1963 Perry Mason

The Case of the Amorous Aunt

Client Linda Crowder
Victim F. Leslie Montrose
Prosecution Hamilton Burger
Investigator Paul Drake / Lt. Arthur Tragg

Case Narrative & Plot Summary

A wealthy widow aunt intends to marry a smooth-talking fortune hunter, until the groom-to-be is poisoned with arsenic at a celebratory dinner.

Courtroom Cross-Examination & Forensic Trick

Mason exposes arsenic contamination in hair samples and cross-examines the wine cellar sommelier.