S2 Ep 11: Cold Case Friday: Brian Shaffer

About this episode

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

On April 1, 2006, Brian Shaffer, a 27 year-old Ohio State Med student walked into the Ugly Tuna Saloona in Columbus, Ohio, and was never seen again. This week's cold case catches McKenzie off guard. Tune in to find out what Tara believes happened to Brian.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tara Grossi, McKenzie Kupchik

Topics covered

• cold case
• disappearance
• mystery
• Ohio
• true crime

Keywords

• Brian Shaffer
• cold case
• disappearance
• Ohio State
• Ugly Tuna Saloona
• mystery
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ohio State Med, Ugly Tuna Saloona

Places: Columbus, Ohio

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