Sep 17, 202547 minS3
<p>30 Years Later - Now It's Time</p> <p>The Disappearance of Stanley Bain was first published in January 2023, and this is the first major update since then. In this chapter, host Will Rice devotes an entire episode to...
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This is the story of Stanley Bain and his crew of four men - who disappeared sometime after August 5th in 1995 from South Andros Island. The crew set off together on a fishing trip for Lobster, to feed guests of the Cargill Creek fly fishing lodge for the upcoming season. The outing was supposed to last two weeks - according to most accounts,the mission was to harvest 1000 lobsters. The men... the boats... were never seen again.
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What is Down the Path about?
This is the story of Stanley Bain and his crew of four men - who disappeared sometime after August 5th in 1995 from South Andros Island. The crew set off together on a fishing trip for Lobster, to feed guests of the Cargill Creek fly fishing lodge for the upcoming season.
What has Down the Path covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Season Three | Episode 7 - "Now It's Time"" (17 September 2025, 47 minutes), "Season Three | Be on the Lookout: New Episode, New Information, and More Questions..." (5 August 2025, 6 minutes), and "Season Three | Episode Six: "Further Down The Path"" (20 January 2023, 66 minutes).
How often does Down the Path publish?
Down the Path publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 23 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Down the Path?
Booking probability for Down the Path is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Down the Path requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Down the Path's contact route on record: verified email.
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Down the Path is a society podcast with 23 episodes published.
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- Aug 5, 20256 minS3
<p>30 Years Later - New Information and More Questions</p> <p>Keep an eye out for Episode 7 of Down the Path Season Three.</p> <p>The Disappearance of Stanley Bain was originally published in January 2023, and this...
Jan 20, 20231h 6mS3In the final episode of Season Three, host Will Rice brings the story to the present by taking a look at the remaining scenarios – and also shares a new permutation of the story uncovered in 2014 after a return trip to...
Jan 20, 202341 minS3<p>In Episode Five, in 2022 host Will Rice was able to interview the two people who were hired by Stanley Bain to manage the Cargill Creek and Grassy Cay Lodge for the 1995/1996 fishing Season. Just one of their...
Jan 20, 202325 minS3<p>In Episode Four, host Will Rice begins by digging into what feels on the surface like the most probable of the scenarios – did the boats and crew have a mechanical issue that turned fatal or were they victims of a...
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Jan 20, 202339 minS3<p>In episode three, Will Rice reviews previously published articles about Stanley Bain and fishing Andros Island. He also interviews legendary photographer, angler, and world traveler Brian O'Keefe who recalls his time...
Jan 20, 202330 minS3<p>In Episode Two, Will Rice explores the timeline that spans when the fishing expedition departed to when they were first reported missing as well as the scenarios discussed very early on. Was it some type of accident...
Jan 20, 202330 minS3<p>This is the story of Stanley Bain and his crew – who disappeared sometime on – or after - August 5th, 1995 from South Andros Island in the Bahamas. The crew and three boats set off together on a fishing trip for...
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Down The Path Season Three | Trailer
Jan 13, 20236 minS3<p>I have a story that I've been thinking about and working on for almost 20 years now. I first heard about the disappearance of Stanley Bain in 2005, while fishing South Andros Island in the Bahamas. From the moment I...
Episode #5
One Year Later
Aug 5, 202029 minS2<p>In the final episode of Season Two, host Will Rice brings the story to the present with an in depth look at the San Pedro Police's latest report on the double homicide of Gary Swank and Mario Graniel.</p> <p >Theme...
Episode #4
Part Two—No Comment
Jul 21, 202021 minS2<p>In Episode Four, Part Two, host Will Rice attempts contacts the US State Department and the FBI as additional details in the plot to murder fly-fishing guide Mario Graniel emerge.</p> <p >Music: Unfolding Plot and...
Episode #4
Part One—New Developments
Jul 21, 202016 minS2<p>In Episode Four, Part One, host Will Rice looks into new developments in the case as revealed by the police report obtained in February 2020. </p> <p >Music: Unfolding Plot, performed by Blue Dot Sessions...
Episode #3
The Manhunt
Jul 8, 202027 minS2<p>In episode three, Will Rice talks with Wil Flack of Tres Pescados Fly Shop and Guide Service in San Pedro, and recounts the early days of the manhunt for the killer, or killers, of Gary Swank and Mario Graniel.</p>...
Episode #2
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time."
Jun 23, 202035 minS2<p>In Episode Two, Will Rice talks with people who knew Dr. Gary Swank and Mario Graniel in an effort to learn more about who they were. </p> <p>Additionally, we hear from Jim Klug of Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures...
Episode #1
June 23, 2019
Jun 23, 202019 minS2<p>On June 23, 2019, police in San Pedro, Belize, found the bodies of American Dr. Gary Swank and his fishing guide, Mario Graniel, on the flats of Ambergris Caye. </p> <p>The men had been murdered in an apparent...
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Down the Path Season Two | Trailer
Jun 16, 20206 minS2<p>Join host Will Rice as he explores the tragic murders of Dr. Gary Swank and his fishing guide, Mario Graniel, on the flat of Ambergris Caye, Belize in June 2019.</p>
- Jul 17, 20191h 2mS1
<p>In the final episode of Season One, Host Will Rice brings the investigation to a close...for now. </p> <p>In this episode, Will talks with an individual who met Ron's companions in Xcalak, as well as a private...
Episode #5
The Scenarios Part III
Jul 3, 201931 minS1<p>In Episode 05, Will explores the last of the four scenarios that might explain Ron Scheepstra's disappearance: the theory that Scheepstra engineered his own disappearance. </p> <p>Additionally, Will looks into travel...
Episode #4
Episode 04—The Scenarios Part II
Jun 19, 201923 minS1<p>In Episode 04, host Will Rice looks into the third of the four possible scenarios that might explain Ronald Scheepstra's disappearance. </p> <p>Could Ron have come across some bad guys while fishing at La Aguada that...
Episode #3
Episode 03—The Scenarios
Jun 5, 201928 minS1<p>Host Will Rice takes a deeper look into some of the possible scenarios that might explain Ron Scheepstra's disappearance.</p> <p>Most people agree there are only four, and after looking at them in more detail it...
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Jim Klug
founder and CEO, Yellow Dog Flyfishing Adventures
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Dr. Michael Graham
Program Director of the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics and The Gospel Coalition
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Wil Flack
Tres Pescados Fly Shop and Guide Service
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Kim Calkins
Hotel Tierra Maya
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