Tag: murder

EP3246: Mystery is My Hobby: Hit Plan Gone Astray


An elderly man hires a hitman to murder his terminally ill wife as a “mercy killing.” Then finds out a surgery could save her life, then a Doctor caring for her dies.

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EP3245: Man Called X: Checkmate in Tahiti

George Raft
Ken Thurston travels to Tahiti to investigate a series of “accidents” occurring at a large phosphate mine in Tahiti that’s taken the life of a prominent man who reached out to him for help.

Original Air Date: November 30, 1947

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EP3240: Mystery is My Hobby: Stella Dix is Murdered


Barton Drake investigates the murder of a wealthy woman who was favored to be elected to the U.S. Senate.

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EP3230s: Suspense: The Blind Spot

Edmond O'Brien

A pop psychologist becomes involved in investigating the murder of a head of research at a polling firm.

Original Air Date: May 1, 1948

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Video Theater 186: The Court of Last Resort: The Frank Clark Case

The Court of Last Resort looks into the case of a convicted murderer whose sister insists he was taking care of her at the time of the crime.

Original Air Date: February 21, 1958

Season 1, Episode 19

EP3230: Police Blotter: Murder on the Fourth Floor


Brad Peters investigates the murder of a theatrical agent.
Original Air Date: 1957
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EP3224: Dragnet: The Big Close

Jack Webb

Friday and Smith investigate a murdered man found in a motel room.

Original Air Date: September 20, 1955

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EP3222: Mystery is My Hobby: Phony Husband


An escaped con makes a woman pretend he’s her dead husband and then is murdered.

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EP3210: Mystery is My Hobby: Mystery of the Burning Light

Bart investigates a murder on a friend’s boat.

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EP3196: Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 10 and 11

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Fitz and Gifford pursue a suspect in the murder of the radio operator and then encounter a mysterious new pilot.

Original Air Date: 1932

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EP3193: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Richard Splain Matter

Edmond O'Brien

Johnny goes to Manhattan to investigate when all the evidence points to an insured man being killed. The only thing missing is a body.

Original Air Date: October 7, 1950

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EP3192: Mystery is My Hobby: Clearing Peter Wade

A woman asks Drake to help clear her brother who she says has been convicted of a murder he didn’t commit.

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EP3188: Dragnet: The Big Beer

Jack Webb

Friday and Smith are called in when a night watchman finds a live-in employee murdered.

Original Air Date: August 16, 1955

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EP3185: The Man Called X: The Throne of Tay-Ninh

George Raft

Ken travels to SaigonĀ  to investigate when an anthropologist who disappeared on a lost scientific expedition six weeks previously shows up murdered.

Original Air Date: September 4, 1947

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EP3180: Mystery is My Hobby: The Eternal Triangle

Barton Drake receives an anonymous call indicating the death of a man whose wife left him was actually a murder.

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