Almost the Perfect Crime - Paul Harvey - The Rest of the Story

[@DAVIDRAMIREZ-rg5qc]

That was amazing! Thanks

[@BradDison]

I'm very glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@cotton-Dave]

From Paul Harvey's first words, I was positive he was referring to Col. Harland Sanders, (Kentucky Fried Chicken). Perfect description of the man! But once England was mentioned, well, no-go. Very interesting facts were mentioned by both you and Mr. Harvey and I really enjoyed this one. Thanks, Brad!

[@BradDison]

I'm very glad you enjoyed it. I wonder if Mr. Harvey did an episode about Col. Sanders. I'll have to take a look. :)

[@cotton-Dave]

+ Please do, Brad! That would be so interesting, because the Col. was a very interesting person.@@BradDison

[@stevenf1953]

Cool video. I knew most of that. But it's always a pleasure to hear it again. She is one of my wife's favorite writers. I love the movies, and TV shows, when they stay close to the book and not do something a director thinks it would be better his way.

[@BradDison]

I agree with you on that. We want to see the movie because we enjoyed the book. :)

[@TimothySielbeck]

@@BradDison I see movies then read the books which invariably leads to great/greater disappointment in the movie. If I read a book first I probably wouldn't go see a movie based on it knowing that movies "based on" books never meet my expectations.

[@stevenf1953]

@@TimothySielbeck I seem to watch the movies first then read the books. I do love Hercule Poirot. Even some tv shows I'll watch because of him.

[@stevenf1953]

@@BradDison I loved 1974 Murder on the orient express. It was a lot better than the 2017 movie. I believe it had better actors and actresses. I think it was closer to the book too.

[@CassieLopez]

Paul Harvey was radio, so slightly before my time. But the first time I ever heard of him was a book I picked up somewhere with several of his "rest of the story" stories. I loved them! So I was very pleased to find your "rest of the story" radio programs. Thank you for posting these. I had also heard various versions of Agatha Christie's disappearance. This was great!

[@BradDison]

I'm very glad you enjoyed watching. I have a couple of his "The Rest of they Story" books. I've had them for about 25 years and re-read them every now and then. They are wonderful. Thank you again for watching and commenting. :)

[@KorithStoneheart]

That's WILD!😲

[@BradDison]

It is, isn't it. Thank you for watching it and commenting. :)

[@HaveFunLetsTravel]

Another great story.

[@BradDison]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@cindys.9688]

Ahhh! Pretty clever of Ms Agatha Christie! She put together a "perfect crime" which wasn't so perfect after all. In fact, I'm thinking she faked her memory loss. She was talented and intelligent, and created characters in her books, stories, and plays. I can only imagine that she would have been talented and intelligent enough to act out a character herself. I'd heard the story of her disappearance but not these fascinating details. Thank you!

[@BradDison]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I think she faked it as well. :)

[@ChristianConservativ]

She was too smart with no recollection loss. She was a great story teller. Now we know where she started from.

[@BradDison]

I've always been a fan of hers. :)

[@garyc39]

If she was a nobody and pulled that scam she would have been charged with a crime.

[@BradDison]

You're absolutely right. Think of all the resources that were wasted searching for someone who wasn't really missing. It boggles the mind. :)

[@newshodgepodge6329]

The only Agatha Christie novel I've ever read was the last one featuring Miss Marple. That was in my late teens. I don't remember why but I never finished the book. I don't even remember the name of it now.

[@BradDison]

The Miss Marple books are pretty good. I have to admit that I enjoy watching the films shot in the 60s featuring Miss Marple as the sleuth. I also enjoy watching the Hercule Poirot series on British TV. It's good stuff. :)

[@nataliewilliams9741]

Anne Perry has a similar story. She actually succeeded. The movie Heavenly Creatures is loosely based on her adventure in murder. I honestly believe Agatha was too clever by half and could well have feigned amnesia as a Plan B.

[@BradDison]

I'm not familiar with the Anne Perry story, but I'll do a little research. Thank you for the tip. You're right, she was definitely clever enough to pull it off. :)

[@saraross8396]

It sounded quite like a Christie novel when Harvey was narrating it. While I'm not positive, I find it quite likely that she did not have amnesia during that time period. Why? Because she used a similar plot at least once in her stories where a woman was going to use the law to get rid of her husband. Now whether this was before or after this incident I don't know, but it is interesting that she either used her own plot or eventually used this to write one.

[@BradDison]

You're right. She definitely used her life experiences in her novels. I find it hard to believe that she had amnesia as well. It was odd that her husband mentioned that she had had amnesia in the past. We'll never know for sure. :)

[@hinspect]

I have read many Books of all kinds in my lifetime but never an Agatha...

[@BradDison]

You should give them a try. I doubt you'd be disappointed. :)

[@jackbquick123]

So she didn't get into any kind of trouble at all.

[@BradDison]

She did not get into any trouble. Can you imagine if that happened these days? :)

[@StarPartners]

I think she faked the memory loss …. Sad..

[@BradDison]

I really do too. It just seems a little too convenient. :)

[@valenciakidwell5763]

I believe the latter. After all, she was the greatest mystery of all times.

[@BradDison]

She was a mystery. :)

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Hilarious story of a famous author trying to hide her identity when her face is so well known. 😅

[@BradDison]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. That story still boggles my mind. :)