Violence 1952-05-08 The Case Of Arthur Bowman

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Violence 1952-05-08 The Case Of Arthur Bowman"

Harold's Old Time Radio delves into the gripping true crime story of Arthur Bowman, exploring the psychological and societal factors that culminated in his tragic act of violence. This detailed episode, released on February 10, 2025, meticulously examines Bowman’s life, motivations, and the events leading to his conviction for murder.

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Introduction to the Case

The episode opens with Dr. Richard Morley introducing the case of Arthur Bowman, a man with no prior criminal record who committed a brutal murder. Dr. Morley emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying motives behind such crimes to aid in prevention.

[01:02] Dr. Richard Morley: "Practically every modern law enforcement agency today employs the services of a consultant whose job it is to discover the true motives behind the prisoner's act against society."

First Interview with Arthur Bowman

Dr. Morley conducts the initial interview with Bowman in prison, attempting to uncover the reasons behind his heinous act. Bowman remains evasive, repeatedly stating he doesn’t know why he committed the murder.

[01:33] Arthur Bowman: "I don't know. I don't. I don't know. I've told them."

Bowman's Personal Life and Family Dynamics

The narrative delves into Bowman's family life, revealing a strict upbringing and strained relationships with his wife, Eileen (May Bowman), and their children. Bowman shares his desire to provide a fun environment for his kids, contrasting with his mother's strictness during his childhood.

[03:04] Arthur Bowman: "I wanted my kids to have fun. I guess she couldn't understand the way I felt."

A pivotal moment is depicted through a recreated scene where Bowman attempts to surprise his family with a boat ride, only to face criticism and lack of support from his wife.

[04:35] Eileen: "You don't stop to think that I got the kids every day, day in and day out."

Workplace Frustrations

Bowman's dissatisfaction extends to his workplace, where he feels undervalued and overlooked for promotions despite his long tenure. His employer, John Heston, exacerbates his frustrations by assigning him extra work and highlighting discrepancies in his performance.

[15:00] Arthur Bowman: "I should have been the head of it a long time ago, but it's all politics."

The Dog Incident and Escalation of Tensions

A significant turning point in Bowman's story is the incident involving his family's puppy, Pinky. Bowman's longstanding aversion to dogs, rooted in childhood trauma, surfaces when Pinky damages his fishing hat. This minor conflict spirals into a severe argument, reflecting Bowman's inability to manage his emotions.

[10:04] Arthur Bowman: "Just get rid of that dog. I won't have my things destroyed."

Bowman’s emotional turmoil is further highlighted when he fails to check for the dog under the car as instructed, leading to the puppy’s accidental death.

[12:12] Arthur Bowman: "I didn't look. I did it. I killed."

Psychological Breakdown and Path to Murder

Dr. Morley analyzes Bowman’s psychological state, noting the accumulation of unresolved anger from his upbringing and marital frustrations. Bowman’s inability to express his emotions healthily leads to a breaking point.

[18:13] Dr. Richard Morley: "Had he been able to voice these emotions, he would not have resorted to violence."

The Murder and Immediate Aftermath

On the night of the murder, Bowman returns home late and intoxicated, leading to a heated confrontation with his wife. Their arguments escalate until Bowman, overwhelmed by rage and helplessness, commits the act of murder.

[26:44] Arthur Bowman: "I knew she was dead. I just opened the door. She fell out on the sidewalk."

Trial and Conviction

The episode concludes with Bowman's trial, where the defense argues his lack of awareness regarding the wrongful nature of his actions. Despite testimonies supporting his good character and lack of prior offenses, the jury finds him guilty of murder.

[29:08] Dr. Richard Morley: "The defense's attempt to prove Bowman legally insane was unsuccessful, and the jury found him guilty."

Concluding Insights

Dr. Morley reflects on the critical factors that led to Bowman’s descent into violence, underscoring the importance of addressing emotional and psychological issues before they escalate.

[27:37] Arthur Bowman: "Had you throughout your life been able to voice these emotions, you would not have resorted to violence."

