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Dec 2023
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Brandon Lawson // 363

Dark West Productions
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In August of 2013, a 26-year-old man disappeared from the side of a highway in Texas after running out of gas. In what has become an infamous phone call to 911, he pleaded for help, saying that he was being chased by someone in the desert. Professionals and internet sleuths alike have attempted to break down his every word to determine exactly what happened to him – especially after remains were found in the area in 2022. This is the story of Brandon Lawson.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Help Find Brandon Lawson Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/helpfindbrandonlawson/'

2. Missing Brandon Lawson: https://www.missingbrandonlawson.com/

3. GoSanAngelo: https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2022/02/04/brandon-lawson-missing-911-call-remains-possibly-found-family-says/6668447001/

4. The Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/brandon-mason-lawson

5. BrainScratch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQSDIQe9Du8

6. Go San Angelo: https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2018/07/12/five-years-gone-disappearance-brandon-lawson-west-texas/630518002/

7. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/brandonlawson/comments/b4mqlm/brandon_lawson_911_transcript_the_final_cut/

8. 911 call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWNPUjeLQNQ

9. San Angelo Live: https://sanangelolive.com/news/crime/2016-01-12/life-goes-after-brandon-lawsons-disappearance-questions-remain

10. San Angelo Live: https://sanangelolive.com/news/county/2013-09-25/missing-dead-or-run-where-brandon-lawson

11. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/brandon-lawson

12. Uncovered: https://uncovered.com/cases/brandon-lawson

13. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/brandon-lawson-who-vanished-in-2013-after-911-call-found

14. Thought Catalog: https://thoughtcatalog.com/jordan-windnagle/2020/02/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-disappearance-of-brandon-lawson/

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