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Today’s Mystery:

Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Alice Mayo, a recent arrival in New York who is shot through the door of her apartment. Her dying words point toward a man she met at a friendship club, but an anonymous telephone call made around the time of the shooting leaves Clover with questions about what really happened.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

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Today’s Mystery:

Detective Danny Clover investigates the strangling of a Broadway entertainer whose body is discovered by a frightened out-of-town businessman. His insistence that he heard the woman scream long after she apparently died presents Clover with a puzzling contradiction—and the case soon takes an even darker turn.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

• Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
• Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
• Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan
• Hy Averback as Russ Field
• Herb Butterfield as Myron Lehigh
• Featuring Martha Wentworth, Ed Max, and Junius Matthews

Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin

Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis

Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

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Today’s Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of a young secretarial school student whose glamorous lifestyle concealed a complicated personal life. As conflicting stories emerge from those closest to her, an unexpected confession seems to close the case—until Clover discovers the truth is far more complicated.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Cast:

• Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
• Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia
• Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan
• Paula Winslow as Sylvia Hewitt
• Ted Osborne as Carl Hewitt
• Lou Merrill as Mr. Conrad
• Featured: Truda Marson and Shep Mencken
• Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin
• Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis
• Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

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Today’s Mystery:

When a beautiful young woman is found murdered in a room rented by the sword carrier of Spain’s greatest matador, Danny Clover discovers the killing may be tied to a dangerous love triangle. As another victim falls before he can identify the killer, Clover races to uncover the motive behind the murders.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 8, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, and Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan.

Featured in the cast were Paul Frees as Cadiz, Whitfield Connor as Ted Hunter, Virginia Gregg, Edgar Barrier, Anthony Barrett, and Harry Bartell. Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis. Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage. Announcer: Bob Stevenson.

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Today’s Mystery:

When a milkman is found beaten to death outside a young graduate student’s apartment, Danny Clover discovers that the victim may have been profiting from secrets he learned on his delivery route. Before the key witness can tell what she knows, she is killed in a suspicious traffic accident, forcing Clover to untangle a web of blackmail, betrayal, and forbidden romance.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 16, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, and Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan

Featured in the cast were Paula Winslowe as Myra Blair, Howard McNear as Robert Blair, Mary Lansing, Charlotte Lawrence, and Shepard Menken

Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis

Musical score composed and conducted by Alexander Courage

Announcer: Bill Anders

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Today’s Mystery:

A man is found poisoned in a car on East River Drive.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Bill Bouchey; Earle Ross; Elliott Lewis; Florence Lake; Irene Tedrow; Jack Kruschen; Jean Tatum

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Today’s Mystery:

A former prizefighter is suspected of killing a drunk salesman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Clayton Post; Roy Glenn; Herb Butterfield; Charlotte Lawrence; Jester Hairston,

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