94. Missing Brian Shaffer / The Haunted Bellaire House

Brian Shaffer, a medical student at Ohio State University, went missing the night of March 31, 2006. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer

Brian was extremely close to his mother, Renee. When she passed away on March 6, 2006 from cancer, Brian’s grief was overwhelming. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer

Friday, March 31, 2006 was the start of Spring Break. Brian met up with his friend William “Clint” Florence at the Ugly Tuna Saloona in downtown Columbus. Clint lost track of Brian at the end of the night and thought he had headed home. Clint maintains that he knows nothing about Brian’s disappearance. https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2020/01/29/brian-shaffer-where-is-he/

The last time Brian is seen on surveillance is at 1:55am. He’s chatting with two girls at the main entrance of the Ugly Tuna Saloona. He then stepped back into the bar, but there is no footage of him leaving. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=373906749949924

The Bellaire House, built in 1904, Jacob Heatherington. The house sat abandoned for many years. During that time neighbors reported seeing people in the house and figures looking out of the windows. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1699-Belmont-St_Bellaire_OH_43906_M37804-41717#photo0

Living with spirits is one thing, but when they pin one down on the bed and toss one’s dog across the room, well that’s quite another. And that’s exactly what happened to Bellaire House owner Kristin Lee and her dog, Bella. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4141124/Haunted-home-Ohio-town-draws-paranormal-investigators.html

The attic bedroom in the Bellaire House is said to be the most haunted room in the house. This is where Nick Groff fell into a trans of sorts and felt drawn to the window during his and Katrina Weidman’s investigation on TLC’s Lockdown. Photo; Rachel Saderholm https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/2021/10/20/ohio-bellaire-house-halloween-ghost-hunt/6059919001/