Want Ad

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Oct 27, 2026 · 30m

Originally Aired: July 11, 1956

Suspense #658, "Want Ad," brings listeners into the chilling world of a professional thief who uses newspaper classifieds as his hunting ground. The nameless criminal, narrating his own story, describes his methodical approach: scanning want ads for expensive items like mink coats, targeting desperate sellers, and using charm and a gun to steal what he came to buy. He lives with his unsuspecting wife Wilma, who believes he has an ordinary job. When she leaves for the day, he gets to work.

His latest target is Mrs. Phelps, a woman selling her $4,000 silver blue…