The priority in a missing person search should be to find the missing person, not whether the person searching will get in trouble for helping. In a worst-case scenario, helping to find the missing person and bring closure to the family is the most important goal.
The sudden and mysterious disappearance of Ohio State University medical student Brian Shaffer has remained a baffling unsolved mystery for over 14 years. The podcast explores multiple theories behind the vanishing while shedding light on Brian's personal and family life.
In worst-case scenarios where a family member or a friend goes missing, it is important to prioritize the search for the missing person and help their loved ones to find closure, even if it means putting oneself at risk.
Friends and investigators of Brian Shaffer suspect that his friend and roommate, Clint Florence, knows more about his disappearance than he admits. Nevertheless, detectives haven’t found an explicit connection between Clint and Brian’s case.
Randy Schaeffer, after losing his wife and eldest son, consults psychics to help locate his missing son Brian. He even searches through the rivers with his surviving sons until six months later when Brian's phone rings.
Brian Shaffer went missing in Columbus, Ohio in 2006, and despite the best efforts of law enforcement, he has never been found.