We're back. After some time away, Dudes VS Everything returns with new stories, fresh chaos, and the same two dudes ready to tackle whatever's weird, dark, or completely unexplainable. In this comeback episode, Jesus breaks down the mysterious disappearance of Brandon Lawson, a case that's haunted the internet for over a decade. Meanwhile, Rudy dives into the Pascagoula Abduction—an alien encounter so bizarre that even the cops believed it. This episode is part personal catch-up, part true crime, part high strangeness. No matter how you found us, we're glad you're here. Let's get weird again.

Segment 1: Where We’ve Been

• Why we took a break
• Real-life updates from Jesus and Rudy
• What’s changing with the podcast moving forward
• New website, new polls, new community stuff
• The vibe check: where we’re at mentally, creatively, and with the world

Segment 2: The Disappearance of Brandon Lawson (Jesus)

• Timeline breakdown: August 8–9, 2013
• The chilling 911 call and its possible interpretations
• The confusing movements the night he vanished
• Drug use, paranoia, and the possibility of being chased
• Police response and missed opportunities
• His phone activity hours after the call
• 2022: His remains are found. But does it answer anything?
• The internet theories: cartel, cops, hallucination, or cover-up?
• What makes this case stick with so many people a decade later?

Brandon Lawson Sources:

• 911 Call Audio and Analysis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f26k-5lX1g

• Written Transcript:

https://deadrunkcrime.home.blog/2019/12/13/episode-24-brandon-lawson

• Official Family Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/helpfindbrandonlawson

• News Coverage of Remains Discovery (2022):

https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/dna-confirms-remains-of-missing-texas-man-brandon-lawson/504-227b3261-9918-4e4b-b1f0-632e60341979

• Wikipedia Summary:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brandon_Lawson

Segment 3: The Pascagoula Abduction (Rudy)

• October 11, 1973: Calvin Parker and Charles Hickson are fishing
• Their claim: they were paralyzed, floated into a spacecraft
• Description of the beings: robotic, no neck, crab-like claws
• Physical marks left on their bodies
• Hypnosis sessions and polygraph tests
• Skeptics vs believers: who was right?
• The secret police tape: what they said when they thought no one was listening
• Calvin Parker’s later life, public appearances, and final interviews

Pascagoula Abduction Sources:

• Wikipedia Overview:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascagoula_Abduction

• Original Police Secret Tape Audio:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88mzsnvQm4E

• 2019 Documentary-Style Coverage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCtU_mOseTc

• News Breakdown of Police Tape:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5517215/secret-police-audio-files-prove-men-who-claim-they-were-abducted-by-alien-creatures-with-lobster-like-claws-in-craziest-ufo-sighting-ever-recorded-were-telling-the-truth-researcher-claims

• Reddit Discussion of Police Belief and Audio:

https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/comments/155soi2/in_1973_two_men_went_to_police_claiming_to_have/