# Trial For Murder: The Hangman's Rope and the Face Like Wax | #RetroRadio

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Podcast: [Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retro-radio-old-time-radio-in-the-dark-6785269)
Published: 2026-05-15T04:18:27+00:00
Episode link: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0659
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## Resource

A writer is gifted the rope that hanged a notorious highwayman, and from that night forward, something with a face like impure wax begins following him through London — into his dreams, into his work, and finally into the jury box of a murder trial he was never meant to survive. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Trial For Murder” (October 24, 1977) 00:48:20.210 = CBC Nightfall, “The Wedding” (April 15, 1983) ***WD 01:18:54.528 = Nightmare, “Chance of a Ghost” (March 31, 1945) ***WD 01:40:57.831 = Obsession, “The Hangman” (January 15, 1951) ***WD 02:10:47.211 = Origin of Superstition, “Breaking The Wishbone” (1935) 02:25:03.766 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Lydia Reynolds Case” (November 23, 1947) 02:54:53.127 = Peril, “A Matter of Honor” (1953) ***WD 03:21:57.779 = Mystery Playhouse, “Two Men In a Furnished Room” (September 27, 1946) ***WD 03:45:48.955 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (August 19, 1953) ***WD 04:09:26.274 = Price of Fear, “Fish” (September 1973) 04:38:04.873 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Nick Knife” (August 01, 1945) ***WD 05:02:05.115 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0659

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