{"id":52138,"date":"2026-11-08T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T06:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=52138"},"modified":"2026-11-06T23:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T05:31:30","slug":"molle-mystery-theatre-the-comic-strip-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/molle-mystery-theatre-the-comic-strip-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Molle Mystery Theatre: The Comic Strip Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1710\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-52138-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5100s.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5100s.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5100s.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\/gd5100s.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=52138-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5100s.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"gd5100s.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%3D52138\" 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>Today&#8217;s Mystery: The wife of a successful comic strip artist fears that her husband is planning to murder her. As his popular detective strip, Buzz O&#8217;Keefe, builds toward the gruesome death of a character modeled after her, she becomes convinced that her husband intends to carry out the same crime in real life. She turns to the district attorney for protection, but the approaching midnight deadline brings unexpected revelations.<\/p>\n<p>Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 24, 1944<\/p>\n<p>Production Credits: Corporal Frederick Mitchell, writer; Jack Miller, composer and conductor; Jeffrey Barnes, host; Dan Seymour, announcer.<\/p>\n<p>Originated from New York City<\/p>\n<p>Support the show monthly at <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net\/\">https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patreon Supporter of the Day: Emmett, Patreon supporter since March 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Support the show on a one-time basis at <a href=\"http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net\/\">http:\/\/support.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715<\/p>\n<p>Take the listener survey\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/survey.greatdetectives.net\/\">http:\/\/survey.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Give us a call 208-991-4783<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Instagram at <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/greatdetectives\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/greatdetectives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become one of our<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/radiodetectives\"><u>friends on Facebook.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/radiodetectives\"><u>@radiodetectives<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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\/gd5100s.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSSToday&#8217;s Mystery: The wife of a successful comic strip artist fears that her husband is planning to murder her. 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