Brian Shaffer /// 20 Years Missing | Forensic Files

Eventually, the group arrived at a popular student hot spot known as the Ugly Tuna Saloona.
Security cameras captured Brian entering the bar shortly before closing time. At
approximately 1:55 a.m., surveillance footage recorded what would become the final confirmed sighting of him. Brian
was seen casually speaking with two women near the entrance of the bar. He appeared relaxed, calm, ordinary.
Moments later, he stepped out of the camera's view, and then he was gone. Despite extensive review of
surveillance footage covering the bar's main entrance and surrounding areas, investigators never found a single image
of Brian leaving the building. Friends who had been with him eventually exited without him, assuming he had left
on his own. But Brian never returned home. He never contacted family or friends.
He never boarded his scheduled flight to

Brian Shaffer /// 20 Years Missing

Ohio State Medical Student, Brian Randall Shaffer disappeared without an apparent reason on April 1, 2006. His last known whereabouts was a second-floor campus area bar where he was having drinks with friends. Near the entrance of the Ugly Tuna Saloona just before 2 a.m. Brian is seen on security footage talking briefly with two women. Brian later became separated from his friends who have stated that they assumed that Brian had left and gone home. At the time of his disappearance Brian Shaffer was 6’2” tall and approximately 160 to 165 lbs. He’s a caucasian male with brown hair and hazel eyes. Brian had a Pearl Jam tattoo on his upper right arm and he plays guitar.

Brief Summary

Brian Shaffer vanished after being last seen at Ugly Tuna Saloona in 2006, with no evidence of his departure.

Key points

The Last Sighting of Brian. Surveillance footage captures Brian's final moments at the Ugly Tuna Saloona.
The Mysterious Disappearance. Despite extensive searches, Brian vanished without a trace after leaving the bar.

Episode highlights

The Last Sighting of BrianSurveillance footage captures Brian's final moments at the Ugly Tuna Saloona.“He was seen casually speaking with two women.”0:16Feb 11, 2026

Episode quotes

He was seen casually speaking with two women.

Final confirmed sighting of Brian.

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