Tag: Old Time Radio Detective

Tales of the Texas Rangers: Dream Farm (EP3974)

Today’s Mystery:

A couple moving to Texas from Iowa are killed, and their 12 year-old son is shot in a car-jacking gone wrong.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 9, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jeanne Maxwell Matter (EP3973)

John Lund

Today’s Mystery:

An insured young woman dies by falling off a bridge. The police and Johnny believe it was murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 20, 1954

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Philo Vance: The Identical Murder Case (EP3972)

Today’s Mystery:

A doppelganger for Philo Vance collapses dead at the DA’s office after being killed by a gang whose leader tolerates no mistakes.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1949

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Dangerous Assignment: Chromite Mine Disaster (EP3971)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve is sent to the Balkans to find out what’s behind a series of murders at an allegedly cursed chromite mine.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 6, 1950

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Dr. Tim: The Dog Who Did and Didn’t and The Chest of Dynamite (EP3970)

Today’s 1st Mystery:

A woman has an unexplained case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in winter.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1950

Today’s 2nd Mystery:

Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sandy find a sick child at a forest cabin.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 17, 1950

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Sam Spade: The Quarter Eagle Caper (EP3969)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam is hired by a gumball magnate to find out who has been breaking his machines, leaving the money, and stealing the gumballs.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 28, 1948

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Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Ice Man (EP3968)

Today’s Mystery:

Jace searches for an icepick-wielding burglar who steals food from his victims first.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 2, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carboniferous Dolomite Matter (EP3967)

John Lund

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called to Sumatra by an oil man, who wants him to protect a test oil well, in exchange for which the oil man will relinquish a $60,000 insurance claim.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 13, 1954

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Philo Vance: The Chop Suey Murder Case (EP3966)

Today’s Mystery:

Philo Vance investigates a series of robberies in Chinatown that have led to one murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 20, 1949

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Dangerous Assignment: Recover Stolen Missile Plan Microfilm (EP3965)


Today’s Mystery:

Steve is sent on a chase across Great Britain and Ireland to try and locate stolen microfilm.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 30, 1950

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Dr. Tim, Detective: The Man from Trouble Creek and the Second Alarm (EP3964)

Today’s 1st Mystery:

Dr. Tim searches for a missing man with tuberculosis.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 13, 1950

Today’s 2nd Mystery:

Jilly and Sandy are caught setting a fire in a vacant lot and then are blamed when a real fire nearly kills a man.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 20, 1950

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Sam Spade: The SQP Caper (EP3963)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam refers a divorce case to a hotel house detective, but becomes involved again when the supposed subject of the investigation ends up dead.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 7, 1948

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Sherlock Holmes: New Year’s Eve Off The Scilly Isles (Encore) (EP3962)

Today’s Mystery:

Sherlock Holmes and Watson race to save a luxury liner from being blown up.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 28, 1947

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Candy Matson: Valley of the Moon (Encore) (EP3961)

Natalie Masters

Today’s Mystery:

Candy goes on vacation at a dude ranch at the Valley of the Moon after Christmas and quickly runs into murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1949

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Sherlock Holmes: The Second Generation (Encore) (EP3960)

Today’s Mystery:

The daughter of Irene Adler has a favor to ask of Sherlock Holmes that involves attempted burglary.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1945

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