Character details
- First Name
- Arthur
- Last Name
- Howell
- Notes
- Employee of the Beck Products Corporation.
- Reserved Notes
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Character cases:
Hit-and-run murder victim, identified eventually through Wolfe's efforts.
Reserved notes for this caseStole top-secret explosive from his employer used to kill the real Eugene Poor; then was murdered himself. Posed as Eugene Poor in the initial meeting with Wolfe. Wolfe knew he was an imposter when he found out that Poor was heavy cigar smoker and Howell fumbled with a cigar like an amatuer at the meeting with Wolfe.