About this episode

Georgia covers the disappearance of Brian Shaffer while Karen tells the story of the Van Meter Visitor.

This week, Georgia covers the disappearance of Brian Shaffer and Karen tells the story of a mysterious creature, the Van Meter Visitor.   For our sources, please visit https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/episodes . Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:  https://bit.ly/3UFCn1g . Head to social media to share your favorite moments from this episode.  Instagram:  instagram.com/myfavoritemurder     Facebook:  facebook.com/myfavoritemurder   TikTok:  tiktok.com/@my_favorite_murder   Send your hometown stories to  myfavoritemurder@gmail.com .  Join the Fan Cult to access ad-free episodes of My Favorite Murder. Members also receive merch store discounts, exclusive audio and video content and more! Visit  www.fancult.supercast.com to join. Shop for My Favorite Murder and other Exactly Right merchandise here: www.exactlyrightstore.com . Rate, review and follow My Favorite Murder on the iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you like to listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Georgia, Karen Kilgariff

Topics covered

• disappearance
• mysterious creature
• true crime
• Brian Shaffer
• Van Meter Visitor

Keywords

• true crime
• disappearance
• Brian Shaffer
• Van Meter Visitor
• mysterious creature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: My Favorite Murder, Exactly Right, iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Van Meter Visitor

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