Category: The Big Story

Today’s Story:

Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen believes he has an open-and-shut murder case wrapped up in just forty minutes. But as the trial unfolds, a nagging doubt – and an unlikely four-legged witness – forces him to reconsider everything he thought he knew.

Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring Nat Polen as Bus Bergen

Also featuring Kathleen Nadeau, Brad Barker, Mel Ruick, Phil Sterling, Larry Robinson, Court Benson, and Les Darcy (unconfirmed)

Based on the true experiences of Cleveland Press reporter Bus Bergen.

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The Big Story: More Tragic than Murder (EP5027)

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Today’s Mystery:

When rumors spread through rural Kansas that a woman has concealed her mother’s death for years, Hiawatha Daily World reporter Virgil Hill uncovers a heartbreaking truth that proves far more tragic than murder.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 25, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring Bill Lipton as Virgil Hill

Also featuring Agnes Young, Ethel Owen, James Stevens, Bill Smith, Charles Eggleston, Bill Griffiths, and Jason Johnson

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The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death

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Today’s Mystery:

When a suburban poker game ends in a deadly holdup, veteran Chicago reporter Bill Doherty becomes intrigued by the teenage brother of one of the dead gunmen. As evidence mounts against the youth, Doherty sets out to determine whether the frightened suspect is a killer—or another victim of the crime.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 21, 1951

Originating in New York

Starring John Larkin as Bill Doherty.

Also featuring Joseph Julian, Jack Grimes, Larry Haines, Bryna Raeburn, and Parker Fennelly. Based on the reporting of William Doherty of the Chicago Sun-Times.

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The Big Story: The Case of the Cautious Killer (EP5012)

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Today’s Mystery:

Freshly hired cub reporter Ed Neumeier expects to spend his first day covering routine local stories while the veteran reporters chase a sensational double murder. Instead, a chance encounter with a nervous stranger thrusts the inexperienced reporter into the biggest story of his young career.

Original Radio Broadcast: March 14, 1951

Originating from New York

Starring Russell Thorson as Ed Neumeier

Also featuring Melba Rae, Amzie Strickland, Chet Stratton, William Keene, and Joe Helgeson

Based on the reporting of Ed Neumeier of the Humboldt Times

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The Big Show: Dictionary and a Telephone Line Lead to a Killer (EP5007)

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Today’s Mystery:

When a young wife disappears from a Colorado mountain town, reporter Bernard Beckwith notices inconsistencies in her husband’s story that no one else seems to question. As he quietly follows one clue after another, what begins as a routine missing persons case slowly develops into a murder investigation.

Original Radio Broadcast: December 6, 1950

Originating in New York

Starring Benton Hayworth as Bernard Beckwith.

Also featuring Adrian Byan, Scott Tennyson, John McQuade, Nat Polen, and Jason Johnson. Based on the reporting of Bernard Beckwith of the The Denver Post.

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The Big Story: The Killer with the Mind of a Child (EP5002)

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Today’s Mystery:

When three people are murdered in a quiet Utah community, reporter T.R. Johnson finds himself drawn into the hunt for a killer who seems to vanish into the night. While police search the highways for a fugitive in a green sedan, Johnson follows a series of puzzling clues that suggest the murderer may be driven by something far more disturbing than ordinary criminal motives.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 29, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring John Sylvester as T.R. Johnson

Also featuring Jane Robin, Agnes Young, Amzie Strickland, Joan Shea, Owen Jordan, Meryl Jones, and Les Damon

Based on the reporting of T.R. Johnson of The Salt Lake Tribune

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The Big Story: A Dead Certainty (EP4997)

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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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