The Lamarr Matter Ep 4

Originally Aired: March 29, 1956 Johnny Dollar #359, "The Lamarr Matter Ep 4," Johnny Dollar's investigation into the death of wealthy manufacturer Thomas Lamar takes a dark turn when Dr. Edward Wilson confirms that Lamar was poisoned with pyridamerin, a rare and nearly untraceable drug. Dollar confronts Dr. Wilson, one of Lamar's closest friends and a beneficiary of his will, about potential motives for murder. The doctor reveals a shocking secret about Lamar's adopted daughter, Vonnie, whom Dollar has fallen for: she's married to Walter Marson, Lamar's personal secretary. Marson manipulated the grief-stricken Vonnie into marriage by offering to cover her massive gambling debts using funds secretly obtained from Lamar's investments. As Dollar digs deeper, he learns that pyridamerin comes from an obscure plant that was supposedly destroyed by the Greek government years ago, yet someone somehow obtained it to kill Lamar. Dollar pursues a hunch at the local library, searching for information about the mysterious poison. When the librarian reveals he's an amateur expert on rare drugs and poisons who enjoys detective fiction, Dollar may have found an unexpected lead in this murder case. Become a supporter of this podcast