He Murdered His Best Friend — Then His Best Friend Came Back To Thank Him

“The Gift”: When Walter Powers helps his lover murder her wealthy husband, he thinks he's gotten away with the perfect crime — until the dead man shows up at his apartment that same night with a gift, a warning, and knowledge of secrets that no living person could possibly know. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0616CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Gift” (July 08, 1977)00:45:40.701 = The Black Mass, “Moonlit Road” (November 30, 1970) ***WD01:18:07.702 = Beyond Midnight, “Hello Down There” (January 22, 1969) ***WD (LQ)01:48:03.192 = MindWebs, “Kelle4rman’s Eyepiece” (March 07, 1977)02:10:24.877 = Studio X, “Professor Goes For a Walk” (1956-57)02:22:52.788 = Mystery In The Air, “Horla” (August 21, 1947) ***WD02:52:44.613 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Beckoning Fair One” (June 05, 1945) ***WD03:21:25.415 = Murder at Midnight, “Man With a Black Beard” (February 03, 1947) ***WD03:46:45.257 = Black Museum, “A Pair of Spectacles” (January 27, 1951) ***WD04:11:51.347 = Mysterious Traveler, “Behind The Locked Door” (November 06, 1951)04:41:30.739 = Mystery House, “Well, Well, Another Body” (September 23, 1945) ***WD05:07:28.032 = 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.ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy."I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0616