Episodes
EP2959: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Melanie Carter Matter
Oct 18 2019
Johnny is called in to protect an elderly wealthy woman who fears her family members plan to kill her. When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2958: Boston Blackie: Archie Grant’s Club 77
Oct 17 2019
A man hits the jackpot on a crooked slot machine setting off a string of mysteries. Original Air Date: February 23, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2957: Rocky Jordan: Shakedown
Oct 16 2019
Jordan’s awakened in the night by a man who says he was hired to kill Jordan but will break the contract for twice the money. Original Air Date: June 18, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2956: Let George Do It: Deal Me Out and I’ll Deal You In
Oct 15 2019
George is hired to find a missing young man. Original Air Date: August 20, 1951 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2955: Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #2)
Oct 14 2019
A woman turns to Holmes as she suspects her sister was murdered by her stepfather and she’s afraid that she’ll be next. Original Air Date: November 12, 1945 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2954s: Suspense: The Argyle Album
Oct 13 2019
A famous national reporter gives a young, up-and-coming journalist a clue to the big story he’s working on involving “the argyle album.” Original Air Date: September 4, 1947 Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2954: Dragnet: The Big Dig
Oct 12 2019
A woman reports her sister missing and suspects her brother-in-law of being responsible. Original Air Date: December 7, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2953: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Island of Tin-Yutan
Oct 11 2019
Johnny heads to a South seas island to find several missing insured men who are each insured for $50,000. Original Air Date: November 5, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2952: Boston Blackie: The Fred Palmer Waterfront Racket
Oct 10 2019
Blackie tries to bust a waterfront racket as murders accumulate. Original Air Date: February 16, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2951: Rocky Jordan: The Pharaoh’s Formula
Oct 09 2019
An American businessman tries to get Rocky to distribute beer formulated from an Ancient Egyptian formula. Original Air Date: June 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2950: Let George Do It: The Fearless Crown
Oct 08 2019
George is called in to insure that a daredevil clown isn’t murdered, but soon after George arrives the clown is trampled by an elephant. Original Air Date: August 13, 1951 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2949: Nero Wolfe: Party for Death (Listener’s Choice Standard Division T-3rd Place)
Oct 07 2019
Wolfe sends Archie to a party he was invited to and asks him to call when the murder is committed. Original Air Date: February 16, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2948: Dragnet: The Big Gone
Oct 05 2019
Friday and Smith investigate a robbery where a security man shot and apparently killed one of two robbers. However, the apparently dead man disappears. Original Air Date: November 30, 1954 Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2947: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Man Who Wasn’t All There
Oct 04 2019
Johnny is called in because a man, whose wife’s policy was cancelled due to non-payment of premiums the day before she died, claims responsibility for the deaths of twelve policy holders.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2946: Boston Blackie: The Paul Martin Murders
Oct 03 2019
A series of murders breaks out over $50,000 in bonds that were purchased with stolen money. Original Air Date: February 9, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2945: Rocky Jordan: The Word of a Bishop
Oct 02 2019
Rocky witnesses a murder by a woman in a White evening dress, however another witness insisted the murderer was actually a man. Original Air Date: June 4, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2944: Let George Do It: Drop Dead
Oct 01 2019
A writer calls George in to investigate when a parrot who always says, “Drop dead!” is sold to the owner of a hotel in a run-down area of town and the sailor who sold him is murdered.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2943: Philip Marlowe: The Name to Remember (Listener’s Choice Standard Division T-3rd Place)
Sep 30 2019
Marlowe is hired by the owner of a war surplus store to find out who’s following him. Original Air Date: April 9, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2942: Dragnet: The Big Switch
Sep 28 2019
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a man whose watch and ring were stolen Original Air Date: November 23, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2941: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Witness, Witness, Who’s Got the Witness
Sep 27 2019
Johnny is hired by a bail bondsman to find two missing witnesses who were released on bond. Original Air Date: October 22, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2940: Boston Blackie: The Five-Note Murder Clue
Sep 26 2019
A composer in a songwriting team is murdered while Blackie’s nearby. Original Air Date: February 2, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2939: Rocky Jordan: Song in the Night
Sep 25 2019
A man in a foreign legionnaire outfit is shot near Rocky’s home in the middle of the night, setting off a string of killings. Original Air Date: May 28, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2938: Let George Do It: What’s Become of Terry Cable?
