S9E6: Charbroiled

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For.

I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you in the heart of a mystery. All stories are structured to challenge you to beat the detective to the solution. Jack and I perform these live, front to back, no breaks, no fakes, no retakes.

In the world’s most dangerous working environments it can seem like everything is out to kill you. The equipment you use. The materials you work with. The very air you breathe. Stored energy is a coiled viper waiting for the right moment to lash out. Owners, manufacturers, contractors, and beyond have developed safety protocols to combat STCKY, that is, Stuff That Can Kill You. Gravity, Motion, Mechanical, Electrical, Pressure, Sound, Radiation, Biological, Chemical, Temperature. This season is all about the means of murder as authors put our STCKY detective skills to the test. This is Season 9, Stuff That Can Kill You.

This is Episode 6, where Electricity is our STCKY means of death. This is Charbroiled by Jim Winter.

Teasdale has a crispy critter on his hands, a victim of his own stupidity. But who is he? Teasdale needs our help to put a name on the toe tag. The potential victim, in the order they were mentioned, are:

• Hunter Marsh, drywaller

• Randy Overton, drywaller

• Toby Zyan, electrician

Here’s what Teasdale knows:

1. During a Lake Erie storm, someone decided to tamper with the substation feeding Buckland Township. Responding to the outage, the utility crew discovered the body of a person killed by arc flash. There are no visually identifying features remaining.
2. Next to the body was a gold ring. It was determined to belong to Hunter Marsh
3. A pick-up truck found near to the substation belonged to Randy Overton, a dry wall installer who is reported to be terrified of electricity
4. A separate pick-up truck was found off a state route. It was filled with five dead animals, a case of cheap beer, and an oversized box of chips. The truck traced back to Hunter Marsh.
5. The Dupree Crew was suspected of orchestrating burglaries at homes where Dupree’s construction crew worked. The crew’s MO was to go in while the residents were gone, steal tools, alcohol, and snacks, the lock up behind them.
6. Caretaker Culpepper was checking on his client’s houses when he found four generators were disabled. Only the house of the star basketball player was broken into.
7. Dupree reported that they were planning to burgle the four homes when Marsh wanted to back out. Overton took Marsh’s ring telling him he could have it back when the jobs were done.

Who is Teasdale’s crispy critter?

Jim Winter is a software developer and vinyl addict from Cincinnati. He is married to a blessed woman who tolerates his love of LPs. He is the author of the Celloverse series, which includes the Holland Bay novels and Eric Teasdale stories.

Website: https://jimwinterbooks.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimWinterCrime

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Mysteries to Die For is hosted by TG Wolff and Jack Wolff. Charbroiled was written by Jim Winter. Music and production are by Jack Wolff. Episode art is by TG Wolff. Join us next week for a Toe Tag, which is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, or thriller genre. Then come back in two weeks for our next original story where biologic is our STCKY means of murder. It’s A Cast of Crabs by Larry M. Keeton