Harvard professor John White Webster murders and dismembers his colleague George Parkman in 1849, but a suspicious janitor begins closing in on the respected doctor's secret.

This Crime Classics broadcast aired on July 13, 1953. It is listed as episode 5 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Jay Novello, Paula Winslowe, Herb Butterfield, Larry Thor, and Junius Matthews. 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 Terrible Deed of John White Webster.

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