THE ART OF STEALING IMMORTALITY: The Man Who Believed A Painting Could Make Him Live Forever

A dying man pays $15,000 to steal a priceless painting from a museum, believing that possessing "The Woman in Red" will somehow grant him immortality beyond the grave. | CBS Radio Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0543


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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 Woman In Red” (January 19, 1977)
00:50:30.665 = MindWebs, “Imposter” (June 24, 1979)
01:20:27.320 = Out of the Night, “Dead End” (November 25, 1947) ***WD (LQ)
01:51:09.008 = Mystery In The Air, “Queen of Spades” (September 11, 1947)
02:18:08.331 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Close Shave” (May 14, 1948)
02:45:45.492 = Rocky Fortune, “The Museum Murder” (January 19, 1954)
03:08:37.290 = Murder at Midnight, “Till Death Do Us Part” (December 09, 1946)
03:34:53.414 = The Black Museum, “The Khaki Handkerchief” (May 20, 1952)
03:59:10.647 = Mysterious Traveler, “S.O.S.” (May 02, 1950)
04:28:53.848 = Mystery House, “Operation Murder” (August 02, 1946)
04:54:20.964 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
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