The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3

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By: Adam Graham

Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 7-9 which were released between 2015 and 2018, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here.Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 2, Volume 3 begins by continuing Michael Shayne, Private Detective with Wally Maher, Crime Files of Flammond, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Nick Carter, Master Detective, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with Bob Bailey, and Dragnet.In this volume, we'll hear...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Saturday Night Matter (EP2131)
#111
Today at 12:00 AM

Original Release Date: February 24, 2017

Johnny goes to Colorado to investigate a series of grocery store robberies.

Original Air Date: March 20, 1960

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Boston Blackie: The Li Chow Murder (EP2130)
#110
Yesterday at 12:00 PM

Original Release Date: February 23, 2017

Blackie is urged to stay away from a Chinese restaurant, only to show up and find the owner murdered.

Original Air Date: March 12, 1946

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Richard Diamond: The Joyce Wallace Case (EP2129)
#109
Yesterday at 12:00 AM

Original Release Date: February 22, 2017

An actress hires Diamond to find out who’s trying to kill her.

Original Air Date: March 12, 1950

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Inspector Thorne: The Defrosted Refrigerator Murder Clue (EP2128)
#108
Last Friday at 12:00 PM

Original Release Date: February 21, 2017

The young wife of an older wealthy banker is murdered.

Original Air Date: August 10, 1951

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Night Beat: Harlan Matthews, Stamp Dealer (EP2127)
#107
Last Friday at 12:00 AM

Original Release Date: February 20, 2017

Randy stumbles upon a mentally disturbed man trying to kill his psychiatrist.

Original Air Date: May 29, 1950

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Lux Radio Theatre: Mrs. Mike (EP2126s)
#106
Last Thursday at 12:00 PM

Origianal Release Date: February 19, 2017

A young woman from Boston marries a mounty (Dick Powell) and discovers the harsh reality of frontier life.

Original Air Date: April 24, 1951

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Dragnet: The Big Producer (EP2126)
#105
Last Thursday at 12:00 AM

Original Release Date: February 18, 2017

Friday and Jacobs investigate pornography use at a local high school.

Original Air Date: February 21, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deep Down Matter (EP2125)
#104
Last Wednesday at 12:00 PM

Original Release Date: February 18, 2017

Johnny investigates the murder of a mining engineer that was perpetrated with a perfect shot in the dark.

Original Air Date: March 13, 1960

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Boston Blackie: The Thomas Evers Murder (EP2124)
#103
Last Wednesday at 12:00 AM

Original Release Date: February 16, 2017

A man comes to Blackie’s apartment and promises to murder Thomas Evers and get away with it. Evers is then murdered the next day and the man has a perfect alibi.

Original Air Date: March 5, 1946

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Richard Diamond: The Louis Spence Case (EP2123)
#102
Last Tuesday at 12:00 PM

Original Release Date: February 15, 2017

A man is threatening to blow up city hall unless the Mayor commits suicide.

Original Air Date: March 5, 1950

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Inspector Thorne: Golden Girl Murder Case (EP2122)
#101
Last Tuesday at 12:00 AM

Original Release Date: February 14, 2017

A famous actress is murdered soon after getting married.

Original Air Date: August 3, 1951

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Night Beat: I Wish You Were Dead (EP2121)
#100
Last Monday at 12:00 PM

Original Release Date: February 13, 2017

Randy meets an old man who states he can kill anyone by wishing him dead.

Original Air Date: May 22, 1950

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Dragnet: The Big Phone Call (EP2120)
#99
06/15/2025

Original Release Date: February 11, 2017

Friday and Jacobs have the goods on a suspect in a robbery.

Original Air Date: February 14, 1942

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Moonshine Matter (EP2119)
#98
06/14/2025

Original Release Date: February 10, 2017

Johnny heads to Missouri to deliver a $5,000 settlement check to the widow of the insured but he has to make it through hillbilly country to do it.

Original Air Date: March 6, 1960

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Boston Blackie: The Auctioned Vase Mystery (EP2118)
#97
06/14/2025

Original Release Date: February 9, 2017

Blackie buys a vase for Mary at an auction and the losing bidder is willing to commit murder to get possession of the vase.

Original Air Date: February 26, 1946

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Richard Diamond: The Pop Skoals Case (EP2117)
#96
06/13/2025

Original Release Date: February 8, 2017

Diamond investigates a cop killing and a blind ex-con is tied in.

Original Air Date: February 26, 1950

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Inspector Thorne: The Vacant Lot Murder Case (EP2116)
#95
06/13/2025

Original Release Date: February 7, 2017

A mystery man is found murdered in a vacant lot.

Original Air Date: July 27, 1951

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Night Beat: The Night Watchman (EP2115)
#94
06/12/2025

Original Release Date: February 6, 2017

Randy encounters an out-of-work watchman who believes his son is behind a series of arsons.

Original Air Date: May 15, 1950

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Dragnet: The Big Honeymoon (EP2114)
#93
06/12/2025

Original Release Date: February 4, 2017

Friday and Jacobs investigate a man who marries women and  jilts them for their money on the pretense of using it to pay for a world cruise for the honeymoon.

Original Air Date: February 7, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Look Before You Leap Matter (EP2113)
#92
06/11/2025

Original Release Date: February 3, 2017

Johnny gets a lead on a six-year-old case on February 27th. An insured gangster believed to be dead has been spotted in Paris and Johnny has until March 1st to get him home.

