Originally Aired: August 23, 1945
 
In Suspense #155, “This Will Kill You,” factory worker Joe Jordan is fed up with being belittled by his foreman, Charlie Harris. But when workplace slights and romantic jealousy boil over, Joe hatches a chillingly calculated plan—not just for revenge, but to destroy Charlie’s life completely. What follows is a dark, manipulative plot to commit the perfect murder, plant the evidence, and walk away clean… until one fatal oversight unravels it all. A gripping narrative of ego, madness, and the illusion of control, delivered with relentless tension.
 
Cast:
Dane Clark
 
Tags:
Suspense, thriller, crime, psychological, daneclark, factorydrama, revenge, oldtimeradio, falsealibi, classicnoir, 1940sradio, murdermystery, setup, radiohistory, suspensepodcast

Originally Aired: August 23, 1945 In Suspense #155, “This Will Kill You,” factory worker Joe Jordan is fed up with being belittled by his foreman, Charlie Harris. But when workplace slights and romantic jealousy boil over, Joe hatches a chillingly calculated plan—not just for revenge, but to destroy Charlie’s life completely. What follows is a dark, manipulative plot to commit the perfect murder, plant the evidence, and walk away clean… until one fatal oversight unravels it all. A gripping narrative of ego, madness, and the illusion of control, delivered with relentless tension. Cast: Dane Clark Tags: Suspense, thriller, crime, psychological, daneclark, factorydrama, revenge, oldtimeradio, falsealibi, classicnoir, 1940sradio, murdermystery, setup, radiohistory, suspensepodcast

Originally Aired: August 23, 1945
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In Suspense #155, “This Will Kill You,” factory worker Joe Jordan is fed up with being belittled by his foreman, Charlie Harris. But when workplace slights and romantic jealousy boil over, Joe hatches a chillingly calculated plan—not just for revenge, but to destroy Charlie’s life completely. What follows is a dark, manipulative plot to commit the perfect murder, plant the evidence, and walk away clean… until one fatal oversight unravels it all. A gripping narrative of ego, madness, and the illusion of control, delivered with relentless tension.
&nbsp;
Cast:
Dane Clark
&nbsp;
Tags:
Suspense, thriller, crime, psychological, daneclark, factorydrama, revenge, oldtimeradio, falsealibi, classicnoir, 1940sradio, murdermystery, setup, radiohistory, suspensepodcast

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