EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 1H 58M
Inside America's Largest Smuggling Family | Captain Kent Daniels
from Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast · host Rhapsody Voices
Despite growing up inside America’s largest smuggling family and surviving years of dangerous runs through the Everglades, Captain Kent Daniels reflects on how the life nearly destroyed everything before ultimately changing the way he viewed survival, family, and purpose. Captain Kent's links - https://outlawsoftheeverglades.com/ https://fishwithcaptainkent.com/ Do you want to be a guest? Fill out the form https://www.insidetruecrimepodcast.com/apply-to-be-a-guest Get 10% sitewide for a limited time. Just visit https://GhostBed.com/cox and use code COX at checkout. Send me an email here: [email protected] Do you extra clips and behind the scenes content? Subscribe to my Patreon: https://patreon.com/InsideTrueCrime Check out my Dark Docs YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/@DarkDocsMatthewCox Follow me on all socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidetruecrime/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewcoxtruecrime Do you want a custom painting done by me? Check out my Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/coxpopart Listen to my True Crime Podcasts anywhere: https://anchor.fm/mattcox Check out my true crime books! Shark in the Housing Pool: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0851KBYCF Bent: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV4GC7TM It's Insanity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KFYXKK8 Devil Exposed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TH1WT5G Devil Exposed (The Abridgment): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1070682438 The Program: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0858W4G3K Bailout: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bailout-matthew-cox/1142275402 Dude, Where's My Hand-Grenade?: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNFHBDF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678623676&sr=1-1 Checkout my disturbingly twisted satiric novel! Stranger Danger: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSWQP3WX If you would like to support me directly, I accept donations here: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/MattCox69 Cashapp: $coxcon69 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Inside America’s Largest Smuggling Family Begins 02:25 - Kent’s First Smuggling Run at 14 Years Old 06:00 - Hiding $15,000 From His Parents 12:25 - His Family Discovers the Smuggling Operation 16:40 - Building High-Speed Boats for Massive Runs 17:20 - Buying the Legendary “Bluebird” Smuggling Boat 1:03:00 - The Brutal Reality of Smuggling in the Everglades 1:06:10 - Boat Sinks During Deadly Winter Storm 1:10:35 - Stranded for Days and Presumed Dead 1:15:10 - The Plane Finally Spots Them Alive 1:19:15 - Navigating “Green Doors” and Escaping the Law 1:21:00 - The Fear, Pressure, and Toll of the Smuggling Life 1:40:00 - The Smuggling Life Pushes Kent to His Breaking Point Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Despite growing up inside America’s largest smuggling family and surviving years of dangerous runs through the Everglades, Captain Kent Daniels reflects on how the life nearly destroyed everything before ultimately changing the way he viewed survival, family, and purpose. Captain Kent's links - https://outlawsoftheeverglades.com/ https://fishwithcaptainkent.com/ Do you want to be a guest? Fill out the form https://www.insidetruecrimepodcast.com/apply-to-be-a-guest Get 10% sitewide for a limited time. Just visit https://GhostBed.com/cox and use code COX at checkout. Send me an email here: [email protected] Do you extra clips and behind the scenes content? Subscribe to my Patreon: https://patreon.com/InsideTrueCrime Check out my Dark Docs YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/@DarkDocsMatthewCox Follow me on all socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidetruecrime/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewcoxtruecrime Do you want a custom painting done by me? Check out my Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/coxpopart Listen to my True Crime Podcasts anywhere: https://anchor.fm/mattcox Check out my true crime books! Shark in the Housing Pool: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0851KBYCF Bent: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV4GC7TM It's Insanity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KFYXKK8 Devil Exposed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TH1WT5G Devil Exposed (The Abridgment): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1070682438 The Program: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0858W4G3K Bailout: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bailout-matthew-cox/1142275402 Dude, Where's My Hand-Grenade?: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNFHBDF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678623676&sr=1-1 Checkout my disturbingly twisted satiric novel! Stranger Danger: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSWQP3WX If you would like to support me directly, I accept donations here: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/MattCox69 Cashapp: $coxcon69 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Inside America’s Largest Smuggling Family Begins 02:25 - Kent’s First Smuggling Run at 14 Years Old 06:00 - Hiding $15,000 From His Parents 12:25 - His Family Discovers the Smuggling Operation 16:40 - Building High-Speed Boats for Massive Runs 17:20 - Buying the Legendary “Bluebird” Smuggling Boat 1:03:00 - The Brutal Reality of Smuggling in the Everglades 1:06:10 - Boat Sinks During Deadly Winter Storm 1:10:35 - Stranded for Days and Presumed Dead 1:15:10 - The Plane Finally Spots Them Alive 1:19:15 - Navigating “Green Doors” and Escaping the Law 1:21:00 - The Fear, Pressure, and Toll of the Smuggling Life 1:40:00 - The Smuggling Life Pushes Kent to His Breaking Point Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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