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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "My Fair Lady Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1977) Aug 21, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “My Fair Lady Killer,” episode 592, originally broadcast on January 28, 1977. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this CBS mystery features Michael Tolan, Bryna Raeburn, Joan Shay, Ian Martin, and William Griffis.
A police detective investigates a series of deaths involving women whose lives appear to fit a troubling pattern. Set between New York City and its suburbs, the case becomes a tense contemporary procedural as the evidence increasingly challenges the experts’ criminal profile.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
46:02 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Alien Presences" (Old Time Radio, 1978) Aug 20, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Alien Presences,” episode 923, originally broadcast November 27, 1978. Written by Ian Martin, this science-fiction drama features John Beal, Joan Shay, John Lithgow, and Ian Martin.
In rural Nebraska, an older childless couple witnesses a strange crash during a violent storm and finds an unharmed infant near the wreckage. As the boy grows up, his unusual gifts and deep sense of displacement lead him to seek answers about his origins and his place in the world.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
45:00 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "An Identical Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1975) Aug 19, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “An Identical Murder,” episode 231, originally broadcast February 28, 1975. Written by Murray Burnett and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Elliot Reid, William Redfield, Roberta Maxwell, and Robert Dryden.
Ann Slater loves one of the Benton identical twins, but the other brother remains an unsettling presence in their lives. After a mountaineering expedition ends in tragedy, Ann is left confronting a chilling uncertainty about the man who returns.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
01:02 Original Broadcast
43:40 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Smell of Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1980) Aug 18, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Smell of Murder” (also listed as “The Sweet Smell of Murder”), originally broadcast June 25, 1980, as episode 1097. Written by Sam Dann, the drama stars Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden, Evie Juster, and Joe Silver.
A charter-boat captain is discovered with the proceeds of a bank robbery, and the evidence seems overwhelmingly damning. Certain he has been framed, his wife teams with a police investigator to learn how the stolen money found its way to him.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
45:29 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Yesterday's Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1974) Aug 17, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Yesterday’s Murder,” originally broadcast June 27, 1974, as episode 111. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this first-season drama was written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, with Mercedes McCambridge and Patricia Wheel featured in the cast.
Unhappy with the path her life has taken, Dottie Molloy answers an unusual offer promising a chance to change it. The opportunity leads her back to a pivotal moment 21 years earlier, involving stolen money, an office safe, and a choice whose consequences have never truly faded.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:57 Original Broadcast
44:53 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "A Horror Story" (Old Time Radio, 1978) Aug 17, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “A Horror Story,” episode 929, originally broadcast December 11, 1978. Written by Elspeth Eric and directed by Himan Brown, this gothic mystery features Robert Dryden, Mary Jane Higby, Ian Martin, and Arnold Moss.
In a New Orleans building shared by a celebrated chef’s private dining salon and a renowned shoemaker’s shop, a hidden diary and an unsettling pair of slippers point toward a disturbing connection between two successful trades—and a haunted past.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
44:30 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Resident Killer" (Old Time Radio, 1982) Aug 16, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Resident Killer,” episode 1386, originally broadcast October 25, 1982. Written by Sam Dann and directed by Himan Brown, this far-future drama stars Mason Adams, Russell Horton, and Carol Teitel.
Five centuries from now, Earth has engineered violence—and even violent thought—out of human life. But when an alien threat looms, authorities consider restoring the suppressed brutal instincts of one psychologically reprogrammed man to defend their peaceful world.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:57 Original Broadcast
45:04 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "The Aaron Burr Murder Case" (Old Time Radio, 1974) Aug 16, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “The Aaron Burr Murder Case,” episode 180, originally broadcast on November 28, 1974. Written by Sam Dann and produced and directed by Himan Brown, the drama features Jack Grimes, Joan Shay, George Petrie, William Redfield, and Leon Janney.
During a film reenactment of the famous 1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, a pistol meant to fire blanks instead delivers a fatal shot. What seems to be a terrible on-set accident draws police scrutiny as the past casts a disturbing shadow over the present.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
54:11 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Deadly Honeymoon" (Old Time Radio, 1974) Aug 15, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Deadly Honeymoon,” episode 19, originally broadcast January 24, 1974. Hosted by E. G. Marshall, this early installment was written by Henry Slesar and directed by Himan Brown.
Newlyweds Susan and Daniel Carey set out on a cross-country honeymoon, beginning with a flight from New York to Chicago. But when a man claiming to be Lieutenant Gale Harrington warns Susan about Daniel’s past, the journey becomes a tense test of trust. Betsy von Furstenberg and Michael Wager star.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
51:51 Closing
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - "Murder One" (Old Time Radio, 1977) Aug 14, 2026

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents “Murder One,” episode 665, originally broadcast on June 14, 1977. This CBS Radio mystery was written by G. Frederick Lewis and produced and directed by Himan Brown.
In the household of a wealthy widow, a maid’s knowledge of a dangerous secret becomes the basis for blackmail—and a desperate effort to shift suspicion elsewhere. Tammy Grimes, Teri Keane, and Leon Janney star in this compact three-character drama.
CBS Radio Mystery Theater presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
44:26 Closing
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cbs-radio-mystery-theater-old-time-radio--7219124/support.
Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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