Sep 24 2019
A bar owner hires George to find a customer who disappeared and hawked his watch. Original Air Date: July 16, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Barrie Craig: Zero Hour (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
Sep 23 2019
Barrie is hired by a man to go to Vermont to investigate a suspicious ski accident that left his estranged wife in a wheel chair. Original Air Date: February 2, 1954 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2936: Dragnet: The Big Dog
Sep 21 2019
An elderly man sits on a porch brandishing a shotgun and promising to kill the man who poisoned his fourteen year-old dog. Original Air Date: November 16, 1954 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2935: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Dr. Otto Schmedlich
Sep 20 2019
Johnny is sent to Los Angeles to find evidence of illegal activity so the company can cancel the policy of a doctor they suspect is a quack. Original Air Date: October 15, 1949 When making your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2934: Boston Blackie: The John Frawley Imposter Murder
Sep 19 2019
A man comes to Blackie asking for help claiming to be a man who was declared dead while in Africa. Original Air Date: January 26, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2933: Rocky Jordan: The Beggar of Ferrar
Sep 18 2019
A beggar is blamed for the murder of a wealthy businessman. Original Air Date: May 21, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2932: Let George Do It: Lefty’s Angel
Sep 17 2019
A big-time gangster is killed and George searches for the “angel” who enabled his criminal empire. Original Air Date: July 9, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2931: Hercule Poirot: The Bride Wore Fright (Listener’s Choice Short Division #1)
Sep 16 2019
Poirot comes into his apartment to find a woman in a wedding dress hiding from a most dangerous groom. Original Air Date: December 7, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2930: Dragnet: The Big Coins
Sep 14 2019
Friday and Smith search for a burglar who sets houses on fire after stealing items of minimal value. Original Air Date: November 9, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2929: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Racehorse Piledriver Matter
Sep 13 2019
Johnny is called by an ex-Jockey who fears the owner of a once-successful racehorse plans to kill it for the insurance money. Original Air Date: October 8, 1949 When making your travel plans,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2928: Boston Blackie: The ‘High and Dry’ Murder
Sep 12 2019
A dead body is found on a boat in the middle of the city five miles from water. Original Air Date: January 19, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2927: Rocky Jordan: Congo Copper
Sep 11 2019
An old friend of Rocky’s asks him to run a mine he owns in the Congo as he can’t go back since he killed a man. Original Air Date: May 14, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2926: Let George Do It: Is Everybody Happy?
Sep 10 2019
A wealthy man, who has dedicated his fortune to helping talented people to achieve their potential, is murdered. Original Air Date: July 2, 1952 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2925: Richard Diamond: The Jerome J. Jerome Case (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #5)
Sep 09 2019
An eccentric man shows up in Diamond’s office and claims to have found a body. Original Air Date: September 17, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2924: Dragnet: The Big Locker
Sep 07 2019
Friday and Smith catch a man outside a pawn shop with a thousand dollar emerald ring. Original Air Date: November 2, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2923: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Search for Michelle Marsh
Sep 06 2019
Johnny goes to Boston to find a missing insured woman and finds a private eye who dies with her name on his lips. Original Air Date:September 25, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2922: Boston Blackie: The Broken Clocks Murder
Sep 05 2019
A man pays Blackie $5,000 to stay the night. In the morning, the man unable to determine the time, as all the clocks and watches in the apartment are stopped. He’s then murdered. Original Air... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2921: Rocky Jordan: Horde of the Manluks
Sep 04 2019
Rocky spots a crashing plane and is then pursued by a man with a machine gun. Original Air Date: January 12, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2920: George Do It: The Man From Jaune Cache
Sep 03 2019
A man hires George because his brother-in-law is due to arrive from South America and he’s afraid that the brother-in-law’s in trouble because of a man who’s been watching his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2919: Box 13: Find Me, Find Death (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #6 (Tied)
Sep 02 2019
Dan receives a letter to Box 13 where the writer announces he’ll kill Dan in four days. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2918s: A Life in Your Hands: The Rooming House Murder
Sep 01 2019
A blackmailing boarder is murdered at Mrs. O’Malley’s boarding house. Original Air Date: September 13, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2918: Dragnet: The Big Key
Aug 31 2019
Friday and Smith investigate a series of drug store robberies. Original Air Date: October 26, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2917: Yours Truly Johnny Expiring Nickles Matter or the Egyptian Jackpot
Aug 30 2019
At the behest of a chaplain Johnny met during the war, he escorts a dying man to Egypt with evidence that could clear a wealthy man who’s about to be executed. Original Air Date: September 4,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2916: Boston Blackie: Charlie Kingston and The Vanishing 4th Floor
Aug 29 2019
Charlie Kingston is taken for $20,000 at a crooked gambling den. When Blackie comes to get Charlie’s money they find the gambling den has vanished. Original Air Date: January 5, 1949 Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2915: Rocky Jordan: The Mystery of the Carl Kleist
Aug 28 2019
A German man is murdered and his brother fears for his life. Original Air Date: April 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2914: Let George Do It: Tonight the Mayhem’s Going to be Different
Aug 27 2019
George and Claire are invited to spend a weekend with a woman who pretends to be a longtime friend of Claire’s. Original Air Date:June 18, 1951 Rebroadcast date: June 9, 1953 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2913: Dragnet: The Big Badge (Standard Division #6 (Tied)
