{"id":48906,"date":"2026-05-29T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=48906"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:01:51","slug":"yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-winsome-widow-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-winsome-widow-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Winsome Widow Matter (EP4985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8726\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-48906-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4985.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4985.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4985.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4985.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=48906-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4985.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"gd4985.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D48906\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7GUQWid20SBBSGRyZrPjhq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/otrdetectives\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-otr-detective-the-g-29542022\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Great-Detectives-of-Old-Time-Radio-p329374\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bobbailey2.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Bailey\" width=\"189\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"179\">Today&#8217;s Mystery:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"524\">Johnny Dollar heads to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of a liquor store owner who had survived multiple robbery attempts over the years. As Johnny digs deeper, suspicion begins to center on the victim\u2019s glamorous young widow and the strange pattern behind the repeated holdup attempts at the store.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"609\">Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 26, 1959<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"636\">Originated from Hollywood<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"700\">Stars: <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bob Bailey<\/span><\/span> as Johnny Dollar.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"952\">Also starring <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lawrence Dobkin<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Virginia Gregg<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bartlett Robinson<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Paul Dubov<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Frank Nelson<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"1031\">When making your travel plans, remember <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/johnnydollarair.com\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Dollar Air<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1112\">Become one of our Patreon Supporters at <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1248\">Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Adrienne, Patreon supporter since January 2020.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1315\">Take the listener survey\u2026 <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/survey.greatdetectives.net\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listener Survey<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1344\">Give us a call 208-991-4783<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1403\">Become one of our <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/radiodetectives?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook friends<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1405\" data-end=\"1465\">Follow us on Twitter <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/radiodetectives?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter\/X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1547\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd4985.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Today&#8217;s Mystery: Johnny Dollar heads to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of a liquor store owner who had survived multiple robbery attempts over the years. 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