WILLIAM CONRAD Loses his marbles! "Case Study: Murderer" • Yet Another Strange Story from SUSPENSE

If you've listened to a good number of Suspense episodes, by now you know that there's no shortage of weird stories! Here we have a classic, which is based on a true story. It features William Conrad and Jeanne Crain, as the two play a husband and wife . . . with the husband rapidly losing his grip on reality. His not too bright wife ignores the warnings of doctors and psychiatrists, thinking all hubby needs is a little TLC to bring him back to normal. Yes indeed . . . it's a troubling story, to be sure. →Note: Conrad gives us one helluva performance! ← Also in this episode, you'll hear the voice of Howard 'Floyd' McNear. The sound quality is now excellent.
• • • • Broadcast date: October 1, 1951 • • • •
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Did I mention that this story troubling? Actually, I found it (at times) to be quite irritating. It's another one of creator Elliott Lewis' "true story" episodes, which (I think) are kind of hit and miss. William Conrad (aka Marshall Dillon) appeared in more than six dozen episodes of Suspense and Escape . . . All are in one playlist for you on this channel! Finally, this replaces my upload from a couple of years ago, for it's superior sound quality.
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[@chicagogyrl4846]

I really like the stories which involves spouses! Murder, cheating, marrying for money, the hated mother -in-law, secrets, lies, betrayal, ect.! Thanks! 😆😂

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

There's no shortage of Suspense stories like that!

[@jamesobarr2130]

There are several episodes where Conrad cuts lose and he's just terrifying.

[@iDracula2208]

I loved the ad at the and " Radio Free Europe". I listened to it in the 70's and 80's , under Ceausescu's dictatorship.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

THAT is slightly incredible - I'm glad you made it out! Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@raysraves474]

WoW! William Conrad! 😳! …. Jeanne Crain!!!! This was Suspenseful

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

You might like my William Conrad episode playlist!

[@peedeel2077]

Both William Conrad and Jeanne Crain are brilliant in this, but Conrad is especially superb. Had no idea he could play a maniac...as opposed to sweet old Cannon. Have to admit I found the ending a bit flat though.

[@EnvisionerWill]

@@SuspenseESCAPEremastered Not to me it wasn't! I thought the twist was brilliant. I'm so glad it wasn't spoiled, and I hope I don't spoil it for anyone else by mentioning it here in a Hidden Reply.

[@catseatcheese]

The news broadcaster was Howard McNear.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

I had a cat that LOVED cheese!

[@honeyowen3163]

Thanks a lot. How are you?

[@sweets4mimi]

it was great! I enjoyed it.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

These people where great actor s and actresses, I believe this 1,almost 2 real

[@nativeroscoe64]

William Conrad worked with all of the big movie stars of that era.

[@alismith3801]

So many women like this. She didn't want the disgrace of a husband in treatment.

[@Fannin7]

I can't tell what is happening at the end. Even the CC couldn't figure out what they were saying. Did he go running down the street while she broke a cupie doll? Did he become a killer later or what?

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

You're right, the CC doesn't keep up with the talking. At the end she pounded the husband with the doll.

[@IImitateVince]

What happened? Did she lock him in a room? Why was he talking through the door

[@0mega.mechan1c.]

Absolute insanity.

[@IImitateVince]

What happened at the end... could someone explain it

[@GodISGood103]

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[@MicrobyteAlan]

His Matt Dillion attitude.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

I don't think Dillon was ever clubbed to death with a Kewpie doll !!

[@OofusTwillip]

@@SuspenseESCAPEremastered I don't think Dillon ever burst into tears either.

[@phonotical]

was that it?

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

Feel free to drop a line to creator Elliot Lewis!

[@OofusTwillip]

@@SuspenseESCAPEremastered He was trying to shine a light on social ills, in hopes that, once people were aware of them, they'd take action to prevent them.

[@phonotical]

The innocent dont need protecting haha

[@skyroot8529]

Very disturbing, I think I need to go and watch Andy Griffith before I go to bed ! 🐑 Zzzzzzz

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

Good idea.

[@EnvisionerWill]

Pity there are so many annoying ads interrupting the flow of this excellently produced thriller.

[@SuspenseESCAPEremastered]

It only has the usual vintage Autolite ads - there should'nt be any modern ads from KZbin.

[@EnvisionerWill]

@@SuspenseESCAPEremastered No the vintage ads are what I mean. I realize they have an interest value of their own, and I'm not complaining if you don't want to go to the effort of cutting them out. But in an ideal world, I'd want to listen to the program with the ads cut out, and maybe occasionally listen to the ads as a separate program (much less entertaining).

[@chicagogyrl4846]

@@EnvisionerWill Well, if you were listening back when these were made, you wouldn’t have the option to listen to it without the ads. It’s easy to just slide the bar and skip the ads. No channel removes these ads. If listening to these without having the ads would be “an ideal world” for you, maybe you should start your own channel, and upload them yourself. And these are free for the listen, so if you can’t skip the ads, and they bother you so much, then just don’t listen to Suspense! stories, at all.

[@EnvisionerWill]

@@chicagogyrl4846 Well, somebody's a little salty. I didn't say that this video is terrible and the uploader should feel bad, or anything like that; I simply said it'd be nice if the ads either weren't there or were different, less irritating ones. There are quite a few vintage ads I find quite charming, and will even seek out; these just aren't the ones.