In 1845 Troy, New York, Henrietta Robinson's deteriorating mental state moves from the symbolic drowning of her beloved doll to the poisoning of real people.

This Crime Classics broadcast aired on September 7, 1953. It is listed as episode 13 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Ben Wright, Betty Harford, Joseph Kearns, Lamont Johnson, and Paula Winslowe. Other credited names include Elliott Lewis as director, Elliott Lewis as producer, David Friedkin as writer, Morton Fine as writer, and Lou Merrill as host.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes.

This version is based on The Torment of Henrietta Robinson, and Why She Killed.

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