Mate Bram

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Jul 28, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: April 14, 1952

Suspense #469, "Mate Bram," presents a chilling true crime story as documented by criminologist Edmund Pearson. Thomas Bram, the first mate of the Barcantine Herbert Fuller, writes to his trusted friend Mr. Cooper about a fatal voyage that began in Boston. Having recently earned his mate's ticket and sworn off drink entirely, Bram signs aboard with Captain Charles I. Nash, second officer August Blomberg, steward Jonathan Spencer, passenger Lester H. Monks, and several crew members. When he discovers that the captain's young wife Laura will be sailing with…