In 1872 New York, the rivalry between wealthy James Fisk and Edward Stokes over a beautiful widow ends with Stokes shooting his former friend at the Grand Central Hotel.

This Crime Classics broadcast aired on June 29, 1953. It is listed as episode 3 in the archive.

This version is based on The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk, Jr..

Other versions or closely related recordings in the archive include The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk, Jr. (June 29, 1953), a rebroadcast.

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.