25 - The Disappearance of Brandon Swanson | The 47-Minute Phone Call

On May 14, 2008, nineteen-year-old Brandon Swanson called his parents after his car went into a ditch on a rural Minnesota road.He believed he was just outside the town of Lynd and asked them to come pick him up.For the next 47 minutes, Brandon stayed on the phone with them while he walked through the dark toward what he thought were the lights of town.Then suddenly, in the middle of the conversation, Brandon said two words:“Oh, shit.”And the line went dead.Despite extensive searches, Brandon Swanson was never found.In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we reconstruct the final phone call, the search that followed, and the unanswered questions that remain in one of the most unsettling missing person cases in recent history.⸻About the showKat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.New episodes every week.⸻Support the ShowIf you’re enjoying Kat Has Questions, follow the podcast, leave a review, or send in a weird historical mystery you want me to dig into next.Support the show (Patreon): https://patreon.com/KatHasQuestions?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkSupport the show & buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/kathasquesw⸻Sources & Further ReadingMinnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. “Missing Person: Brandon Swanson.”https://dps.mn.govThe Charley Project. “Brandon Swanson.”https://charleyproject.org/case/brandon-lee-swansonThe Doe Network. “Missing Person Case File: Brandon Swanson.”https://www.doenetwork.orgCBS Minnesota (WCCO). Coverage of the Brandon Swanson disappearance.The Marshall Independent. Local reporting on search efforts in Yellow Medicine County.Interviews and statements from Brandon Swanson’s parents, Brian and Annette Swanson.Search reports and investigation records from Yellow Medicine County authorities.🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestions