Category: The Big Story

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The Big Story: A Dead Certainty (EP4997)

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The Big Story

Today’s Mystery:

When a 69-year-old factory worker is found beaten to death in his ransacked bungalow, police quickly focus on a suspicious stranger seen in the neighborhood. But reporter Kenneth McCormick notices a series of small inconsistencies that lead him to question whether the obvious suspect is really the killer.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 15, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Smith as Kenneth McCormick

Also featuring Kathleen Cordell, Louis Van Rooten, Bob Dryden, Bill Lipton, and Leon Janney

Based on the reporting of Kenneth McCormick of the Detroit Free Press

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The Big Story: Bobby Sox Hustling (EP4992)

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Today’s Mystery:

City editor Paul Schoenstein becomes determined to uncover the forces behind a wave of juvenile crime, gambling, vice, and exploitation spreading through New York City. Following a trail of mysterious names, frightened witnesses, and hidden nightspots, he and his reporters begin a dangerous investigation into a powerful criminal network.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 8, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring Walter Greaza as Paul Schoenstein.

Also featuring Pat Hosley, Grace Keddy, Joan Alexander, Mandel Kramer, Nat Polen, Gil Mack, Grant Richards, and George Petrie

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The Big Story: Puritan Morality and Violent Death (EP4987)

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Today’s Mystery:

Reporter Albert Prince investigates the strange death of a respected Hartford meteorologist whose apparent chloroform overdose hides a deeply troubled private life. As Prince digs deeper into the scientist’s bizarre occult interests and fractured marriage, he begins to suspect the quiet widow may know far more than she first admits.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 18, 1950

Originating from New York

Featuring Bob Dryden as Albert Prince

Also featuring Agnes Young, Amsie Strickland, Walter Greaza, and Luis Van Rooten

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The Big Story: Cornered Rats Always Squeal (EP4982)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter believes that a police informer is hiding something and sets out to fo find the truth.

Original Radio Broadcast: August 16, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Smith as Chester Potter; Joan Shea; Larry Haines; Bill Lipton; George Petrie; Joe DeSantis

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The Big Story: Death in the Family (EP4977)

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Today’s Mystery:

Two children are murdered, apparently killed by their father in a murder-suicide, but a reporter senses that something is wrong.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 21, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Larry Haines as William Noble; Barbara Weeks; Bill Smith; Bob Dryden

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The Big Story: Shotgun and Fatal Accident (EP4972)

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Today’s Mystery:

A wealthy man claims that his wife was accidentally killed by a shotgun. A reporter searches for evidence that the wife was murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 12, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Quinn as Bill Griffin; Amzie Strickland; Anita Anton; Paul McGrath; Roger De Coven; Lyle Sudrow; Mason Adams; Bob Dryden

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The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-Up (EP4967)

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Today’s Mystery:

Reporter Ralph Goll becomes suspicious of the results of a murder case when he learns that the detective involved had later been convicted of graft and the sheriff at the time had committed suicide before the trial.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Nat Polen as Ralph Goll; Athena Lorde; John Shea; Bill Smith; Scott Tennyson; Walter Greska; Tom Heaphy; Humphrey Davis

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The Big Story: Gambling and Divorce Mean Murder (EP4962)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter investigates the murder of a real estate developer who was killed after taking a prospective client to a property.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 11, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Quinn as Frank McCulloch; Athena Lord; Rolly Bestor; Joe DeSantis; Mandel Kramer; William Keene; Paul Mann

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The Big Story: Murder and the Frustrated Father (EP4957)

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Today’s Mystery:

A jealous father’s response to his daughter’s surprise engagement leads to tragedy.

Original Radio Broadcast: January 4, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring: Grant Richards as Sam Melnick; Melba Rae; Ethel Remey; Kathleen Nidday; Humphrey Davis; Bill Smith; Beryl Firestone

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The Big Story: Three Gold Coins Spell Death (EP4947)

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Today’s Mystery:

A Tulsa, OK reporter investigates when a man is found murdered outside a small town.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 14, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Bob Readick; Nolan Bulloch; Abby Lewis; Grant Richards; Mandel Kramer; Bill Smith

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The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer (EP4942)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there’s no evidence he was murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Hazel Logan; Jim Boles; Jim Stevens; Scott Tennyson; Bob Dryden; Sandy Bickhart

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The Big Story: The Loneliest Man on Earth (EP4937)

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Today’s Mystery:

Reporter Ray Sprigle undertakes an effort to free a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted of murder at the plea of his ex-wife.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 12, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Dressler; Humphrey Davis; Jim Boles

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The Big Story: The Poison Pen Murders (EP4932)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter with a reputation for making errors tries to solve the murder of a laundry owner.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Jackson Beck as Tom Mercer; Barbara Townsend; Alice Rinehart; Ted Osborn; Santos Ortega; Gil Mack; Milton Herman

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The Big Story: Bitterest Man on Earth (EP4927)

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Today’s Mystery:

A reporter tries to get justice for a man who claims to have been mistaken for someone else.

Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1949

Originating from New York

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The Big Story: Respected Chemist Dead (EP4922)

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Today’s Mystery:

A prominent chemist’s mysterious death may have been faked … but why?

Original Radio Broadcast: March 9, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Sydney Smith as Ike McAnally; Ann Burr; Agnes Young; Lyle Sudrow; Ted Osborne

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