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Today's Mystery: A late-night distress call from a professional building sends Detectives Scanlon and Grady into the depths of a crime that defies expectations. Amidst the echo of multiple shots fired, they find themselves piecing together the fragments of a life lived in the shadows. An old woman's untimely death in an empty office, a janitor with a story that doesn't quite fit, and a switchboard operator who knows more than she's telling. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Mid-1950s Originating in New York:Starring: Bill Zuckert as RJ Scanlon and Chuck Webster as James Brady, Charlotte Manson, Arthur ColeSuppo Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Christine, Patreon supporter since November 2018 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of ourfriends on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

oday's Mystery:Scanlon and Webster are called in to investigate when a woman is found dead in a dirty manufacturing loft. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1953 or 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Originating in New York Patreon Supporter of the Day: Peter, Patreon Supporter since March 2023 Starring: Bill Zuckert as RJ Scanlon; Chuck Webster as James Brady Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Release Date: September 18, 2021 The police investigate when dismembered body parts are found in a plastic bag. Original Air Date: 1955 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Release Date: September 11, 2021 A woman confessed to killing her abusive husband and then Lt. Douglas investigates a robbery gone bad that left a woman dead by the side of the road.  Original Air Date: February 3, 1954 Originated from New York Starring: Wynn Wright Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out all our social media links and connect with us at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Original Release Date: March 26, 2024 Today's 1st Mystery: A visit to the carnival is soured by the presence of an old-school seller of snake oil. It's made even worse when Dr. Tim has to investigate a death. Original Radio Broadcast Date:Early to Mid 1950s Starred: Bob Hahn as Dr. Tim Originated in Colorado Today's Second Mystery: Dr. John Snow, the Health Detective, sets out to solve the mystery of a cholera epidemic in London .Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 17, 1952 Hosted by Paul Shannon Originated in Pittsburgh Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Alex, Patreon Supporter Since August 2020 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of ourfriends on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

Original Release Date: January 17, 2023 Today's 1st Mystery: Doctor Tim is called in to find out what's behind a series of food poisonings. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 24, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery: X-Rays that Dr. Tim needs for the District Attorney keep being ruined. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 15, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of ourfriends on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

Today's 1st Mystery:A woman has an unexplained case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in winter. Original Release Date: January 10, 2023 Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery:Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sandy find a sick child at a forest cabin. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 17, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netc Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Original Release Date: January 3, 2023 Today's 1st Mystery:Dr. Tim searches for a missing man with tuberculosis. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 13, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery:Jill and Sandy are caught setting a fire in a vacant lot and then are blamed when a real fire nearly kills a man. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 20, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

Original Release Date: December 20, 2022 Today's 1st Mystery: Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sammy have to find a man who was bitten by a rabid Maltese Cat. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 27, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery: A mysterious lodger in the mysterious round is shot. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of ourfriends on Facebook .Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomoorw for another old time radio detective audio drama.

Original Release Date: September 21, 2021 Bill Lance is hired to deliver a rare necklace to Paris.  Original Air Date: October 19, 1947  Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Original Release Date: September 14, 2021 A fashion model friend of BIll’s calls for help and then drops dead in the middle of a show before she can tell him what’s the matter. Original Air Date: October 12, 1947 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Original Release Date: September 7, 2021 Bill Lance is called to a country estate at the request of the owner who fears that a relative who escaped from insane asylum will come and kill someone. Original Air Date: September 28, 1947 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Original Release Date: January 23, 2021 A woman shoots an intruder and claims self-defense but Captain Scott doesn’t buy it.  Original Air Date: August 21, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Original Release Date: January 16, 2021 A man on death row pleads with Captain Scott to prove his innocence.  Original Air Date: July 10, 1949  Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

Original Release Date: January 9, 2021 Captain Scott investigates the case of a man who was murdered at a seance, and the witnesses all insist the murder was his business partner who has been dead for four years.  Original Air Date: February 6, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net