Season 9

1965-1966

242. The Case of the Laughing Lady - 9/12/65

A laughing woman standing over 

a dead body plus an art gallery

are involved in a murder.

Carla ChaneyJean Hale (defendant)
Doctor Durwood TobeyJohn Abbott
Peter StangeBernard Fox
JudgeJohn Gallaudet

243. The Case of the Fatal Fortune - 9/19/65

A fortune teller's predictions start to

come true and become deadly.

Patricia L. Kean ArmsteadJulie Adams (defendant)
Max ArmsteadJesse White (victim)
Doctor FisherFord Rainey
Beth FullerNan Martin
JudgeGrandon Rhodes

244. The Case of the Candy Queen - 9/26/65

A stolen candy formula becomes

a motive for murder.

Claire ArmstrongNancy Gates (defendant)
Wanda BurenPatricia Smith
Harry ArnoldJohn Archer (victim)
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

245. The Case of the Cheating Chancellor - 10/3/65

While celebrating Della' s birthday, they 

are called away from the party 

because of a murder.

Doctor Stuart LoganG. B. Atwater (victim)
Van FowlerJames Noah (defendant)
Shirley LoganLouise Latham
Evelyn WilcoxLee Meriwether
JudgeStacy Keach, Sr.

246. The Case of the Impetuous Imp - 10/10/65

Perry rescues Diana Carter and

later defends her on a charge

of murder.

Diana CarterBonnie Jones defendant)
Helga DolwigHanna Landy
Addison PowellRichard Webb (victim)
Judge BrawleyByron Morrow
Judge MortonEd Prentiss

247. The Case of the Carefree Coronary - 10/17/65

Perry is suspected of murder after

an ex-fighter dies from a heart attack.

Jerry OrmondBenny Baker
Dennison GroodyWhit Bissell
Jack B. DavidHal Baylor (victim)

248. The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner - 10/24/65

A woman dies at a party after her husband

gives her poisoned lemonade.

Lucas TolliverNoah Beery (defendant)
Guy MunfordHugh Marlowe
Millicent Barton TolliverCathy Downs (victim)
JudgeWilliam Keene

249. The Case of the 12th Wildcat - 10/31/65

A woman is accused of killing her husband 

after he decides to sell his 10% ownership

of the football team they own.

Ellen PayneMona Freeman (defendant)
Burt PayneBill Williams
Judson WarnerJohn Conte (victim)
JudgeWillis Bouchey
Unk HazekianKarl Swenson
Joe ScibelliHimself
Don ChuyHimself
Roman GabrielHimself
Marlin McKeeverHimself
Bill MunsonHimself
Cliff LivingstonHimself

250. The Case of the Wrathful Wraith - 11/7/65

Louise Selff is tried for the murder of

her husband not once but twice.

Louise SelffMarion Moses (defendant)
Ralph BalfourGene Lyons
Jameson SelffJohn Hart (victim)
First judgeFrank Biro
Second judgeByron Morrow

251. The Case of the Runaway Racer - 11/14/65

A quarreling race car driver and race car

builder fight over a crash.

Pete GristonHenry Brandt (defendant)
Harvey RettigAnthony Caruso (victim)
Pappy RyanMichael Constantine
Dan PlatteGavin MacLeod

252. The Case of the Silent Six - 11/21/65

Dave Wolfe may go to jail for shooting the

the man that was abusing his sister.

Sergeant Dave WolfeSkip Homeier (defendant)
Ron PetersDavid Macklin
Susan WolfeChris Noel
Judge CarterKenneth MacDonald
Joe OliverDale Van Sickle (victim)

253. The Case of the Fugitive Fraulein - 11/28/65

Fight for custody of a child in Berlin, ends

up with Perry in an East German court.

Gerta PalmerSuzanne Cramer
Emma RitterJeanette Nolan (defendant)
Franz HofferRonald Long (victim)

254. The Case of the Baffling Bug - 12/12/65

A spy, stealing secret documents can

only be uncovered by a man that

was murdered.

Doctor Todd MeadeGrant Williams (defendant)
Doctor Malcolm StantonGilbert Green
Borace LehighBryon O'Byrne (victim)
JudgeS. John Launer

255. The Case of the Golden Girls - 12/19/65

A young woman attempts to blackmail

Victor Montalvo but he winds up charged

with her murder.

Victor MontalvoPhilip Bourneuf (defendant)
Debbie ConradAngela Dorian
Corinne RichlandJean Engstrom
Stacey GarnettGeorge Neise (victim)
JudgeJohn Gallaudet

256. The Case of the Bogus Buccaneers - 1/9/66

Tony Polk is framed for the murder

of a woman that was blackmailing the

man Tony worked for.

Martin Eldridge alias Marvin EldersRhodes Reason
Ann EldridgePatricia Cutts
Grace Elders KnappKathleen Crowley (victim)
Tony PolkSteve Harris (defendant)
JudgeWillis Bouchey

257. The Case of the Midnight Howler - 1/16/66

A whole audience of people hears someone 

kill Kevin Steele and Perry becomes a witness.