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Notable Quotes

• Arthur Bowman [02:38]: "I understand you have a couple of children."
• Eileen [05:50]: "You're not thinking of me or the kids. It's just you."
• Dr. Richard Morley [18:13]: "Had he been able to voice these emotions, he would not have resorted to violence."
• Arthur Bowman [26:15]: "Shut up. Stop it."
• Dr. Richard Morley [29:08]: "The defense's attempt to prove Bowman legally insane was unsuccessful, and the jury found him guilty."

Conclusion

"Violence 1952-05-08 The Case Of Arthur Bowman" serves as a compelling exploration of how personal history, familial relationships, and workplace stressors can intertwine to drive an individual to commit extreme acts. Through detailed interviews and expert analysis, the episode provides listeners with a deep understanding of the multifaceted nature of criminal behavior, emphasizing the necessity of emotional support and mental health awareness in preventing such tragedies.

Transcript

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[Narrator]

Violence True stories of why crimes are committed. Presented in the hope that these factual cases will help you, the citizens, to understand the forces that motivate crime and to aid in its prevention. This is the story of violence.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

Practically every modern law enforcement agency today employs the services of a consultant whose job it is to discover the true motives behind the prisoner's act against society. One of these consultants is Dr. Richard Morley. This is his report on the case of Arthur Bowman, who committed murder.

[Arthur Bowman]

May 5. The district attorney presented to me details of the murder and subsequent confession by the prisoner, Arthur Bowman. It was a particularly brutal crime, strangulation and beating. The accused man was highly emotional. During police questioning, he freely admitted to the crime, but denied a motive. Bowman had no previous record and neighbors testified to his excellent character. I had my first interview with the murderer that afternoon in the prison. Hello, Mr. Baldman. I'm Dr. Morley. I've come here to help you find out why this happened.

I don't know. I don't. I don't know. I've told them.

That's all right. Cigarette?

No. You sure?

It's all right? If you want to.

Thanks.

I'd like to ask you one or two things.

I don't know. I don't know.

How old are you, Mr. Bowman?

44.

I understand you have a couple of children.

Yes.

Boys?

Boy? Girl? Look, I don't want to answer any more questions. Why don't you go away?

Tell me about them.

I love them. Sure I do. They're good kids. What's gonna happen to them? I must have been crazy. I must.

What about your wife? Were you happy before this happened?

I don't know. I don't. Listen, you're a doctor. I know why you're here. Will you help me? Please?

We'll see.

So that you can put me in a lecture chair? That's why you're here, isn't it?

No, that's not the reason.

I'd tell you why if I could. I just.

I know. Tell me, Mr. Bowman. What about when you were a kid? Big family?

4. I was the oldest, Jack was the baby, and the two girls.

Did you have fun?

I guess so. Sometimes. My mother was pretty strict. I had to help her take care of the others. It was rough on my mother. She had the baby when I was 10. You know how it is.

Yes.

I didn't want it to be that way with my kids. I wanted them to have fun. I guess she couldn't understand the way I felt.

Your wife, May?

Yeah, May. Like the time. I wanted to take them all on a boat ride up the river for a day. I planned it for a surprise on Sunday. I told her about it Saturday night after the kids were.

[May Bowman]

Get another dishcloth, Arthur.

[Eileen]

That one's getting wet.

[Arthur Bowman]

Sure. May.

[Eileen]

What?

[Arthur Bowman]

I got an idea. We doing anything tomorrow?

[Eileen]

No.

[Arthur Bowman]

Good. What do you say if we take the kids up the river tomorrow? You know, a picnic, maybe. Have a fine time on the boat. The Henrys are going.

[Eileen]

Oh, fine. That's just fine. I suppose you made the date just like that? You didn't ask me. Of course. You don't stop to think that I got the kids every day, day in and day out.

[Arthur Bowman]

No, I didn't say.

[Eileen]

You don't think maybe I'd like to go out on some. Do something that I want to do?

