18 years ago Brian Shaffer walked into a bar and was never seen again. Now Ohio brothers are suing a Reddit user who accused them of killing him
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A medical student walked into a bar near the Ohio State campus in the early morning hours of April 1, 2006 – and vanished.
It may sound like an April Fool’s prank, but it’s one of Ohio’s biggest mysteries.
Brian Shaffer was 27 years old when he strolled into The Ugly Tuna Saloona, a local college bar lit up by a bright neon sign that read “Fresh Fish. Ugly Owners.”
Surveillance footage from outside the establishment captured the med student entering the bar around 1:55am. Then, he was gone.
For nearly two decades, Brian’s disappearance has been a mystery to Ohio residents.
Online sleuths tossed around theories of what happened to Brian, delving deep into cold case subreddits, hoping to crack the case, particularly on , a social media platform that allows users
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