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Aug 2024
1h 7m

MISSING: Ben McDaniel & Kenneth Plaisted

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A young man disappears in the depths of an underwater cave system in 2010. A father mysteriously vanishes seemingly right outside of his daughter’s apartment complex in 1971. Both men, decades and miles apart, left their families, lives… and troubles… without a trace, leaving their families with more questions than answers. But whether it was by choice or otherwise, one question looms the largest – what happened to Ben & Kenneth?

If you have any information about:

  • The disappearance of Ben McDaniel in Florida in 2010, please contact the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office at 850-547-3681.
  • The disappearance of Kenneth Plaisted in Milwaukee, WI, in 1971, please contact the New Holstein Police Department at 920-898-4241.


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