[Arthur Bowman]

I thought you'd like it.

[Eileen]

Oh, yeah. Wouldn't that be nice? You and Doug, Henry go off and talk about fishing. I'm stuck with the kids and Nancy. That'll be fun for me.

[Arthur Bowman]

I wouldn't go with Doug.

[Eileen]

I bet you wouldn't like the last time you went bowling. What time was it you got in?

[Arthur Bowman]

Do we have to go through that again?

[Eileen]

That's just the way you are. Just nothing but selfish. You're not thinking of me or the kids. It's just you. Well, I'm tired too. You can think of me for once.

[Arthur Bowman]

I think of you.

[Eileen]

Oh, get out of my kitchen. I'm sick of it.

[Arthur Bowman]

Did you go on the boat?

Yeah, we went. Guess she wanted to show me what a great sacrifice she was making.

What about this fellow Henry? Doug, you said? A friend.

Yeah, Doug's all right. We go bowling together every week. We used to.

You said something about coming home late one night.

Yeah. We got through bowling early and Doug wanted a beer. I don't drink much. I guess I never liked it, but I said okay, we talk.

[May Bowman]

Everything all right, sir?

[Arthur Bowman]

Oh, everything's great, honey.

Great.

Another beer for me and my friend. No more for me. Don't listen to him, honey. He thinks he's getting old. Two beers? Sure.

[Eileen]

Right away.

[May Bowman]

Hardy.

[Arthur Bowman]

Arty. I saw you. Nice looking kid, huh? Doug. Doug, do. Do you have any fun at home? You know what I mean? How do you get along with Nancy boy? She gets along with me. That's the way it is in my house. She gets along with me or else. But do you have any fun? Sure we do. I'm Tom Rover, the fun loving Rover boy. I guess it would be nice, huh? I don't know.

[Narrator]

That.

[Arthur Bowman]

That. That beer is kind of strong, you know, And I'm. I'm not used to it. Makes a man of you. A couple of more and you don't feel any pain. You know what I mean? Hey. Hello, May.

[Eileen]

Do you know what time it is?

[Arthur Bowman]

No.

[Eileen]

It's after one, nearly two. Where have you been?

[Arthur Bowman]

With Doug. Gee, I didn't realize it was so late. You've been waiting up.

[Eileen]

You're drunk.

[Arthur Bowman]

Oh, I had a couple of beers with Doug, that's all.

[Eileen]

Doug?

[Arthur Bowman]

Sure. We got through bowling early.

[Eileen]

Did you?

[Arthur Bowman]

Oh, May, I'm sorry. Listen.

[Eileen]

No, you listen. I'm fed up coming home in the middle of the night, drunk.

[Arthur Bowman]

Disgusting.

[Eileen]

I'm ashamed for the neighbors, the kids.

[Arthur Bowman]

May, don't. I'm sorry. I didn't do anything.

[Eileen]

Get away from me.

[Arthur Bowman]

I only want to kiss you.

[Eileen]

Kiss you.

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I wish you were.

[Arthur Bowman]

What? You wish I was what?

[Eileen]

Keep your voice down.

[Arthur Bowman]

Maybe I wish sometimes too. Maybe I do.

[Eileen]

But you'll wake up the kids.

[Arthur Bowman]

Well, let him wake up. Do them good. Dirty little spoiled brat. Let's let him wait. May. May, I? I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said. May, please. I'm sorry. May.

That was the conclusion of the first questioning of Isa Bowman. There was no doubt that he was aware of the magnitude of his crime. It shown a marked hostility to his wife. In his statements, there'd been no attempt to hide that or his feeling of guilt concerning the night. When he'd arrived home from his bowling party with Douglas Henry On May 7, Bowman spoke of his job, his employer and the employer secretary. His position with the company was minor and he felt a great frustration in that fact. Other younger men came into the business and were promoted. He was not here. Bowman returned to his feeling of remorse over his wife and children. He wanted to talk about the puppy which was brought into the home two weeks before the murder.

