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A typist who accused of murdering the author she works for. But here’s the twist — she claims the real killer wasn’t a person — it was a character from his novel, fighting for its own survival. | #RetroRadio EP0496

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The God Killers” (October 12, 1976)
00:45:01.959 = The Whistler, “Married To Murder” (September 25, 1944)
01:14:33.218 = Witch’s Tale, “Rockabye Baby” (August 02, 1934) ***WD
01:42:43.811 = X Minus One, “Project Mastodon” (June 05, 1956)
02:05:34.446 = ABC Mystery Time, “My Adventure in Norfolk” (1957) ***WD (LQ)
02:29:34.969 = Strange Adventure, “Fresh Meat” (1945)
02:32:50.875 = BBC Ghost Story, “Laura” (January 01,1987)
02:46:40.158 = Beyond The Green Door, “Patrolman Hawkins and Waxwork” (1966) ***WD
02:51:09.701 = The Black Book/The Man In Black, “Vagabond Murder” (March 02, 1952) ***WD
03:05:39.565 = Blackstone The Magician, “Ghost That Trapped a Killer” (October 03, 1948) ***WD (LQ)
03:17:21.892 = Box 13, “The Perfect Crime” (July 24, 1949)
03:43:52.671 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Duel” (1966-1968) ***WD
04:13:29.108 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Excursions In Fear” (1990-1992) ***WD
04:40:27.056 = The Clock, “Natalie” (October 23, 1947)
05:04:50.827 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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