Case 286: The Survivors' Network

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Casefile Archives 10: Ben McDaniel

On Friday, August 20 2010, officers from the Holmes County Sheriff's Department were called to Vortex Spring, a commercially operated dive park just outside the Florida town of Ponce de Leon. A 30-year-old scuba diver from Tennessee by the name of Ben McDaniel had failed to resur ...  Show more

Casefile Archives 9: The Frankston Serial Killer

*** Content Warning: serial killer, extreme violence, animal cruelty ***In early 1993, Frankston resident Donna received a series of unnerving prank calls. Afraid of being home alone, she accompanied her boyfriend during his pizza delivery shift, only to return home to find her w ...  Show more

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