Aug 26 2019
Friday and Romero search for “The Badge Bandit” holds up couples in parked cars while pretending to be a police officer. Original Air Date: May 4, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2912s: Casebook of Gregory Hood: Death from The Red Capsule
Aug 25 2019
A young woman is poisoned when visiting Gregory Hood’s campfire and Gregory is arrested for the crime. Original Air Date: July 22, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2912: Dragnet: The Big Mannikin
Aug 24 2019
A woman reports her husband missing. Original Air Date: October 19, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2911: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Out of the Fire and Into the Frying Pan
Aug 23 2019
Johnny is sent to a State fair to protect a prize hog. Original Air Date: August 21, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2910: Boston Blackie: The ‘Killer Lightning’ Murders
Aug 22 2019
A woman and her scientist lover murder her husband by lightning. Original Air Date: December 8, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2909: Rocky Jordan: The Big Gamble
Aug 21 2019
A racketeer tries to pressure Rocky into letting him set up gambling tables in the Tambourine. Original Air Date: April 23, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2908: Let George Do It: Sucker Stunt
Aug 20 2019
George tries to turn the tables on a man who played him for a sucker but finds out he gave him a perfect alibi for the murder of his wife. Original Air Date: June 11, 1951 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2907: Sherlock Holmes: The Solitary Cyclist (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
Aug 19 2019
A charming young governess is haunted by a mysterious bearded bicyclist. Original Air Date: February 27, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2906s: Frank Race: The Istanbul Adventure
Aug 18 2019
Race encounters a woman in distress in Istanbul and then is hired to help her in her cause: stopping vicious black marketeers who are stealing medicine. Original Air Date: March 19, 1949 Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2906: Dragnet: The Big Tar Baby
Aug 17 2019
A man reports his wife kidnapped but withdraws the report in a way that makes Friday suspicious. Original Air Date: October 12, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2905: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Murder Ain’t Minor
Aug 16 2019
Johnny takes a simple job from a disreputable man to find a woman to sign insurance. Johnny finds himself in the midst of a murder investigation. Original Air Date: August 7, 1949 When making your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2904: Boston Blackie: Joe Gatling Murdered Over Marked Money
Aug 15 2019
A man’s father dies and he expects to collect a fortune from a wealthy gangster in exchange for a dollar bill. Original Air Date: October 6, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2903: Rocky Jordan: Adventure in Zaqaziq
Aug 14 2019
Captain Sabaya suggests Jordan go on an adventure for adventure’s sake…going undercover as an American black market drug buyer. Original Air Date: April 16, 1950 Support the show monthly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2902: Let George Do It: Big Brother
Aug 13 2019
A club owner wants to find out who socked him on the head and at the center of the mystery is a girl who has a lot of men who treat her like a little sister. Original Air Date: May 21, 1951 Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2901: Boston Blackie: Alice Manletter, Dead or Alive? (Listener’s Choice Short Division #2)
Aug 12 2019
Boston Blackie is supposed to show a friend’s niece around New York City, but another man picks her up, and Blackie ends up accused of her murder. Original Air Date: August 4, 1944 Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2900s: Molle Mystery Theater: Leg Man
Aug 11 2019
The reporter investigates the murder of a bar owner that the police believe is open and shut. Original Air Date: October 19, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2900: Dragnet: The Big Handsome Bandit
Aug 10 2019
Friday and Smith investigate a series of hold ups. Original Air Date: October 5, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2899: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Who Took the Taxis for a Ride?
Aug 09 2019
Johnny investigates the theft of a dozen taxi cabs all owned by the same company. Original Air Date: July 24, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Take the listener... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2898: Boston Blackie: Carl Grady, Golf Instructor
Aug 08 2019
A racketeer sends one of his henchmen to kill his wife’s golf teacher because he’s jealous. The henchman is killed and found with a list of colleges in his pocket. Original Air Date:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2897: Rocky Jordan: Holiday Weekend
Aug 07 2019
A man collapses inside the Tambourine and then asks Rocky’s help to find a female dancer. Original Air Date: April 9, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2896: Let George Do It: Ponce the Lion
Aug 06 2019
George is called to a small town because the town’s most infamous citizen has been released from the prison and the towns people fear he’ll murder everyone who sent him to prison for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2895: Rocky Jordan: The Case of the Sleepy Camel (Listener’s Choice #8)
Aug 05 2019
Rocky’s given three camels by an old friend and that’s when the trouble starts. Original Air Date: January 16, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2894: Dragnet: The Big Bible
Aug 03 2019
A man appears to have committed suicide in a locked room, but one piece of evidence suggests a murder may have occurred. Original Air Date: September 28, 1954 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2893: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Case of Barton Drake
Aug 02 2019
Johnny is called in when a man’s who about to be declared to dead so his wife can collect on his insurance is seen at a sport event. Original Air Date: April 22, 1949 When making your travel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2892: Boston Blackie: Charlie Kingston and the Vanishing Office Building
Aug 01 2019
Charlie Kingston is conned to handing over a million dollars to buy a building, only to find the property is a vacant lot. Original Air Date: September 8, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2891: Rocky Jordan: The Strange Fate of Professor Amar
