The Jeanne Maxwell Matter: Death on the Boston Road

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — John Lund Era (1952–1954) · Aug 9, 2026 · 30m

Aired: Mar 6th, 1953. Johnny Dollar heads to Boston to investigate the death of Jeanne Maxwell, a young woman found drowned beneath a lonely bridge four miles outside the city — a death the police can't decide was suicide or murder. Between a suspicious lack of missing shoes and coat, a mother tucked away in a sanitarium, and a roommate's talk of too many wealthy admirers, Johnny follows a trail of expensive perfume, hidden jewelry, and one mysterious gold heart-shaped key. It's classic Johnny Dollar: an itemized expense account unspooling into a tale of secrets, money, and a woman who lived…