She brought it for the kids. They all made a big fuss about it. I never liked dogs much. One night I came home. I was tired. Hi, Pa.

[Eileen]

He hooked a pinky he tied it under his chin.

[Arthur Bowman]

That's my fishing hat. Give me that.

[Eileen]

He didn't do anything, Pa. Why did you hit him? He didn't do anything. Come on, Pinky.

[May Bowman]

It's all right.

[Eileen]

Come on. What's the matter? Oh, hello, Arthur.

[Arthur Bowman]

Look what that dog did to my hat. Look.

[Eileen]

You've had it ever since I can remember. Now you can get a new one. It was filthy anyway. Daddy hit Pinky.

[May Bowman]

Mama.

[Eileen]

He's under the couch and he won't come out.

[Arthur Bowman]

Just get rid of that dog. I won't have my things destroyed. Got to get rid of it.

[Eileen]

You're acting like a child hitting a baby puppy. It's all right, Pinky. It's all right. Let me hold him. He's mine. All right, children, take him in the kitchen. It's time for his supper. You better get washed up, Arthur. As soon as the puppy's fed, we'll eat.

[Arthur Bowman]

Do you know why you didn't like the dog, Mr. Bowman?

I don't know. My mother had one when I was a kid. It was a big dog. I remember. It bit me, and I was scared of it, but she kept it anyway.

Did you get rid of him? I mean, your children's puppy?

Well, I wanted to, but they wouldn't let me. Always bathing, and it made me sick. Then one morning, I was on my way to work, I was a couple of minutes late. Mr. Heston, he's my boss, like I told you. He's always giving me a funny look when I'm late. Well, the car was parked in the driveway. I hadn't put it away tonight.

[May Bowman]

Arthur?

[Arthur Bowman]

Yes?

[May Bowman]

Have you seen Kiki?

[Arthur Bowman]

No.

[May Bowman]

We got on to the backyard.

[Eileen]

See if he's in the garage.

[Arthur Bowman]

I haven't got time. I'm late. Tell Terry to.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

All right.

[May Bowman]

But look under the car, though, before you drive out.

[Eileen]

He might be there.

[Arthur Bowman]

Okay. Okay. I hope there isn't much traffic. I'm gonna be late. Oh. Oh, I forgot to look. I didn't look. I did it. I killed.

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[Arthur Bowman]

The motive behind Arthur Bullman's act of murder was becoming increasingly evident. The effect upon him by the domineering and strict mother was aggravated in later life by his unhappy and frustrated wife. The killing of the Dog functioned only as a detonator. The total explosion was yet to come. On May 9, we held our fourth interview.

I been thinking about what we were talking of last time. The dog.

Yes.

Well, why didn't I look under the car when May told me to? I was late, but I didn't want to run over it. I never do a thing like that.

Do you think it's possible that you did want to get rid of it and not looking was an easy way? Your excuse?

No. Oh, no, no. I didn't even know it was there under the car.

You didn't look. It might have been. What happened at home after the dog was run over?

They wouldn't talk to me. Me, the kids. They thought it was my fault. I felt like I did when I was a kid. And one day I hit the baby. And my mother made a big fuss about it. She didn't talked to me for a week.

Did you feel that May was behaving the way your mother did?

I guess so.

Did you reset it?

Well, I'm sorry about the dog, but it was only a dog. They didn't have any right to treat me like that.

Did you feel that they'd given to the dog the affection that you wanted?

Sure. Sure, that's what they did. Man comes home tired from work and all he hears is what the dog did. Nobody cared what I did.

You were telling me a little about your job the other day, Mr. Bowman. Your employer's name is Heston, isn't it?

Yeah. I've been there for nine years.

You said you were in the accounting department.

Yeah. I should have been the head of it a long time ago, but it's all politics.

Was Mr. Heston unfair to you?

I don't know. He didn't like me much. Always making cracks. Like the time I was getting ready to quit for the day a couple of weeks ago.

Was that before the dog was run over?

No, after seven or eight days.