Jul 31 2019
A friend of Rocky’s steps off a train and acts like he never met him and then is killed. Original Air Date: April 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2890: Let George Do It: The Marauder
Jul 30 2019
A successful writer calls George to a Winter resort where the host has become obsessed with killing a mountain lion. Original Air Date: February 12, 1951 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2889: Night Beat: The Girl from Kansas (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #9)
Jul 29 2019
Randy takes an interest in a young woman from Kansas who was arrested soon after she arrived in Chicago for reasons she doesn’t understand. Original Air Date: June 5, 1950 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2888: Dragnet: The Big Try
Jul 27 2019
A young man confesses to a hit and run. Friday and Smith have to verify if the story is true. Original Air Date: September 21, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2887: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Case of the $100,000 Legs
Jul 26 2019
Johnny is called to play bodyguard to protect an actress whose legs are insured for $100,000. Johnny arrives to find the legs intact but the actress dead. Original Air Date: April 15, 1949 When... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2886: Boston Blackie: Jeweler John Reynolds Is Murdered
Jul 25 2019
A jeweler offers Blackie a $10,000 necklace for ten cents and is found murdered. Original Air Date September 1, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2885: Rocky Jordan: Foolproof
Jul 24 2019
A man with a gun is kicked out of the Tambourine and leaves behind a diamond that ends up with Rocky embroiled in a murder. Original Air Date: March 26, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2884: Let George Do It: Tongalani
Jul 23 2019
A woman hires George to investigate her husband’s odd behavior centering around the word “Tongalani.” Original Air Date: February 5, 1951 Rebroadcast Date: Unknown Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2883: Let George Do It: Am I My Brother’s Keeper (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #10)
Jul 22 2019
George is hired by a man to find his estranged brother, and finds the body of a dead gambler at the brother’s apartment. Original Air Date: April 12, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2882: Dragnet: The Big Cut
Jul 20 2019
$5,000 in watches is stolen from a jewelry store. Original Air Date: September 14, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2881: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Stolen Portrait of The Duke of Massen
Jul 19 2019
Johnny goes to London to search for a missing Monet. Original Air Date: April 1, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2880: Boston Blackie: Tom Robertson Poisons His Wife Over the Phone
Jul 18 2019
A man poisons his wife’s medicine and established his alibi by being on the other side of town. Original Air Date: August 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2879: Rocky Jordan: The Perfect Witness
Jul 17 2019
A woman tries to shoot a man in the Cafe Tambourine. The man runs away and can’t be identified. Original Air Date: March 19, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2878: Let George Do It: Sedan from the City
Jul 16 2019
A sedan arrives from the city arrives in a small town and then its leading benefactor is gunned down. Original Air Date: October 30, 1950 Rebroadcast Date: January 27, 1953 Support the show monthly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2877: The Saint: A Real Guy (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #11)
Jul 15 2019
Simon investigates the death of a despised band leader. Original Air Date: July 2, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2876: Dragnet: The Big Trunk
Jul 13 2019
Friday and Smith searching for a missing divorcee. Original Air Date: September 7, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2875: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Milford Brooks III Matter
Jul 12 2019
Johnny tries to protect the life of an insured man who seems determined to commit suicide and has named a notorious gangster as his beneficiary. Original Air Date: March 25, 1949 When making your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2874: Boston Blackie: Mrs. Trilling’s Maid is Murdered in Her Place
Jul 11 2019
A maid is murdered after a door-to-door salesman shows up at her employer’s apartment Original Air Date: August 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2873: Rocky Jordan: The While Beetle
Jul 10 2019
An acquaintance of Rocky’s arrives and dies in the Tambourine and Rocky learns he was carrying a rare white scarab. Original Air Date: March 12, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2872: Let George Do It: The Hand in the Coconut
Jul 09 2019
A big-game hunter, one of George’s childhood hero’s, summons George to his ship to investigate the theft of his field glasses. Original Air Date: October 23, 1950 Support the show monthly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2871: The Fat Man: Murder Plays Hide and Seek (Listener’s Choice Short Division #3)
Jul 08 2019
A cabbie comes to Brad asking him to prove he didn’t kill a corpse in the back of his cab. Brad then finds the corpse missing. Original Air Date: January 2, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2870: Dragnet: The Big Office
Jul 06 2019
Friday and Smith work a weekend shift at the business office. Original Air Date: August 31, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2869: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Murder is a Merry Go Round
Jul 05 2019
Johnny goes to a carnival to investigate a series of accidents that have left attendees wounded. Original Air Date: March 11, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2868: Boston Blackie: Blackie Tries to Save Bobby Rogers from Execution
Jul 04 2019
Blackie has three hours to find evidence to clear a man on death row. Original Air Date: August 11, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2867: Rocky Jordan: Wong Lee’s Secret
Jul 03 2019
A friend of Rocky’s and the leader of Chinese expatriates in Cairo, summons Rocky to his home and then murders a man right in front of Rocky’s eyes and tells him to tell whoever he wants.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2866: Let George Do It: It’s a Mystery To Me
Jul 02 2019
A mystery writer comes to George for help understanding the mysterious behavior of his girlfriend. Original Air Date: October 16, 1950 Rebroadcast Date: April 28, 1953 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2865: Jeff Regan: A Fire for Romano (Host’s Choice/ Wild Card)
