in his car around an hour before midnight. After the visit, he left to go to his parents, which reportedly was a 30-minute drive.
His car got stuck in a ditch on the way home. First, he tried to call some of his friends with no response, then he tried to call his parents to come and help him, but he didn’t know his exact location.
He probably didn’t have any advanced maps software from 2022.
He told his parents he needed a ride home and explained something about the location. When his parents arrived at his…