[May Bowman]

All through, Arthur?

[Arthur Bowman]

Just about.

[May Bowman]

Boss wants to see you before you go.

[Arthur Bowman]

Huh?

[May Bowman]

Take it easy, Arthur. I'll see you in the morning.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

Yes? Oh, hello, Arthur. Say, I wonder if you'd like to take on some extra work. Shouldn't take you more than a week or so. You can do it at home.

[Arthur Bowman]

Well, I don't know, Mr. Heston. Couldn't one of the other boys.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

Well, yes, they could, but I thought it might be a good thing for you. It's an important account. We want it done right. You're our best man, you know. Athens.

[Arthur Bowman]

Hi. Guess I could try it. Mr. Heston, if you think it's all right. I mean, if it's that important, maybe the chief ought to handle it. Oh.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

You know, Arthur, the trouble with you is you're afraid of yourself. You ought to do something about that.

[Arthur Bowman]

Well, sure, Mr. Heston, if you think.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

That it's all right. I'll give it to the chief. See you in the morning, Arthur. Thanks for dropping in.

[Eileen]

Can I have some more potatoes, Ma? Ellen, pass your brother the potatoes. He'll get fat if he eats too many, won't he? Oh, you shut up. Don't say shut up to your sister. Terry.

[Arthur Bowman]

May.

[Eileen]

Yes?

[Arthur Bowman]

Boss wanted me to do some extra work this week.

[Eileen]

Oh?

[Arthur Bowman]

Know what I told him? I said no, Mr. Heston. That's what I said. Can you imagine? Now he's trying to get me to do everybody else's job as well. Not good enough for promotion.

[Eileen]

Maybe it had been smart to take it for what?

[Arthur Bowman]

I know Heston. He's waiting for me to make a mistake so as he can ease me out. Well, I'm smart. I'm not making any mistakes.

[Eileen]

Oh, you're smart, all right. Get your hand out of the butter, Terry. Oh, yes, you're so smart. Everybody's wrong and you're right. Don't stay on the right side of the boss. You tell him how smart you are. You know everything.

[Arthur Bowman]

You think I should have done it.

[Eileen]

All I know is you've had the same job for nine years. Four raises. I noticed. Doug Henry's the head of his department at the store.

[Arthur Bowman]

You're siding with Heston, too, huh? Everything I do stinks. Everything anybody else does.

[Eileen]

Don't use that language in front of the children.

[Arthur Bowman]

Shut up. Shut up. And that dog I play.

Arthur Bulman's pressures were reaching a highly dangerous stage. Had there been an outlet, a release from his frustrations and fears? Had he been able to voice these thoughts, a murder might never have taken place. But the boiling point had been reached. Having killed once, it was only a question of time before he lost complete control of his hostile feelings. On 10 May, he began to tell me about the day which ended in death.

I guess I didn't eat much for breakfast that morning.

What were you thinking about when you left home to go to work?

I don't know.

Well, what was your attitude toward your wife then? I mean, did you want to make up?

No. No, I didn't.

Had your children annoyed you that morning or the night before?

They were siding with her. It was like with the dog, only maybe worse. I. I had a Lot of work to do that afternoon. Must have been about five when Mr. Heston came out of his office.

[May Bowman]

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[Dr. Richard Morley]

Arthur, would you take a look at this for a minute?

[Arthur Bowman]

Well, sure, Mr. Heston.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

There seems to be a discrepancy in the figures to the Southern Metals April accounts. You took care of these engines?

[Arthur Bowman]

Yes, sir.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

Well, they've been checked twice now there, boys, and the chief. Afraid you made a slip.

[Arthur Bowman]

I'm sorry, Mr. Heston.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

Hello. It's all right. Just be more careful, William. We can't fool around with $50,000 that belongs to someone else, you know.

[Arthur Bowman]

I'm sorry, Mr. Heston. It won't happen again.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

Sure, sure. It's okay.

[May Bowman]

You all right, Arthur?

[Arthur Bowman]

Huh? Oh, sure.

