Month: May 2025

Dragnet, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, Procedural

Dragnet: The Big Ben (EP4718)

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Today’s Mystery:

Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a carjacking.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris

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CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Time and Tide Matter (EP4717)

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Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to the Caribbean to locate a well-insured man who has disappeared and finds intrigue on a boat to Jamaica.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 16, 1958

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Tony Barrett; Lawrence Dobkin; Herb Ellis; Frank Nelson; Ben Wright

Discussed:

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad

Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad

Sumter Valley Railroad

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A Life in Your Hands, NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast

A Life in Your Hands: The Randall Marsden Murder (EP4716)

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Carlton Kadell
An assistant prosecutor is murdered on the same night a man he sent to death row has escaped. Suspicion falls on the escaped murderer, but is he the real culprit?

Original Air Date: July 24, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Carlton Kadell as Jonathan Kegg

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Broadway's My Beat, CBS, OTR Detective, Podcast

Broadway’s My Beat: The Steve Courtney Murder Case (EP4715)

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Larry Thor

Today’s Mystery:

Danny receives an anonymous tip that the supposed natural death of an industrialist was actually murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 23, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Junius Matthews; Francis X. Bushman; Joan Banks; Mary Lansing; Elliott Reid; Florence Lake

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Amazing World of Radio, Podcast

Favorite Story: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (AWR0273)

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Amazing World of Radio

The classic story of a mild-mannered scientist who turned into the beastly Edward Hyde.

Original Air Date: October 15, 1946

Starring: William Conrad as Dr.Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde

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Charlie Chan, OTR Detective, Podcast, Syndicated

Charlie Chan: A New Clue/The Double Murder Weapon (EP4714)

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Walter Connolly
Today’s Mystery: Charlie Chan heads to Reno to question Landini’s secretary.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936

Originating in Los Angeles

Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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NBC, OTR Detective, Podcast, The Falcon

The Falcon: The Case of the King Clubs (EP4713)

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Les Damon

Today’s Mystery:

The Falcon goes to Berlin to investigate when the books of the US occupation forces show a shortage.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 17, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Damon as The Falcon; Lily Valente; Larry Haines; Ralph Bell

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Video Theater

Dragnet: The Big September Man (Video Theater 294)

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Joe Friday and Ed Jacobs investigate the brutal murder of a woman.

Season 1, Episode 11

Original Air Date: May 8, 1952

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Boston Blackie: Slamming Sammy Saunders (Encore) (EP4712e)

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Richard Kollmar

A man with thousands of dollars in gambling debts agrees to introduce a woman to his baseball player brother.

Original Air Date: April 29, 1947

Originating in New York

Starring: Richard Kollmar as Boston Blackie

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Indictment: The Grand Slam Heist (Encore) (EP4712)

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The Assistant DA suspects that a major fur robbery was an inside job.

Original Air Date: September 1958

Originating from New York

Starring: Nat Polen as Assistant District Attorney McCormick

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OTR Detective, Podcast

The Saint: Baseball Murder (Encore) (EP4711)

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Vincent Price

The father of a hot pitching prospect calls The Saint in to protect his son from gamblers.

Original Air Date: September 3, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Boston Blackie: The Baseball Player Murder (Encore) (EP4710)

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Richard Kollmar

A baseball player tries to call Blackie before a game, and is then murdered in the middle of the game.

Original Air Date: April 16, 1946

Originating from New York

Starring: Richard Kollman as Boston Blackie

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Richard Diamond: The Big Foot Grafton Case (Encore) (EP4709)

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Dick Powell

Diamond is hired to find a missing second baseman on a women’s baseball team.

Original Air Date: August 30, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Dick Powell as Richard Diamond

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OTR Detective, Podcast

Ellery Queen: The World Series Crime (Encore) (EP4708)

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Carleton Young

Ellery is called in to find a baseball star’s lucky bat.

Original Air Date: October 2, 1943

Originated from New York

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OTR Detective, Podcast

The Adventures of Abbotts: The Blood Red Diamond (EP4707)

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Claudia Morgan

A catcher is murdered before a big game. Pat Abbott believes that the team’s star pitcher may be the key to finding the murderer, but she doesn’t like Jean’s tactic of going undercover as a single girl to extract information from the wolfish pitcher.

Original Air Date: March 6, 1955

1957 AFRTS Transcription

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