The case of Bathsheba Spooner recounts the murder prosecution that made her the first woman tried and executed for murder in the United States.

This Crime Classics broadcast aired on June 15, 1953. It is listed as episode 1 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Mary Jane Croft, William Johnstone, Georgia Ellis, Herb Butterfield, and Ben Wright. Other credited names include Elliott Lewis as director, Elliott Lewis as producer, Morton Fine as writer, David Friedkin as writer, and Lou Merrill as host.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes.

This version is based on The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner.

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