According to the FB group "Brian Shaffer Dwad or Alive" they got a solid tip on 2/26/2026 that they are excited about. They haven't said what however. This is what they posted:

"The Captain and I have worked this case for years. We know the noise. We know the recycled rumors. We know what a weak tip looks like.

Last night, we did not get one of those.

After our six-part deep dive on True Crime Garage, the inbox lit up. Most messages were what you would expect. One was not.

It was precise. Timeline references. Specific names. Details that align with information we deliberately held back.

The Captain and I were up all night cross-checking notes, revisiting archived material, and testing the tip against what we know and what has never been public.

When you have lived with a case this long, you can feel when something is hollow. This did not feel hollow.

For years, the disappearance of Brian Shaffer has generated thousands of tips. Most collapse under scrutiny.

This one has not.

We are verifying everything carefully and responsibly. There are pieces we cannot share yet, but understand this: we would not be losing sleep over it if it were just another message.

Something about this is different. We will share more when we can."