In 1795 Pennsylvania, Peter Droot's will turns an inheritance into a deadly temptation, and two members of the family are marked for death by an axe.

This Crime Classics broadcast aired on August 10, 1953. It is listed as episode 9 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast.

This version is based on The Axe and the Droot Family, How They Fared.

CBS historical true-crime docudrama created, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

Listeners can expect crime, documentary, and drama, anthology in format, and dark, humorous, and cerebral in tone.