Jul 01 2019
A grocery store owner hires Regan to find out who started a fire in his store. Original Air Date: July 30, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2864: Dragnet: the Big Shock
Jun 29 2019
Friday and Smith investigate a series of tunnel burglaries. Original Air Date: August 24, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2863: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Robert Perry Case
Jun 28 2019
Johnny is called in to serve as bodyguard to a wealthy businessman who is blown up as soon as his secretary pages him after Johnny arrived. Original Air Date: March 4, 1949 When making your travel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2862: Boston Blackie: Blackie Gives a Killer a Perfect Alibi
Jun 27 2019
A man insults Mary and Blackie belts him, giving the man an alibi for murder. Original Air Date: August 4, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2861: Rocky Jordan: The Return of Dr. Pyrue
Jun 26 2019
A physician Rocky sent to prison for murder when he lived in Istanbul is in Cairo plotting Rocky’s death? The problem? The doctor died in prison. Original Air Date: February 26, 1950 Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2860: Let George Do It: The Investment
Jun 25 2019
An attorney hires George to make a big investment on behalf of an anonymous client but things go wrong because George has a nail in his shoe. Original Air Date: November 29, 1946 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2859: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Imperfect Crime Matter (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #12)
Jun 24 2019
Johnny is called in by an insurance agent who fears a mystery writer is going to murder his wife. Original Air Date: June 25, 1961 Support the show monthly at [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2858: Dragnet: The Big Cad
Jun 22 2019
An addict provides Friday and Smith a lead in a case of stolen morphine. Original Air Date: August 17, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2857: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Slow Boat from China
Jun 21 2019
Johnny goes to Signapore to find out what’s behind delays that are stopping a ship from reaching America. Original Air Date: February 25, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2856: Boston Blackie: Richard Allistar Disappears in a Vacant Lot
Jun 20 2019
A man leaves a cab, walks into a vacant lot, and disappears into thin air. Blackie thinks the incident may have been tied into a murder. Original Air Date: July 28, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2855: Rocky Jordan: Paid in Full
Jun 19 2019
A few hours after Sergeant Greco stormed into the Cafe Tambourine to try and falsely arrest Jordan for aiding a jailbreak, Captain Sabaya comes to Jordan and asks him to find Greco and help him out... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2854: Let George Do It: Snookums
Jun 18 2019
George agrees to watch a dog for $200 plus expenses but finds he’s gotten more than he bargained for when he finds out the dog is a voracious Great Dane that’s been reported stolen.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2853: Pat Novak for Hire: Father Leahy (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #13)
Jun 17 2019
A priest asks Pat to intersect an escapee from prison and bring him to the priest. Original Air Date: April 2, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2852s: Twelve Players: The Lady and the Letters
Jun 16 2019
A private eye is hired by the wife of a racketeer to recover some letter she’s being blackmailed with. Original Air Date: August 18, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2852: Dragnet: The Big Missus
Jun 15 2019
The wife of a escaped parolee from Michigan comes to Friday and Smith to bring her husband in for his own good. Original Air Date: August 9, 1955 Get your, “Joe Friday never said: “Just... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2851: Dragnet: The Big Rod
Jun 14 2019
Friday and Smith search for the driver of a souped up car who hit a woman and left her for dead. Original Air Date: March 16, 1954 Get your, “Joe Friday never said: “Just the facts,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2850: Dragnet: The Big Impossible
Jun 13 2019
Friday and Smith have a positive ID for a suspect who committed several robberies. The only problem? He was in a sanitarium at time of the robberies. Original Air Date: March 15, 1953 Get your,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2849: Dragnet: The Big Casing
Jun 12 2019
A woman is found dead of a gunshot wound, the husband claims it was suicide but the evidence seems to point towards murder. Original Air Date: May 3, 1951 Get your, “Joe Friday never said:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2848: Dragnet: The Big Betty
Jun 11 2019
Joe Friday and Ben Romero go after a gang of conmen who are victimizing the families of recently deceased people. Original Air Date: November 23, 1950 Get your, “Joe Friday never said:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2847: Dragnet: Production 6 (a.k.a Red Light Bandit)
Jun 10 2019
Friday and Romero hunt for a brutal bandit who robs and beats people while impersonating a police officer. Original Air Date: July 14, 1949 Get your, “Joe Friday never said: “Just the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2846s: Dragnet: The Big Red Parts One and Two
Jun 09 2019
Following a tip from an informant, Friday goes undercover to bust up a new narcotics ring. Original Air Dates: January 3 and 10, 1952 Get your Joe Friday never said “Just the facts,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2846: Dragnet: The Big Wish
Jun 08 2019
A boy comes into Juvenile division asking for help to break an addiction. Original Air Date: August 10, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2845: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Parakoff Policy
Jun 07 2019
Johnny goes to Ohio to see if he can find evidence to prevent an insured man from being executed. Original Air Date: February 18, 1949 When making your travel plans, remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2844: Boston Blackie: The Counterfeit Sweepstakes Ticket Racket
Jun 06 2019
Blackie believes a double murder of a couple and the killing of a cheap hood are connected. Original Air Date: July 21, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2843: Rocky Jordan: Madam Dulac’s Daughter
Jun 05 2019
