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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 14 MIN

The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 4

from Detectives on the Air · host OTR.FM Network

Originally Aired: December 15, 1955Johnny Dollar #284, "The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 4,"Johnny Dollar confronts insurance broker Hillary Franks, laying out his case that Franks helped arrange for someone else to take James Lansing's physical examination two years ago. Lansing was already dying, making this a calculated fraud scheme orchestrated with his sister, Mrs. Arlene Kennedy, as beneficiary. When Johnny threatens to swear out a warrant for his arrest, the panicked Franks attacks him with a paperweight and flees. Despite having no hard admission of guilt, Johnny believes Franks won't run far because he doesn't know how.Johnny then confronts Mrs. Kennedy, who repeatedly denies knowing anyone named Hillary Franks. He warns her that the ruined broker, having lost his seventeen-year reputation, will likely turn on her in anger and may even want to kill her for dragging him into the scheme. Kennedy maintains her innocence, claiming her brother's insurance policy was his own business and she's merely the rightful beneficiary. As tensions escalate, Johnny must decide his next move in unraveling this deadly fraud.

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