Two decades after Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer walked into a campus bar and vanished, the mystery that has gripped central Ohio remains unsolved.
by Jessica Ralston | Ben Martin | Chrissy MortonBrian Shaffer was last seen at the Ugly Tuna Saloona on the Campus Gateway near Ohio State April 2006. walked into a campus bar and vanished, the mystery that has gripped central Ohio remains unsolved — and investigators say someone still knows what happened.
Shaffer, 27, was last seen April 1, 2006, when he went out to the Ugly Tuna Saloona near the Ohio State campus. Surveillance video captured him inside the bar, but he was not seen on camera leaving. When his friends were ready to go, they could not find him and left without him. After that night, Shaffer was never seen or heard from again. Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer was last seen in the Campus Gateway near Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio April of 2006. Watch ABC 6 News Friday, March 27 at 11:00 p.m. An intense search and police investigation followed. Buttons bearing Shaffer’s picture were worn, and hundreds of posters were printed. A reward was offered that eventually reached $100,000. Family, friends and fellow medical students spent countless hours searching around the Ohio State campus and beyond, including days of efforts that stretched into months and years.sat down with Columbus police Sgt. John Hurst, who was part of the original investigative team, now retired but continues to reflect on the case and push for answers. 2006 File Images: Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer was last seen at the Ugly Tuna Saloona in the Campus Gateway near Ohio State on High St. in Columbus, Ohio in April of 2006. Records shed light on the firing of Pickaway County chief dog warden a month into jobContractor gets at least 17 years in prison after defrauding customers of $400,000 A Marion man convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from customers for construction projects that were never finished is headed to prison.A father filed a lawsuit against an airline after his son allegedly died when an airline worker dropped him from a wheelchair while boarding a plane.As the weather warms and spring break approaches, there’s no better place for families to reconnect with nature, wildlife, and each other than the Columbus ZooIf you’re ready for a fresh start this spring, the Franklin County Job & Resource Fair could be your next step forward.Happening Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m
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