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Episode 470 · True Crime All The Time Unsolved

Ben McDaniel

22 Jun 2026 · 56 min

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On August 18th, 2010, Ben McDaniel went cave diving at Vortex Spring, a popular tourist spot in the Florida Panhandle. He never resurfaced. Over a dozen expert divers spent days searching for Ben, but didn’t find him. Some came to believe he was not in the cave at all. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss Ben McDaniel. Despite extensive searches by some of the world's most accomplished cave divers, neither Ben nor his equipment has ever been recovered. Ben experienced some traumatic events in his life, which have led some people to speculate that he may have wanted to disappear and start his…

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True Crime All The Time Unsolved

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Each week Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson guide you through the most interesting unsolved true crime stories. This is a true crime podcast that spares none of the details. We tell the stories of the victims, the facts surrounding the cases, and look at all possible suspects. We don't take ourselves to

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