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Originally Aired: January 31, 1956 Johnny Dollar #317, "The Flight Six Matter Ep 2," Johnny investigates the wreckage of Flight 6, learning that dynamite planted in the baggage compartment brought down the plane. A suspicious baggage handler named Ramirez had insisted on loading one particular suitcase himself just before takeoff. At the crash site, Johnny encounters the enigmatic Marvel Terence, who learns she's the beneficiary of fifty thousand dollars in flight insurance policies taken out by two deceased passengers, Ed Palmer and Jim Rourke. Marvel's business partner Bill Blakely arrives, revealing the three men were engineering partners building roads around Mexico City. Tensions rise as Johnny pushes for answers about why Marvel came to the crash site and discovers she had been booked on Flight 6 herself but cancelled at the last minute at Blakely's urging. The mysterious woman admits to knowing Ramon Delagos, whose wife perished in the crash, adding another layer to the deepening conspiracy. Become a supporter of this podcast
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