In the spring of 2006, 27-year-old Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer walked into a popular Columbus bar called the Ugly Tuna Saloona, and was never seen again. Surveillance footage captured him entering the bar around 1:55 a.m., but he never appeared on camera leaving. No signs of a struggle. No phone activity. No trace. Nearly two decades later, Brianās disappearance remains one of the most haunting and confounding cold cases in modern true crime history. In episode 361, Jac and Lex unravel the night Brian disappeared, the theories that wonāt die, and the question that haunts everyone whoās ever heard his story: how does someone vanish into thin air? š Catch up to FOUR bonus episodes per month plus full video episodes over on Patreon:patreon.com/thefirstdegreešø Instagram: instagram.com/thefirstdegreešŗ TikTok: tiktok.com/@thefirstdegreeeš¤ Facebook: facebook.com/thefirstdegreeĀ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In the spring of 2006, 27-year-old Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer walked into a popular Columbus bar called the Ugly Tuna Saloona, and was never seen again. Surveillance footage captured him entering the bar around 1:55 a.m., but he never appeared on camera leaving. No signs of a struggle. No phone activity. No trace. Nearly two decades later, Brianās disappearance remains one of the most haunting and confounding cold cases in modern true crime history. In episode 361, Jac and Lex unra...