Forgotten Detectives – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

May 13 2024 127 ep. 33 mins 15
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Squad Room: Ferris Wheel (EP4390)

May 13 2024 24 mins  
Today's Mystery: A woman is found murdered on a Ferris wheel. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Around New Years Day in the mid-1950s Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Originating in New York Starring: Wynn Wright as Lt. John Douglas; Dan Ocko as Sergeant Allen; George Tanner; Sam Gray Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.ne

Squad Room: Old Woman Found Shot (EP4384)

May 06 2024 29 mins  
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,

Squad Room: Mother of Two Murdered (EP4378)

Apr 29 2024 34 mins  
Today'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: December 22, 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 a

Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Roller Coaster Ride and Adventures in Research: The Health Detective (EP4348)

Mar 25 2024 40 mins  
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 Originating in Colorado Starring: Bob Hahn as Dr. Tim Today's Second Mystery: Dr. John Snow, the Health Detective, sets out to solve the mystery of a chol

Indictment: Fur Robberies (EP4160)

Aug 18 2023 29 mins  
Today's Mystery: A man convicted of extortion decides to give McCormick information on a robbery to avoid an indefinite prison sentence. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 15, 1957 Originated from: New York Starring: Nat Polen as Assistant Distict Attorney Edward McCormick Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at ht

Dr. Tim, Detective: Poisoner at Large and the Man from Hiroshima (EP3976)

Jan 16 2023 35 mins  
Today's 1st Mystery: Doctor Tim is called 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 htt

Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mad Maltese and Guest in Number Two (EP3952)

Dec 19 2022 40 mins  
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 room 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://supp

EP3844: Defense Attorney: George Bauman

Aug 15 2022 36 mins  
Martha takes up the defense of a man who claims self-defense in the shooting of a man who held up his bar ... and who was his wife's ex-husband. Original Air Date: August 28, 1952 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 T

EP3562: Bill Lance: Special Delivery

Sep 20 2021 40 mins  
Bill Lance is hired to deliver a rare necklace to Paris. Original Air Date: October 19, 1947 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 208-991-478

EP3556: Bill Lance: Death Wears a New Dress

Sep 13 2021 33 mins  
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 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