 This suggested Brian might have left Columbus for a new life elsewhere.However, upon further investigation, the note was found to have been posted from a computer accessible to the public in Franklin County; it was determined to be a hoax.Shortly after Randy Shaffer's death, Neil Rosenberg, attorney for Clint Florence, wrote to Don Corbett, a private investigator who has volunteered his time to help the Shaffer family find Brian, regarding his client's ongoing refusal to take a lie detector test.