[May Bowman]

Don't let it get you. You're entitled to one mistake. Oh, yes, that reminds me. Could you do me a favor?

[Arthur Bowman]

Well, I guess so.

[May Bowman]

My car's in the garage. Won't be ready until tomorrow. Would you drop me off on your way home? Unless you're.

[Arthur Bowman]

Oh, no, that's okay. Sure, be. Be glad to.

[May Bowman]

Thanks. Penny for your thoughts, Arthur.

[Arthur Bowman]

They're not worth it. Really?

[May Bowman]

You're not unhappy about Mr. Heston calling you down this afternoon, are you?

[Arthur Bowman]

No, no.

[May Bowman]

He likes you. He does? Trouble with you, Arthur, is you don't let people like you, you know?

[Arthur Bowman]

I guess so.

[May Bowman]

Listen. Listen, I want to talk to you. I've been meaning to for quite a while. There's a bar on the next block. I usually stop by for a drink on the way. I'll let you buy me a martini. How's that? Well, come on. I won't tell your wife. You're safe with me.

[Arthur Bowman]

All right. I don't drink, though. Well, maybe a beer.

[May Bowman]

Oh, I would have bet it was a beer. You can park in the back over there. Here's to you, I think. Don't you ever drink anything except beer?

[Arthur Bowman]

No, I don't drink much.

[May Bowman]

You see that? This is my second you're still nursing your first.

[Arthur Bowman]

I'm sorry.

[May Bowman]

Oh, for heaven's sake, stop being sorry. That's the first thing. Why are you always sorry?

[Arthur Bowman]

I don't know.

[May Bowman]

I'll tell you something. You know what Mr. Heston thinks about you?

[Arthur Bowman]

No.

[May Bowman]

Well, I'm gonna tell you. And it's for your own good.

[Arthur Bowman]

Sure, I understand.

[May Bowman]

He thinks you're wishy washy. He thinks you've got what it takes. But you're wishy washy.

[Arthur Bowman]

I don't.

[May Bowman]

You know Heston, he's a nice guy, but he wants a man to say what he thinks. You've been sitting behind that adding machine for nine years. You could have been head of department by now. Even Heston's assistant. But you're wishy washy.

[Arthur Bowman]

I guess that's the way I am.

[May Bowman]

There you go again. You don't even see fight. Don't you ever fight? I'm telling you this for your own good, Arthur.

[Arthur Bowman]

I know, I know.

[May Bowman]

What does your wife say?

[Arthur Bowman]

She says the same thing, I suppose.

[May Bowman]

There you are. Don't you ever get mad? Don't you want to hit somebody, make them listen to you?

[Arthur Bowman]

No, I don't get mad.

[May Bowman]

That's the trouble. You're a good looking man, Arthur. You're not so old you could do big things. You've got to stop being wishy washy.

[Arthur Bowman]

If I hadn't got married when I did, I was very young then, you know, maybe I'd be different. Maybe. Maybe that's it.

[May Bowman]

Don't you love your wife?

[Arthur Bowman]

I don't know. I think so. I don't know.

[May Bowman]

You ought to go out on a binge. That's what you need. And I'm the girl who can take care of it. Call the waiter, Arthur. A nice loud voice. Now you call him.

[Arthur Bowman]

Yeah, sure. Waiter.

[May Bowman]

I'm 33, Arthur. Next month I'll be 34. You don't see me worrying, do you?

[Arthur Bowman]

No, you. You're all right. Ellen.

[May Bowman]

Yeah. Listen, my drinking alone. What's the matter with you? That's still your first.

[Arthur Bowman]

I'll have another in a while.

[May Bowman]

Now. Like that puppy dog you were telling me about. You should have told him. It's too bad. I did it. We'll get another. Forget it. You shouldn't brew.

[Arthur Bowman]

I know. You're right.

[May Bowman]

I guess it's tough you got a wife like Meg.

[Arthur Bowman]

You don't know her. Eileen, you. You might think differently.

