35 - Brian Shaffer: The Missing Med Student Seen Entering a Bar… But Never Leaving

A night out near Ohio State University turned into one of the strangest missing persons cases in modern true crime.In 2006, 27-year-old medical student Brian Shaffer was seen on surveillance footage entering the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, Ohio. Friends saw him inside the bar. Witnesses spoke with him throughout the night.But when investigators later reviewed the surveillance footage… they could not clearly identify Brian ever leaving.No confirmed sightings.No body.No clear explanation.Nearly twenty years later, the disappearance of Brian Shaffer remains one of the internet’s most debated unsolved mysteries.In this episode of Kat Has Questions, we break down the timeline, the surveillance contradictions, the theories, and the haunting question at the center of the case:How does someone disappear from a crowded bar district without anyone seeing what happened next?⸻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 Readinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer⁠⁠https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/brian-randall-shaffer⁠⁠https://charleyproject.org/case/brian-randall-shaffer⁠⁠https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/brian-shaffer-case-what-happened-to-the-ohio-state-medical-student/⁠⁠https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2021/04/01/brian-shaffer-missing-15-years-later-columbus-police-still-searching-answers/7013237002/⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/various_brian_shaffer_threads/⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWNo7AajBBg⁠⁠https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4408dmoh.html⁠ADD SOURCES🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night DriftLicensed by UppbeatLicense code: CAHWZR9T33BFXDNY⸻Contact📩 [email protected]: @KatHasQuestions