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EPISODE · Sep 27, 2025 · 4H 59M

MURDER IN A FALLING ELEVATOR: Everyone Saw Everything, But Nobody Saw the Killer

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

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateSuspense presents a story involving six men trapped in a plummeting elevator during a crash. When rescuers finally reach them, one of the men has been shot to death, which is initially ruled a suicide. A year later, the murdered man's father invites the five survivors to dinner, where he shares an "After-Dinner Story" in an effort to expose the killer among them. | #RetroRadio EP0521CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Nobody Dies” (December 09, 1976)00:46:52.209 = Suspense, “After Dinner Story” (October 26, 1943)01:15:29.499 = Tales of the Frightened, “Ladder” (November 28, 1957)01:20:32.311 = The Saint, “Amnesia Victim” (February 25, 1951)01:50:01.596 = Theater Five, “Captain Gamble’s Uniform” (October 21, 1964)02:10:32.570 = 2000 Plus, “Veteran Comes Home” (July 05, 1950) ***WD02:38:38.832 = The Unexpected, “Understudy” (July 11, 1948) ***WD02:53:16.621 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD03:08:12.871 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD03:37:57.878 = Weird Circle, “Last Day of a Condemned Man” (December 10, 1944)04:05:23.305 = The Whistler, “Tale Dead Man Told” (October 16, 1944)04:34:54.094 = Witch’s Tale, “Rat In a Trap” (January 28, 1935) ***WD04:58:14.440 = 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/WDRR0521

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateSuspense presents a story involving six men trapped in a plummeting elevator during a crash. When rescuers finally reach them, one of the men has been shot to death, which is initially ruled a suicide. A year later, the murdered man's father invites the five survivors to dinner, where he shares an "After-Dinner Story" in an effort to expose the killer among them. | #RetroRadio EP0521CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Nobody Dies” (December 09, 1976)00:46:52.209 = Suspense, “After Dinner Story” (October 26, 1943)01:15:29.499 = Tales of the Frightened, “Ladder” (November 28, 1957)01:20:32.311 = The Saint, “Amnesia Victim” (February 25, 1951)01:50:01.596 = Theater Five, “Captain Gamble’s Uniform” (October 21, 1964)02:10:32.570 = 2000 Plus, “Veteran Comes Home” (July 05, 1950) ***WD02:38:38.832 = The Unexpected, “Understudy” (July 11, 1948) ***WD02:53:16.621 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD03:08:12.871 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD03:37:57.878 = Weird Circle, “Last Day of a Condemned Man” (December 10, 1944)04:05:23.305 = The Whistler, “Tale Dead Man Told” (October 16, 1944)04:34:54.094 = Witch’s Tale, “Rat In a Trap” (January 28, 1935) ***WD04:58:14.440 = 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/WDRR0521

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Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateSuspense presents a story involving six men trapped in a plummeting elevator during a crash. When rescuers finally reach them, one of the men has been shot to...

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