Original Air Date: February 28, 1960

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Boston Blackie: The Benson Murder (EP2112)
#91
06/11/2025

Original Release Date: February 2, 2017

A man who murdered his wife is acquitted in court. At the request of his brother, Blackie sets out to prove his guilt and bring whatever justice he can while a man Blackie sent to jail has escaped and is determined to kill Blackie.

Original Air Date: February 19, 1946

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Richard Diamond: The Mario Ciminio Case (EP2111)
#90
06/10/2025

Original Release Date: February 1, 2017

A man has been murdered who the police suspect of being a jewel thief but the police may have to let his widow have the jewels they suspect were stolen if Diamond can’t figure out where they came from.

Original Air Date: February 19, 1950

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Inspector Thorne: The Fabulous Divorce Pay-Off Murder Case (EP2110)
#89
06/10/2025

Original Release Date: January 31, 2017

A soon-to-be divorced man is murdered outside his wealthy wife’s house and is found with a million dollar check on him.

Original Air Date: July 20, 1951

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Night Beat: The Elevator Caper (EP2109)
#88
06/09/2025

Original Release Date: January 30, 2017

Randy believes a gangster killed an old friend and sets out to prove it.

Original Air Date: May 8, 1950

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Dragnet: The Big Almost No Show (EP2108)
#87
06/09/2025

Original Release Date: January 28, 2017

Friday and Jacobs search for a woman’s missing brother.

Original Air Date: January 31, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Alvin’s Alfred Matter (EP2107)
#86
06/08/2025

Original Release Date: Jnauary 27, 2017

Johnny is called again by a new insurance company when eccentric millionaire Alvin Cartwright’s dog is stolen.

Original Air Date: February 21, 1960

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Boston Blackie: The Condon Ransom (EP2106)
#85
06/07/2025

Original Release Date: January 26, 2017

The father of a kidnapped woman asks Blackie to deliver his daughter’s ransom.

Original Air Date: February 12, 1946

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Richard Diamond: The Elaine Tanner Case (EP2105)
#84
06/07/2025

Original Release Date: January 25, 2017

Diamond gets shot at while searching for a missing woman.

Original Air Date: February 12, 1950

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Hollywood Mystery Time: Murder by Coincidence (EP2104)
#83
06/06/2025

Original Release Date: January 24, 2017

A wealthy man warns Ted and Gloria that someone is going to kill him.

Original Air Date: August 19, 1945

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Night Beat: Mentallo, the Mental Marvel (EP2103)
#82
06/06/2025

Original Release Date: January 23, 2017

A brilliant carnival performer can answer any question…except for one. The question of what he was doing on the fifteenth drives him to the point of suicide and Randy has to find out why.

Original Air Date: May 1, 1950

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Radio Reader’s Digest: The Case of the Dormitory Thefts (EP2102s)
#81
06/05/2025

Original Release Date: January 22, 2017

A police scientist uses his experimental lie detector to try and solve a series of thefts at a woman’s college dormitory.

Original Air Date: February 5, 1948

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Dragnet: The Big Court (EP2102)
#80
06/05/2025

Original Release Date: January 21, 2017

The DA’s ready to try a suspect for robbery and murder but Friday and Jacobs are uneasy about the case.

Original Air Date: January 24, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The PO Matter (EP2101)
#79
06/04/2025

Original Release Date: January 20, 2017

Johnny sets out to catch an elusive, bold, and dangerous jewel thief.

Original Air Date: February 14, 1960

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Boston Blackie: The Brandon Murder (EP2100)
#78
06/04/2025

Original Release Date: January 19, 2017

Several people call Blackie “Mr. Peterkin” and refuse to let him pay for a meal, a cab ride, and a gold watch.

Original Air Date: February 5, 1946

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Richard Diamond: Timothy the Seal (EP2099)
#77
06/03/2025

Original Release Date: January 18, 2017

Richard Diamond is hired to play bodyguard to a seal.

Original Air Date: February 5, 1950

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Hollywood Mystery Time: Hot and Low Down (EP2098)
#76
06/03/2025

Original Release Date: January 17, 2017

A police captain friend asks Ted and Gloria to persuade his brother not to become a policeman while they investigate the strange deaths of two policemen.

Original Air Date: July 29, 1945

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Night Beat: Tong Water (EP2097)
#75
06/02/2025

Original Release Date: January 16, 2017

Randy tries to prevent a Tong War in Chinatown..

Original Air Date: April 17, 1950

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Dragnet: The Big Juvenile Division (EP2096)
#74
06/01/2025

Original Release Date: January 14, 2017

Friday tries to prevent a gang war.

Original Air Date: January 17, 1952

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Sidewinder Matter (EP2095)
#73
05/31/2025

Original Release Date: January 13, 2017

Johnny goes to Arizona to try and stop a vengeful cattleman before he kills the man suspected of poisoning his herd.

Original Air Date: February 7, 1960

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Boston Blackie: The Williams Inheritance Case (EP2094)
#72
05/31/2025

Original Release Date: January 12, 2017

A witness changes his story on the witness stand and accuses Faraday of making him say he witnessed a murder. Faraday turns to Blackie to find the truth.

Original Air Date: January 29, 1946

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