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The Murder of Aunt Delia
Originally Aired: November 10, 1949
Suspense #358, "The Murder of Aunt Delia," presents a chilling tale of identity theft and cold-blooded murder. Dort Sharples, a down-on-his-luck hitchhiker crossing the Arizona desert, catches a ride with Glendon Brayle, a young man heading to Santa Barbara to visit his wealthy invalid aunt after seventeen years apart. As Brayle shares intimate details of his childhood and reveals that Aunt Delia is his only living relative, Sharples sees an opportunity too lucrative to resist. In a desolate stretch of highway, Sharples murders Brayle and assumes his…
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