About this episode

This episode features two stories involving The Shadow, including a kidnapping and a poisoning plot.

The Shadow || Society of the Living Dead | Poison Death | January 23, 1938; January 30, 1938 || 01:16 .. Society of the Living Dead -- An evil businessman kidnaps his partner and keeps him in a burial vault. He wants him to sign a confession stating how he killed himself by drowning. Once the confession is signed, he will then kill his associate, take over the whole business and marry his partner's daughter. As The Shadow investigates a fake passport racket, it leads him to the mausoleum where the helpless prisoner is being kept. 33:38 .. Poison Death -- A terrorist called The Shadow is poisoning the Department of Sanitation's water supply, and only the real Shadow can deduce who is behind the diabolical crime. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please…

People in this episode

Host: duane

Topics covered

• mystery
• crime
• investigation
• drama
• suspense

Keywords

• The Shadow
• Society of the Living Dead
• Poison Death
• kidnapping
• mystery
• crime
• 1938

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Books & works: The Shadow

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