Holly AndrewsMyrna Fahey (defendant)
Barney AustinDaniel Travanty
JudgeGrandon Rhodes

258. The Case of the Vanishing Victim - 1/23/66

A missing man with a double identity

was supposed to have been killed

in a plane crash.

Miriam FieldingJeanne Cooper (defendant)
Jud BennettRichard Erdman
Judge TelfordS. John Launer
Al DolbyJohn Goddard (victim)

259. The Case of the Golfer's Gambit - 1/30/66

After a golfer wins a tournament the loser

is charged with his murder.

Danny BrightCarl Reindel
Chick FarleyDennis Patrick (victim)
Jim HarrellAlan Reed, Jr. (defendant)
Mrs. Headrick alias RosalindGertrude Flynn
JudgeByron Morrow

260. The Case of the Sausalito Sunrise - 2/13/66

Forged paintings and a woman kidnapped twice

and run down by a car are the center of this case.

Francis CluneDonald Murphy (defendant)
Sergeant Deke BradleyMark Tapscott
Bobbi DaneFrancine York (defendant)
Olaf DeeringPeter Mamakos (victim)
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

261. The Case of the Scarlet Scandal - 2/20/66

Elaine is blackmailed for $10,000 and unless she

 pays someone will tell her husband

 that she was having an affair.

Cynthia PerkinsLuana Patten (defendant)
Elaine BaylerMala Powers (victim)
Donald HobartWill Hutchins
Judge SeymourWilliam Keene

262. The Case of the Twice-Told Twist - 2/27/66

Perry' s car is stripped and he defends

one of the boys that did it of murder.

Benjamin HugginsVictor Buono
Lennie BealeKevin O'Neal (defendant)
Robin SpringLisa Seagram (victim # 1)
Bill SikesScott Graham (victim # 2)
Donna RealesLisa Pera
Trial judgeByron Morrow

263. The Case of the Avenging Angel - 3/13/66

A British singer gets involved with murder

after the man that was going to make him

a star is murdered.

Clete HawleyRichard Carlson (victim)
Dorothy "Dotty" MerrillSue Ann Langdon
Hetty McLeonLurene Tuttle
Sanford "Sandy" ChesterMartin Horsey (defendant)
JudgeDouglas Evans

264. The Case of the Tsarina's Tiara - 3/20/66

A jewel thief is murdered and Perry defends the

South American jeweler accused of the crime.

Gerard Van NessKendall Clark (defendant)
Vyacheslav GerznovLeonid Kinskey
Nils DorowFred Krone (victim)
Joachim DeVryWesley Addy
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

265. The Case of the Fanciful Frail - 3/27/66

Ethel Andrew's is left at the altar and then

switches identities with another woman.

Ethel AndrewsPippa Scott (defendant)
Park MilliganBarry Kelley
Bruce StricklandHunt Powers (victim)
JudgeS. John Launer

266. The Case of the Unwelcome Well - 4/3/66

Jerome Klee scams Allan Winford

and winds up dead.

Jerome KleeWendell Corey (victim)
Harry LannonLes Tremayne
Allen WinfordJames Best (defendant)
JudgeFrank Biro

267. The Case of the Dead Ringer - 4/17/66

Perry is blackmailed after being charged

with trying to bribe a witness.

Mr. GrimesRaymond Burr
Barbara KramerIndus Arthur (defendant)
Otis SwansonOliver McGowan (victim)
JudgeGrandon Rhodes

268. The Case of the Misguided Model - 4/24/66

A man confessed to killing another

man in self defense.

Sharon CarmodyMary Ann Mobley
Jake StearnsJames Griffith (defendant)
JudgeHarry Holcombe

269. The Case of the Positive Negative - 5/1/66

General Roger Brandon is framed for the

murder of  his blackmailer.

General Roger Brandon (retired)Brian Donlevy (defendant)
Stanley OvertonSimon Scott
George EmoryTed de Corsia (victim)
JudgeJohn Gallaudet

270. The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper - 5/15/66

All of the witnesses that could help

Jerry Staley refuse to testify.

Alex TannerGary Collins
Gloria ShineCloris Leachman
Greg StanleyDouglas Henderson (defendant)
Danny ShineJohn Lasell (victim)

271. The Case of the Final Fade-Out - 5/22/66

Blanks are substituted for real bullets and when

a gunfight is filmed BarryConrad is shot.

Leif EarlyDick Clark
Barry ConradJames Stacy (victim # 1)
Erna LandryMarlyn Mason
Jackson SidemarkDenver Pyle (defendant # 1, victim # 2)
Winnifred GloverEstelle Winwood (defendant # 2)
Andy RubinGerald Mohr
Pete DesmondJackie Coogan
Sandie ConradWilliam Tannen
AddieMaureen Crow
Starlet Number OneMargaret Shinn
Starlet Number TwoLinda Burton
Sound Man Number OneLouis Elias
Sound Man Number TwoSaul Carson
Sergeant BriceLee Miller
First judgeKenneth MacDonald
Second judgeErle Stanley Gardner