THE MAID WHO DIED OF FRIGHT: What’s The Truth Behind The Mystery of the Worthington Ghost?

A terrified maid's claim of seeing a ghost in the Worthington mansion leads Boston Blackie to uncover a deadly plot of greed, madness, and murder where nothing supernatural is quite what it seems. | #RetroRadio EP0475

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Magic Cay” (September 02, 1976)
00:45:29.119 = Philip Marlowe, “Dude From Manhattan” (July 02, 1949)
01:14:41.883 = Boston Blackie, “The Worthington Ghost” (March 19, 1946)
01:41:09.671 = The Black Mass, “All Hallows” (September 06, 1963)
02:19:59.468 = Beyond Midnight, “Harry” (December 13, 1968) ***WD (LQ)
02:46:16.539 = MindWebs, “Helen Oloy” (April 15, 1979)
03:14:29.935 = Guests of Doom, “Program 11 & 12 – Incomplete Story, But I Explain” (1930s) ***WD
03:40:12.646 = Mystery In The Air, “Mask of Medusa” (September 04, 1947) ***WD
04:09:11.099 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Triangle of Death” (March 28, 1947) ***WD
04:38:13.813 = Results, Inc., “Mummysitting With Queen Sheshack” (December 30, 1944)
05:07:28.066 = Murder at Midnight, “The Man Who Was Death” (September 23, 1946)
05:33:21.263 = The Black Museum, “Canvas Bag” (February 19, 1952)
05:58:33.912 = The Mysterious Traveler, “No Grave Can Hold Me” (June 14, 1949)
06:27:22.258 = Mystery House, “Death With a Punch” (April 28, 1946) ***WD
06:53:22.682 = CBS’s Nightfall, “Mr. Agostino” (April 30, 1982) ***WD
07:22:33.140 = Obsession, “Amnesia” (February 19, 1951) ***WD
07:45:44.822 = Origin of Superstition, “Whistling In The Dressing Room” (1935)
07:59:44.737 = Mystery Playhouse, “Criminal At Large” (April 11, 1944) ***WD (LQ)
08:29:15.320 = Price of Fear, “Speciality of the House” (April 13, 1974) ***WD
08:57:46.402 = The Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Mischief Maker” (January 15, 1944) ***WD
09:23:11.205 = Quiet Please, “It’s Later Than You Think” (August 02, 1948)
09:48:05.017 = 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.
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