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		<title>Episode 329: The Cipher Murder Case</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Uren]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 19:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Philo Vance returns to the podcast! S.S. Van Dine&#8217;s classic detective pits his wits against a gang of robbers targeting upper class house parties in &#8220;The Cipher Murder Case.&#8221; When one of these robbers kills his own partner, a cipher is found on the dead man&#8217;s body that could unmask the mastermind behind the crimes! [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Episode 211: The Cheesecake Murder Case</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Uren]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 03:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This week is our first encounter with Philo Vance, the radio series based on the iconic detective created by S. S. Van Dine. In this episode, “The Cheesecake Murder Case,” the police think a deadly crime has already been solved, but Vance suspects the murderous thief is still on the loose! What details of the [&#8230;]</p>
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