Originally Aired: October 10, 1946
In Suspense #214, “A Plane Case of Murder,” war veteran Randy Judson returns home to find the woman he obsessed over during years of captivity married to someone else. When he re-enters Marion's life under the guise of wealth and success, she quickly reignites old feelings—and darker ambitions. Together, they plot to kill her husband in what seems like the perfect airborne alibi. But greed, deceit, and the taste for revenge turn the scheme into a deadly trap—with an ironic twist that not even Marion saw coming. A taut thriller that soars on treachery and lands in poetic justice.
Cast: 
John Lund, Kathy Lewis
Tags: 
Suspense, thriller, aviation, noir, betrayal, JohnLund, KathyLewis, oldtimeradio, greed, 1940sradio, classicdrama, vintagecrime, twistedromance, suspensepodcast, plottedmurder, psychological

Originally Aired: October 10, 1946 In Suspense #214, “A Plane Case of Murder,” war veteran Randy Judson returns home to find the woman he obsessed over during years of captivity married to someone else. When he re-enters Marion's life under the guise of wealth and success, she quickly reignites old feelings—and darker ambitions. Together, they plot to kill her husband in what seems like the perfect airborne alibi. But greed, deceit, and the taste for revenge turn the scheme into a deadly trap—with an ironic twist that not even Marion saw coming. A taut thriller that soars on treachery and lands in poetic justice. Cast: John Lund, Kathy Lewis Tags: Suspense, thriller, aviation, noir, betrayal, JohnLund, KathyLewis, oldtimeradio, greed, 1940sradio, classicdrama, vintagecrime, twistedromance, suspensepodcast, plottedmurder, psychological

A Plane Case of Murder: Aviation, Greed, and Cold-Blooded Betrayal

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