A wealthy woman offer Rocky $1000 to break up her daughter’s love affair with an unscrupulous gambler Rocky has a history with. Original Air Date: February 12, 1950 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2842: Let George Do It: The Picnic
Jun 04 2019
While on a picnic, George is hit by a petite shoe and hears a voice asking for rescue. Original Air Date: October 11, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2841: Candy Matson: Devil in the Deep Freeze (Listener’s Choice (Standard Division #14)
Jun 03 2019
Candy is hired by a restaurant owner who found a dead man in his freezer wearing a devil’s costume. Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2840: Dragnet: The Big Stand
Jun 01 2019
Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a man on a street corner. Original Air Date: August 3, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2839: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Milford Brooks III Matter
May 31 2019
Johnny is hired to stop a young insured man who’s determined to commit suicide after changing his beneficiary to a notorious gangster. Audition Date: December 18, 1948 When making your travel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2838: Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed for Killing John Cummings
May 30 2019
Blackie is framed for murder and is locked up when he can’t prove he was out of town. Original Air Date: July 14, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2837: Rocky Jordan: The Return of Toni
May 29 2019
Two men begin following Rocky around as he gets a letter that an old flame is back in Cairo. Original Air Date: February 5, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2836: Let George Do It: The Kleptomaniac
May 28 2019
The kleptomaniac wife of a candidate for alderman hires George to follow her to prevent her compulsion from being discovered before the election. Original Air Date: October 4, 1946 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2835: Boston Blackie: Murder at the Movies (Listener’s Choice Standard Divisions #15)
May 27 2019
Blackie agrees to be a technical adviser on a crime film and then has to solve a murder. Original Air Date: December 13, 1945 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2834: Dragnet: The Big Match
May 25 2019
Friday and Smith have one clue to the identity of a robber of an auction house: a partially spent matchbook. Original Air Date: July 27, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2833: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Clever Chemist Matter (Re-Creation)
May 24 2019
Johnny investigates a protest of a change in a scientist’s insurance policy. Re-creation: October 1979 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2832: Boston Blackie: Diamonds Stolen from Blackie and Charlie
May 23 2019
Blackie’s friend Charlie is held up while Blackie is visiting and the thieves claim to have an alibi that Blackie has to break. Original Air Date: July 7, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2831: Rocky Jordan: An Air of Death
May 22 2019
Rocky narrowly avoids deaths when he finds a man in a local bathhouse murdered by cyanide gas. Original Air Date: January 29, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2830: Let George Do It: Audition #2
May 21 2019
George is hired to find an apartment for an elderly man’s niece and her husband. Audition Date: April 1946 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2829: Easy Money: The Gem Switch (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
May 20 2019
– A small jewelry store has a $5,000 ruby disappear and be replaced with a duplicate. Mike Trent thinks he knows how to get it back–with the aid of a third hand. Original Air Date:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2828: Dragnet: The Big Heel
May 18 2019
Friday and Smith investigate a series of burglaries where costume jewelry has been stolen. They believe a juvenile is behind it and the only clue is an unusual shoeprint. Original Air Date: July 20,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2827: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Tip-of Matter
May 17 2019
A dying convict wants Johnny to recover his stolen loot and prevent a killing. Original Air Date: September 30, 1962 When making your travel plans, remember [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2826: Boston Blackie: The Professor Beasley Murder
May 16 2019
A professor with many enemies at Blackie’s alma mater. Original Air Date: June 30, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2825: Rocky Jordan: The Face of Diana
May 15 2019
An artist pays off a tab he owes Rocky with a painting, a wealthy man buys it, and when Rocky brings him the difference, he finds the artist dead. Original Air Date: January 22, 1950 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2824: Let George Do It: Audition 1
May 14 2019
Right out of the service, ex-GI George Lincoln starts a private investigation firm and gets an assistant and a secretary thrust on him, along with an elevator man who prepares strange food, and a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2823: Philip Marlowe: Trouble is My Business (Listener’s Choice Short Division #4)
May 13 2019
Philip Marlowe is hired to look into the wedding of a wealthy young man to a woman with dubious motives. Original Air Date: August 5, 1947 Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2822: Dragnet: The Big Rescue
May 11 2019
Friday and Smith’s investigation of a robbery is complicated when one of the robbers is broken out along with a murder suspect. Original Air Date: July 13, 1954 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2821: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deadly Crystal Matter
May 10 2019
Johnny is investigating a case of a stolen $300,000 necklace, and then it’s returned by a mysterious woman without explanation. Original Air Date: September 23, 1962 Check out the Old Time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2820: Blackie: The Harry Walker Killing
May 09 2019
Blackie tries to find who killed a man close to his home, while the killer tries to track down the man’s wife, who he believes witnessed the murder. Original Air Date: June 23, 1948 Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2819: Rocky Jordan: The Loomis Affair
May 08 2019
Rocky is accused of murder when a gangster he had a quarrel with is murdered while both men were in different areas of a bank vault and both men were opening their safe deposit boxes. Original Air... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2818: Richard Diamond: The Charles Johnson Matter
