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The episode discusses the baffling disappearance of Brian Shaffer, a medical student who vanished in 2006.

A man walks into a bar. It's caught on camera. You can watch him ride the escalator up, stand outside the doors at 1:55 in the morning, and wave goodbye to two strangers. Then he steps off the edge of the frame, and he is never seen again. This week, Chantal takes Ashley (broadcasting through roughly one working sinus, bless her) into one of the most baffling missing persons cases in modern American history: the 2006 disappearance of Brian Shaffer. Brian was a 27-year-old Ohio State medical student, a devoted Pearl Jam fan, three weeks out from losing his mother, with a girlfriend and a booked vacation and every reason to keep going. Then, on the Friday before spring break, he vanished from inside the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, Ohio. No body. No sighting. No financial activity. No answer in 20 years. Somebody knows something. This one stays with you. If you have any information on the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, contact the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-4545 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477. You can remain anonymous. Follow us: linktr.ee/triggeredthepodcast Make sure to follow us on social media and check out everywhere you can listen at…

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