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EPISODE · Sep 18, 2025 · 4H 51M

MIND READER DISCOVERS HIS OWN MURDER PLOT: His Wife and Business Partner Want Him Dead

from Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark · host Darren Marlar

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateFred Lambert wakes up in the hospital after an accident at home the previous night, where his business partner, Joe Tucker, accidentally hit him on the head with a golf club during practice swings. Upon regaining consciousness, Fred discovers he has gained the supernatural ability to read minds. When his wife arrives with his favorite dessert, a jelly roll, Fred (“The Man Who Loved Jellyroll”) reads her thoughts and realizes she has poisoned it in an attempt to kill him, following the failed attempt by his partner. | #RetroRadio EP0513CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Awakening” (November 23, 1976)00:45:44.575 = Theater Five, “Man Who Loved Jellyroll” (October 20, 1964)01:06:33.698 = 2000 Plus, “Brooklyn Brain” (June 21, 1950) ***WD01:35:14.391 = The Unexpected, “Museum” (October 01, 1947)01:49:51.860 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD02:04:45.553 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947)02:34:43.670 = The Weird Circle, “Wooden Ghost” (December 03,1944)03:02:08.105 = The Whistler, “Finders Weepers” (October 09, 1944)03:30:54.981 = Witch’s Tale, “Happy Ending” (September 28, 1934) ***WD04:00:08.198 = X Minus One, “Project Trojan” (June 19, 1956)04:23:48.881 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ)04:47:49.116 = Strange Adventure, “Island Below the Wind” (1945)04:51:06.624 = 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.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music LibraryABOUT 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 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramasCUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0513

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateFred Lambert wakes up in the hospital after an accident at home the previous night, where his business partner, Joe Tucker, accidentally hit him on the head with a golf club during practice swings. Upon regaining consciousness, Fred discovers he has gained the supernatural ability to read minds. When his wife arrives with his favorite dessert, a jelly roll, Fred (“The Man Who Loved Jellyroll”) reads her thoughts and realizes she has poisoned it in an attempt to kill him, following the failed attempt by his partner. | #RetroRadio EP0513CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Awakening” (November 23, 1976)00:45:44.575 = Theater Five, “Man Who Loved Jellyroll” (October 20, 1964)01:06:33.698 = 2000 Plus, “Brooklyn Brain” (June 21, 1950) ***WD01:35:14.391 = The Unexpected, “Museum” (October 01, 1947)01:49:51.860 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD02:04:45.553 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947)02:34:43.670 = The Weird Circle, “Wooden Ghost” (December 03,1944)03:02:08.105 = The Whistler, “Finders Weepers” (October 09, 1944)03:30:54.981 = Witch’s Tale, “Happy Ending” (September 28, 1934) ***WD04:00:08.198 = X Minus One, “Project Trojan” (June 19, 1956)04:23:48.881 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ)04:47:49.116 = Strange Adventure, “Island Below the Wind” (1945)04:51:06.624 = 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.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music LibraryABOUT 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 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramasCUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0513

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