May 07 2019
EP2818: Richard Diamond: The Charles Johnson Matter Diamond is hired by a man who insists he was framed for passing counterfeit bills. Original Rebroadcast Date: September 13, 1953 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2817: Rogue’s Gallery: Lovely Little Old Lady (Listener’s Choice Standard Divsion #16)
May 06 2019
Rogue goes to help an elderly woman with a son in trouble with the law. The son’s not there and Rogue wakes up to find he was given a Mickey Finn tea and has been framed for murder. Original Air... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2816: Dragnet: The Big Search
May 04 2019
Frank and Joe search for a kidnapped teenage girl. Original Air Date: July 6, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2815: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The No Matter Matter
May 03 2019
Johnny is called in by an insured man and arrives to find a dead woman only for her to disappear. Original Air Date: September 16, 1962 When making your travel plans, remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2814: Boston Blackie: John Davis Is Murdered . . . Twice
May 02 2019
A man who an escaped killer promised to kill is murdered, but Blackie doesn’t think the killer murdered the man. Original Air Date: Unknown but May 12, 1948 or later Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2813: Rocky Jordan: Smoke Screen
May 01 2019
A young woman and her father ask Rocky to provide an alibi for the father. Rocky refuses and the woman’s gunned down while leaving the Tambourine. ‘ Original Air Date: January 8, 1950... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2812: Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Mad Maltese
Apr 30 2019
Doctor Tim, Sandy, and Jill have to find a man that was infected by a rabid cat. Original Air Date: September 11, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2811: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Bodyguard to Anne Connelly (Listener’s Choice Standard Divsion #17)
Apr 29 2019
Johnny travels to Milwaukee to protect a woman who’s afraid of an ex-boyfriend who’s been released from prison. Original Air Date: December 3, 1949 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2810: Dragnet: The Big Chick
Apr 27 2019
Friday goes undercover to find out who’s behind low grade heroin that’s been hitting the streets. Original Air Date: June 29, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2809: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Four C’s Matter
Apr 26 2019
Johnny is called in to protect a wealthy businessman who’s been threatened by both of his business partners. Original Air Date: September 9, 1962 When making your travel plans, remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2808: Boston Blackie: The Bolo Prison Break
Apr 25 2019
Blackie has to figure out how a gang of criminals broke out of prison even though they were barred from speaking to each other. Original Air Date: May 5, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2807: Rocky Jordan: The Man from Cairo
Apr 24 2019
A naive tourist from Cairo, Illinois is looking for intrigue in Cairo, Egypt and has found it, but doesn’t know it. It’s up to Rocky to get to the bottom of it and make sure they both... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2806: Stand by for Crime: The Light
Apr 23 2019
Chuck suspects that a series of plane crashes aren’t accidents. Original Air Date: 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net. Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2805: Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #18)
Apr 22 2019
When an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2804s: The Dead Letter Office
Apr 21 2019
A pilot for a radio series based on stories from the Post Office’s Dead Letter office. Audition Date: 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2804: Dragnet: The Big Customer
Apr 20 2019
Friday and Smith search for a pair of robbers. Original Air Date: June 22, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2803: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar Matter: The Donniger Donniger Matter
Apr 19 2019
Johnny has to find a beneficiary whose trying to take advantage of a clause in the policy that allows him to collect an additional $1,000 per week if the insurance company can’t find him in 10... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2802: Boston Blackie: The Joe Ingalls Bombing Murder
Apr 18 2019
Blackie tries to catch two killers who used a bomb to kill a rival. Original Air Date: April 28, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2801: Rocky Jordan: The Veiled People
Apr 17 2019
Men in veils come hunting for Rocky’s newest employee in the cafe. Original Air Date: December 11, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2800: Stand by for Crime: Death on the Tracks
Apr 16 2019
Chuck investigates a case of a stranger being hit by a train in the middle of the desert. Original Air Date: 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2799: Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot (Listener’s Choice Standard Division #19)
Apr 15 2019
While recuperating, Holmes is asked to investigate a strange death in Cornish country where the locals suspect the Devil’s involvement Original Air Date: January 13, 1946 Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2798: Dragnet: The Big Cat
Apr 13 2019
Friday and Smith for a jaguar missing from a traveling carnival Original Air Date: June 15, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2797: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Gold Rush Matter
Apr 12 2019
Johnny investigates a series of mysterious incidents at the site of a new gold rush in Virginia City. Original Air Date: August 26, 1962 Check out the OTR Mystery, Suspense, and Horror Podcast at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2796: Boston Blackie: The Junk Cars Insurance Scam Murder
Apr 11 2019
Blackie tries to solve the murder of a man who refused to go along with a car insurance racket. Original Air Date: April 21, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2795: Rocky Jordan: High Pressure
Apr 10 2019
Jordan is dragged out of bed at night and given thirty-six hours to leave Egypt, and no one will tell him why. Original Air Date: November 27, 1949 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2794: Stand by for Crime: Subversive Activities
Apr 09 2019
Chuck thinks he recognizes a candidate for Mayor of a near-by city as a foreign agent convicted of subversive activities. Original Air Date: 1952 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2793: The Abbotts: The White Hot Flame (Host’s Choice/Wild Card)
