Latest / Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste
Originally Aired: June 8, 1953
Suspense #516, "The Mystery of the Marie Celeste," presents a dark psychological thriller wrapped around one of maritime history's most enduring enigmas. Sam Newcomb, a desperate fugitive fleeing New York after killing his lover Grace and two others, stows away aboard the brigantine Marie Celeste. Tormented by guilt and questioning his own sanity, he initially plans to confess his crimes to Captain Briggs, but everything changes when he meets the captain's wife, also named Grace. Her presence triggers something profound in Newcomb's fractured mind, as he begins…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.