Brian Shaffer Is Missing and Someone Is Hiding The Truth

On March 31, 2006, an Ohio University Medical Student named Brian Shaffer was seen on a security camera entering the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus Ohio, and was never seen again. Loving girlfriend Alexis and family quickly began a search that, to this day, has unfortunately revealed nothing. What happened to Brian Shaffer? Did he disappear by his own choice, unhappy with the possibility of being a doctor instead of starting his band? Did his seemingly suspicious friend Clint have anything to do with the disappearance? Was this another instance of the Smiley Face Killings? Welcome back to The Lore Lodge...

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00:00 - Cold Open
00:20 - Introduction
03:41 - History of Ohio
14:12 - Who Was Brian Shaffer?
16:13 - The Night He Went Missing
24:06 - The Search Begins
26:38 - Possible Causes
39:45 - A Suspicious Message
41:48 - A Possible Sighting
42:58 - A Recurring Problem
44:57 - His Friend's Suspicious Behavior
48:40 - The Theories
57:45 - Conclusion

[kathryncumberland]

Brian's poor little brother! He lost his mom to cancer, then his brother disappeared, then his dad dies in a freak accident 😭

[odawe-wadabingie]

my father is a detective in scotland, i often watch channels like yours with him and he never appreciated the evidence they proposed nor their skill at factually gathering it. however he always praises the work done by yourself, saying that you explore every possibility (even supernatural though he doesn't pay any credence to such reasons) We now watch every video within an hour of release and is the highlight of our weeks sometimes, thank you

[PalmelaHanderson]

I don't think it's necessarily suspicious that Clint lawyered up and shut up. Any lawyer would tell him "there are signs that point to you whether you did it or not, your best move at this point is to keep your mouth shut." That doesn't mean he did anything, just that innocent people do get convicted because of circumstantial evidence, maybe he felt like he should consult a lawyer just in case, and any lawyer would tell him to shut up.

[industrialover]

Everyone always says lawyer up if the cops want to talk to you, doesn't matter the situation, but everyone calls it suspicious when you actually lawyer up.
I don't find it suspicious that he lawyered up, not even a little bit. Not only is it the smart thing to do anyway, ask anyone, but context is key. What if the cops were immediately acting like he was guilty?

[ErynRenee]

I was a student at the time and friends with security at ugly tuna...he didn't jump off the balcony. Staff did it often to retrieve phones. He would have been seen. There were cops always standing in that area below - and it was a high traffic area.

[emilyguerrero]

What you said about police not collaborating with outsiders, they even refuse Ken Mains, former police, former cold case detective, founder of a cold case association. He made a great comment to them once regarding a really old, famous case. They said they would not allow anyone to help out, and he asked, "And how's that working out for you? " As you can imagine, the detectives were not amused.

[Bleepins]

I was totally wrapped up in your native history lesson, you started talking about Brian again, was like woahh who tf is this guy? Totally forgot why I was here lol

[xSkyfire]

Damn, you gotta feel for the brother: Lost mom to cancer, brother missing, dad died by falling tree branch. I'm only 40:00 in at this point so I don't know...😧

[bananafanafoferry]

The only people who claimed he was going to propose to Alexis are from her family and friends. Nobody on his side of things have backed this up. Brian was flirting with other women…..he was not that into Alexis. She was clearly way more interested in him.

[BSIII]

Polygraphs aren't admissable in court and are a psychological technique. They aren't arbiters of truth or guilt, whatsoever.

[robynwilde]

I'm a born Ohioan and my former roommate's mother was murdered in Columbus, possibly for the contents of her purse. Though the family is convinced they know the guilty party, the CPD refused to even interview the person. I know some truly awesome policemen, but they do NOT work in Columbus.

[VT_Writer]

@3:38 *Puts a finger on your lips and whispers in your ear* “Don’t you ever apologize for being you. Explain history to me now.”

[nickhartwell]

Aidan needing clarification on "burning one up with Bob Marley" is so adorably innocent. 😂

[xxthesarcasm]

I keep thinking of the case of Annie Le. Yale student who was murdered in her lab. CCTV never showed her leaving her work place, only for her body to be found stuffed inside a wall.

[CoyWolfManh]

On the night he disappeared, Brian had just taken final exams for medical school. How did he do on these exams? If, for example, he failed these exams and / or showed evidence of not having given a real effort, this could add to your theory that he disappeared on his own free will

[Haroldballard]

Hey Lore Lodge, I have a case here in Ontario Canada . The lost boys of Pickering. Today marks 29 years of their disappearances. 6 teenage/young men party one night and decided to steal a boat and a big wheel water cycle and head into Lake Ontario never to be seen again . No trace of them or the boat . Quick briefing of the case . Would love to see your work on it, I think it's right up your alley.

[PenskePC]

I read somewhere that the media has overblown how much coverage the cameras actually had and there's a large blind spot, but Idk how true that is.

[Megnificent.]

You should look into the case of Thomas Brown from Canadian, TX. He was a teenager that went missing from a small rural town under very suspicious circumstances the night before Thanksgiving. Everyone suspected local law enforcement who had harassed Thomas in the past. Sure enough a year or two after he went missing, one of those suspicious officers found some of his remains in an area that had been searched many times before. This case needs more exposure and more eyes looking at it!
I love your videos and respect all the work y'all put into them! Thank you!

[Joanne-iq]

This case was very solvable- friends there, people close together, cameras on property, and a big college city law enforcement . Yet nothing. Which tells us 1 somebody has connections, powerful dad etc, 2 they strongly believe it is suicide, or 3 it was a non- story, a distraction piece, which does happen from time to time

[annageracoulis]

My heart goes out to Derek. I can’t imagine being so young and losing my parents AND brother in such tragic ways. Lord have mercy on him, that he should have a loving, supportive community around him