# Terrifying & True | Brian Shaffer: True Crime Mystery & Bar Disappearance Horror

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Podcast: [Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for Spooky Season](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekly-spooky-horror-stories-scary-tales-692630)
Published: 2026-06-22T09:00:17+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2503

## Resource

On spring break 2006, Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer walked into a crowded Columbus bar—and vanished without a trace. Security cameras captured him near the Ugly Tuna Saloon moments before closing, but footage mysteriously never showed him leaving. Explore one of Ohio's most baffling true crime mysteries: the search for answers, theories that haunted the South Campus Gateway, and the supernatural questions that remain unsolved nearly two decades later. This episode of Terrifying & True investigates the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, the Ohio State medical student who vanished from Columbus on April 1, 2006. We examine the final surveillance footage, the search efforts, the role of camera blind spots, the theories that have followed the case for nearly two decades, and the human heartbreak behind one of America’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. Brian Shaffer was not a late night horror legend. He was a son, a brother, a boyfriend, a future doctor, and a grieving young man standing at the edge of the rest of his life. Then, somewhere between a crowded bar and the outside world, he disappeared. We’re telling that story tonight. 🎧 LISTEN NOW and subscribe for spine-tingling horror stories every week! 🎉 Unlock exclusive bonus episodes and support the show on Patreon! 👉 WeeklySpooky.com/Join 📬 Contact Us / Submit Your Horror Story! Twitter: @WeeklySpooky Facebook: facebook.com/WeeklySpooky Email: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com 🎵 Music by Ray Mattis 👉 Check out Ray’s incredible work here ! 👨‍💼 Executive Producers: Rob Fields, Bobbletopia.com 🎥 Produced by: Daniel Wilder 🌐 Explore more terrifying tales at: WeeklySpooky.com

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