[May Bowman]

I'll bet. Nag, nag, nag. No wonder I feel sorry for you. Oh, well, I guess we better be Going, huh? What's the time?

[Arthur Bowman]

Eleven.

[May Bowman]

Hey, we better. You're gonna get it. Come you turn right at the block after next. That's my street. Arthur?

[Arthur Bowman]

Yes?

[May Bowman]

You mad because the way I talk tonight.

[Arthur Bowman]

No.

[May Bowman]

Is for your own good. I hate to see you sitting in the office like you do, a nice looking fellow like you.

[Arthur Bowman]

It's all right.

[May Bowman]

Listen, you can come up for a nightcap if you want. I haven't got any beer, but I'd.

[Arthur Bowman]

Be glad to, Eileen, but.

[May Bowman]

Well, then if you'd like to come on up. Well, it's on the right beyond the empty lot there.

[Arthur Bowman]

All right.

[May Bowman]

You know, if I was a man, you. Next time your wife made any kind of a crack, stand up for yourself. Tell her what you think. Oh, this is it, Arthur. Home sweet home. You coming up?

[Arthur Bowman]

I don't think I'd better. Thanks anyway, Archer.

[May Bowman]

You kill me. You really do. You're even afraid of me. You're afraid of yourself. You're afraid of your wife. I know what's the matter with you.

[Arthur Bowman]

It's late, Eileen.

[May Bowman]

You're wishy washy, that's what you are.

[Arthur Bowman]

Please don't say that anymore.

[May Bowman]

Just a little thing like having a nightcap in a girl's apartment. And you act like a scared kid. Oh, boy, what a husband you'd make.

[Arthur Bowman]

Please don't say anymore.

[May Bowman]

I think I'm wrong about your wife. Maybe she's the one I should feel sorry.

[Arthur Bowman]

Shut up.

[May Bowman]

She's got to put up with you every day.

[Arthur Bowman]

Shut up.

[May Bowman]

Stop it, Arthur. You're wishy washy, that's what you. I wishy.

[Arthur Bowman]

Stop it. Stop it.

[May Bowman]

Now. You are. You're afraid of me and you're afraid.

[Arthur Bowman]

What did you do after that?

I knew she was dead. I just opened the door. She fell out on the sidewalk. I went home.

Do you know that it was wrong to kill her?

Yes. Yes, I know.

How did you feel toward your wife then?

I was sorry, I guess. I mean, the trouble it's going to mean. But why, Doctor? Why did I kill. Why did I kill Eileen?

[May Bowman]

Why?

[Arthur Bowman]

Why did Arthur Bolman kill a comparative stranger? It might have been any woman, any stranger. It happened to be Eileen. She had treated him, as had all the others in his life who had dominated and frustrated him. And although his semi conscious resentment was directed toward his wife, he could no more kill her than he could have killed his own mother. His repressed angers had reached the point of explosion. Had he throughout his life been able to voice these emotions, he would not have resorted to violence.

[Dr. Richard Morley]

Arthur Bowman was brought to trial in August. More than two dozen witnesses, including his employer, John Heston, appeared in his behalf. The defense based their case on the fact that the defendant was not conscious of the wrongful nature of the act at the time he committed the crime. In a moment, we will tell you the outcome of this case.

[Narrator]

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[Dr. Richard Morley]

The attempt on the part of the defense to prove Bowman legally insane was unsuccessful and the jury found him guilty. He was convicted of murder.

[Narrator]

Violence the story of a true crime is written by Anthony Ellis. Harry Bartel is Dr. Richard Morley. Supporting Mr. Bartell were Ted Osborne as Arthur Bowman, Jeanette Nolan as May, and Virginia Gregg as Eileen. Featured in the cast were Lou Marrow, Bill Boucher, Richard Beals, Janine Andrews and John Stevenson. And David Light. Violence is directed by Norman McDonald. The special music is composed and conducted by Marlon Skiles. Clarence Cassell speaking. This is the CBS Radio Network.

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