MISSING: Young Men From Their Cars
A strange phenomenon keeps occurring where young men go missing from their cars and then seem to vanish into thin air. It happened in 2008 to Brandon Swanson, 2020 To Jason Landry, and 2021 to Daniel Robinson. It seems impossible that they could walk away from their vehicles, sometimes even leaving their clothes behind and never be seen again. Their families need your help to find their loved ones!
Please contact the authorities If you have any information about the following cases:
Jason Landry
If you have information regarding Jason please call the Sheriff’s office at 512-398-6777 or any of the following investigators:
Detective Ferry with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office, 512-398-6777 Ext. 4516 or by email: [email protected].
Investigator Abel Pena, with PM Investigations by phone: (210) 954-1476 or by email: [email protected].
Investigator Tuleta Copeland, with Leverage Investigations at [email protected].
Brandon Swanson
If you have information regarding Brandon please call Agent Woodford at 651-793-7000. You can also look for updates on Brandon’s case HERE.
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Episode Source Material
Jason Landry
- KHOU 11 – Family and friends are now offering a $10,000 reward in the search for missing student Jason Landry. By Doug Delony and Janelle Biudau.
- KHOU 11 – Phone data reveals final known moments before disappearance of Texas State student Jason Landry. By Drew Knight.
- Click2Houston.com – Update: Texas Equusearch suspends search for missing Texas State student. By Brittany Taylor.
- KXAN – Cell phone data tracks missing Texas State student Jason Landry’s route before his disappearance. By Jaclyn Ramkissoon.
- Fox 7 Austin – Family, investigators push for geofence warrant in Jason Landry case. By Shannon Ryan.
- CBS Austin – Father of missing Texas State student continues searching for answers. By Gabriela Vidal.
- ABC 13 Eye Witness News – Officials drain pond in search of Texas State student reported missing.
- Fox 29 – ‘Someone has to know something’ parents of missing Texas State student speak. By Yami Virgin.
- Fox 7 – New details released in search for missing Texas State student. By Rebecca Thomas.
- BrainScratch – LordanARTS Youtube.
- Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page
- KXAN – Search for missing Texas State student Jason Landry organized for Saturday
Brandon Swanson
- CNN – Teen drove into ditch, vanished as parents searched. By Aleis Weed.
- Twin Cities – Brandon Swanson search resumes in western Minnesota. By Mary Divine.
- Thesearchforbrandon.blogspot.com
- Marshall Independent – Swanson case still unsolved. By Jenny Kirk.
- CNN – Nany Grace: Transcripts
- FBI VICAP
Daniel Robinson
- The Independent – Daniel Robinson: Everything we knew about geologist missing in Arizona desert under bizarre circumstances. By Shelia Flynn and Justin Vallejo.
- Arizona Republic – Human remains do not belong to missing Buckeye man, police say. By Salma Reyes.
- ABC 11 Eye Witness News – This 24-year-old geologist from SC went missing in Arizona in June. His dad won’t give up searching. By WIS-TV.
- Daily Beast – Dad of missing black geologist slams ‘nonchalant cops’ handling of his son’s case. By Brooke Leigh Howard.
- Insider – A timeline of the disappearance of Daniel Robinson, a 24-year-old geologist in Arizona. By Rebecca Cohen and Katie Balevic.
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