Apr 08 2019
A doctor dies in a plane crash over England, but Pat suspects foul play and pretends to be injured to investigate a hospital. Original Air Date: March 13, 1955 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2792: Dragnet: The Big Student
Apr 06 2019
Friday and Smith investigate a bank robbery. Original Air Date: June 8, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net. Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2791: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lorelai Matter
Apr 05 2019
Johnny is called by an insured and asked to protect him. When Johnny arrives, he finds the insured dead. Original Air Date: August 19, 1962 When making your travel plans, remember... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2790: Boston Blackie: A Murder at the Circus
Apr 04 2019
Blackie investigates the murder of a circus magician. Original Air Date: April 14, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2789: Rocky Jordan: The Big Heist
Apr 03 2019
Rocky goes to meet a friend arriving from England and finds out he disappeared along with a million dollars. Original Air Date: November 20, 1949 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2788: Stand by for Crime: Naomi Needs an Operation
Apr 02 2019
A desperate man promises to tell Chuck about a racket, but only if Chuck promises to broadcast so that he’s murdered within 48 hours. Original Air Date: 1952 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2787: Pete Kelly’s Blues: The Veda Brand Story (Listener’s Choice Short Division #5)
Apr 01 2019
A gangster tries to force Pete to marry the gangster’s girlfriend. Original Air Date: July 11, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2786: Dragnet: The Big Cowboy
Mar 30 2019
Friday and Smith deal with a man in a house, firing his gun in his residential neighborhood. Original Air Date: June 1, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2785: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Oldest Gag Matter
Mar 29 2019
Johnny goes into investigate the death of an insured man. The police think it was a suicide, but every potential suspect in a potential murder investigation insists that it’s not suicide.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2784: Boston Blackie: Photographer Clyde Winston Murdered
Mar 28 2019
Blackie looks into the murder of a photographer. Original Air Date: April 7, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2783: Rocky Jordan: The Strange Death of Van Dorn
Mar 27 2019
A Dutch man is found dead in the desert. Cause of death: freezing. Original Air Date: November 13, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2782: Stand by for Crime: The Sniper
Mar 26 2019
A sniper has been killing at random. Chuck gets a call from the sniper telling him that he’s next. Original Air Date: 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2781: Rocky Fortune: Hollywood or Boom (Listener’s Choice Standard #20)
Mar 25 2019
Rocky is hired to drive a truckload of Nitro from New York to Los Angeles. Original Air Date: January 26, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2780: Dragnet: The Big Watch
Mar 23 2019
Friday and Smith search for a man who committed a market robbery. Original Air Date: May 25, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2779: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Case of Trouble Matter
Mar 22 2019
Johnny goes out to Iowa to investigate a series of arsons of warehouses owned by the same person. Original Air Date: August 5, 1962 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2778: Boston Blackie: Tom Walton Escapes to Kill Blackie
Mar 21 2019
A killer escapes prison, promising to kill Blackie. An enemy of Blackie’s who has been threatened kidnaps Blackie to protect him from the escaped killer. Original Air Date: March 31, 1948... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2777: Rocky Jordan: The Black Ball
Mar 20 2019
Rocky receives a black ball in the mail, has a woman come after him with a gun, and a collector show up demanding 100,000 Francs to cover gambling losses in Monte Carlo that Rocky didn’t make.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2776: Stand by for Crime: The Clueless Crime Spree
Mar 19 2019
Chuck is worried about a series of crimes that have no clues and are growing more serious. Original Air Date: 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2775: Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Case of Murder and the Revengeful Ghost
Mar 18 2019
A woman comes to Mister Keen and asks him to investigate as she believes her fiancé was murdered by his late wife’s ghost. Original Air Date: February 22, 1955 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2774s: Interview with Author John Abbott on Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
Mar 17 2019
I talk about Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Abbott’s author of the book, “The Who is Johnny Dollar Matter” Affiliate link included. Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2774: Dragnet: The Big Help
Mar 16 2019
A convicted check forger offers to help Friday and Smith catch the gang behind a string of fake payroll checks being cashed. Original Air Date: May 18, 1954 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2773: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Four is a Crowd Matter
Mar 15 2019
Johnny is called to protect an elderly insured man who fears one of his relatives will murder him. Original Air Date: July 29, 1962 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2772: Boston Blackie: The Stretcher Lewis Manslaughter
Mar 14 2019
A rookie wrestler is charged with manslaughter when his opponent dies in the ring, but Blackie suspected someone else committed murder. Original Air Date: March 24, 1948 Support the show monthly at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2771: Rocky Jordan: The Demarco Affair
Mar 13 2019
A photographer who produced postcards for Rocky disappears. Original Air Date: October 30, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2770: Stand by for Crime: Quinton McLean’s Fortune
Mar 12 2019
Chuck and Carol go to Vancouver in search for $3 million…in booze. Original Air Date: 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP2769: Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Shrieking Prisoner Murder Case, Parts Three and Four
Mar 11 2019
A woman is determined to thwart Mister Keen’s investigation of the murder of her nephew. Original Air Dates: June 24 and 25, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]