Down the Path

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Season Three | Episode 7 - "Now It's Time" Sep 17, 2025

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30 Years Later - Now It's Time

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 an interview with Melissa Bain, Stanley's daughter. The episode also covers different scenarios previously explored, and Melissa shares what she believes happened to her father and the four other men who joined him on the expedition. Nearly thirty years after Stanley's disappearance, people are still searching for answers and asking tough questions.

Music: Theme music for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com.

Season Three of Down the Path is being supported by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

Season Three | Be on the Lookout: New Episode, New Information, and More Questions... Aug 05, 2025

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30 Years Later - New Information and More Questions

Keep an eye out for Episode 7 of Down the Path Season Three.

The Disappearance of Stanley Bain was originally published in January 2023, and this marks the first major update to the story since then. In this episode, host Will Rice recaps the season and introduces new voices, perspectives, and information to the case.

Thirty years after Stanley's disappearance, people are still searching for answers and asking tough questions.

Season Three | Episode Six: "Further Down The Path" Jan 20, 2023

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In 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 Andros Island. Music: Theme music for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com. Season Three of Down the Path is being supported by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

Season Three | Episode Five: "New Voices" Jan 20, 2023

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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 responsibilities – was managing and maintaining all of the boats.

Music: Theme music for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com.

Season Three of Down the Path is being supported by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

Season Three | Episode Four: "The Simplest Explanation" Jan 20, 2023

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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 bad storm out at sea – or a combination of the two? He also shares research about the storm systems that were documented before during and after the disappearance of Stanley Bain.

Music: Theme music for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com.

Season Three of Down the Path is being supported by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

Season Three | Episode Three: "Exploring Andros Island" Jan 20, 2023

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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 fishing with Stanley Bain..

Music: Theme music for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com.

Season Three of Down the Path is being supported by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

Season Three | Episode Two: "The Timeline and Scenarios" Jan 20, 2023

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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 at sea – perhaps mechanical – weather related, or a combination of both? Was Stanley Bain robbed, killed, and his boat hijacked by pirates while lobstering – perhaps somewhere near the island of Cuba? Or... was it something else?

Music: Theme music for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com.

Season Three of Down the Path is being supported by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

Season Three | Episode One: "The Disappearance" Jan 20, 2023

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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 Lobster, to feed guests of the Cargill Creek fly fishing lodge for the upcoming season. According to most people I've interviewed, the outing was supposed to last two weeks – the mission was to harvest 1000 lobsters. The men… the boats… were never seen again.

Music: Theme music for Down the Path was written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com.

Season Three of Down the Path is being supported by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

Down The Path Season Three | Trailer Jan 13, 2023

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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 heard about Stanley Bain and what happened in 1995 I was transfixed. And in a way, I've been transfixed ever since. This is a story about that disappearance…

One Year Later Aug 05, 2020

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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.

Theme music and the song "Hope" were written and recorded by Alex Flock: www.alexflock.com.

Additional Music: Unfolding Plot, Trailrunner and White Filament performed by Blue Dot Sessions, www.sessions.blue.

Season Two of Down the Path is sponsored by The Flyfish Journal. Visit www.theflyfishjournal.com/downthepath for a special offer available to Down the Path listeners.

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