Tag: poisoning

EP3682: Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Dead Woman’s Eyes

Karl Swenson

A woman is assumed to have committed suicide, but Mr. Chameleon discovers she was killed by a rare Rhodesian poison she couldn’t possibly have obtained.

Original Air Date: July 21, 1948

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EP3548s: Superman: The Puzzle of the Poison Pomegranate

Clark Kent investigates when a research scientist is found dead behind a locked room from poisoning.

Original Air Date: November 26, 1949

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EP3524s: Michael Shayne: The Case of the Poisoned Fan (Wally Maher Birthday Special)

A fan of Mike Shayne’s work is killed with poison in her coffee.

Original Air Date: November 12, 1946

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EP3462: Mystery is My Hobby: Death Paints with Purple

Inspector Danton believes a painter drank poison to commit suicide, but Barton Drake believes a splotch of purple paint across his latest painting is a dying clue pointing the finger at the painter’s murderer.

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EP3444: Mystery is My Hobby: The Case of 65 Women

Drake and Danot investigate the poisoning of multiple women.

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EP3318: Mystery is My Hobby: Madame Valentine


A wealthy widow calls Barton Drake because she fears she’s going to be murdered by one of her relatives. She’s then poisoned in his presence.

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EP3228: Mystery is My Hobby: Cinderella for a Day


The contestant on the radio game show, “Cinderella for a Day” is poisoned with Bart and Inspector Danton in the audience.

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Video Theater 178: D.O.A.

A small businessman (Edmond O’Brien) is poisoned with a toxin for which there is no antidote.and sets out to find out who murdered him and why.

Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 1949

EP2880: Boston Blackie: Tom Robertson Poisons His Wife Over the Phone

Richard Kollmar

A man poisons his wife’s medicine and established his alibi by being on the other side of town.

Original Air Date: August 18, 1948
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EP2727: Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Poisoned Sandwich Murder Case

So lost, I'm fading

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A law student calls Mister Keen for help, but Keen and Mike find him dead from eating a poisoned sandwich.

Original Air Date: August 17, 1951

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EP2535: Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Case of the Absent-Minded Professor

So lost, I'm fading

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A young woman is suspected when her mother is poisoned leaving her a fortune.

Original Air Date: March 15, 1945

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EP1936: The Line-Up: Suspect Poisoned

William Johnstone
A suspect is identified in the line-up and then during questioning, he collapses dead of poisoning.

Original Air Date: August 10, 1950

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EP1749: Michael Shayne: Mary Noble Suspects Uncle Briggs

Wally Maher
An heiress comes to Mike, claiming her uncle is trying to poison her. She leaves Mike’s apartment and immediately falls dead.

Original Air Date: June 11, 1945

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EP1732: The Crime Files of Flamond: The Case of the Victimized Victim

The marriage between a college professor and his wealthy wife turns sour and accusations of poisoning fly back and forth.

Original Air Date: Sometime in 1953

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EP1617: The Saint: Simon Carries the Ivy

Vincent PriceThe Saint investigates a series of poisoned pen letters set to men who are thought to be interested in a lovely co-ed.

Original Air Date: April 1, 1951

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