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Host Adam Graham presents every circulating old time radio episode of Boston Blackie with episode starring Chester Morris and later Richard Kollmar.

Adam Graham


    • Feb 20, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 214 EPISODES


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    EP3066: Boston Blackie: The Professor and Rufus Blow a Safe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020


    A scientific criminal blows a safe inside a bank at the same a construction crew is doing demolition. Original Air Date:June 15, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP3060: Boston Blackie: The Ma Vie Perfume Company Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020


    A perfume company salesman is killed so that an imposter can sell fake perfume to the company’s suppliers. Original Air Date:June 8, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP3054: Boston Blackie: Pudgy and the Stolen Car and Tire Racket

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 36:47


    Blackie is injured after commandeering a motorcycle to chase down a robber. Original Air Date: June 1, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP3048: Boston Blackie: Blackie, Mary, and The Canyon Resort Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020


    Following a tip, Blackie and Mary go undercover at a dude ranch. Original Air Date: May 25, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP3042: Boston Blackie: The Imperial Oil Company Racket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020


    A racketeer hires a high-priced hit woman to kill Boston Blackie as he fears Blackie is wise to his racket. Original Air Date: May 18, 1949 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 Read more…

    EP3036: Boston Blackie: Nobody at the Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020


    In quick succession, there’s a knock at the Blackie’s door with no one there, a telephone call with no on one the line, and an envelope delivered with nothing in it. Original Air Date: May 11, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation…

    EP3030: Boston Blackie: Joe Gates Murdered on Sightseeing Bus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020


    A man is murdered on a tour bus in broad daylight. Original Air Date: May 4, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP3018: Boston Blackie: The Construction Contractor Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019 35:46


    A feud between two contractors turns murderous. Original Air Date: April 27, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP3012: Boston Blackie: Blackie, Santa Claus and The Stolen Rings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019


    Blackie chases a jewel robber on Christmas Eve, but when he catches him the rings the robber has stolen are gone. Original Air Date: December 22, 1948 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 Read…

    EP3006: Boston Blackie: Madame Zina Murdered in a Monkey Costume

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019


    A carnival fortune teller tells Blackie death is in his future, and then Blackie finds her dead. Original Air Date: April 20, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP3000: Boston Blackie: The Tiny Philip Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 30:35


    A short man shoots and kills a jewelry store owner to steal Boston Blackie’s watch. Original Air Date: April 13, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP2994: Boston Blackie: The Harry Clark Mob Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019


    A crook comes to Blackie for protection and is then murder. Original Air Date: April 6, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP2988: Boston Blackie: The Amadon Pearl Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019


    Blackie matches wits with two different sets of jewel thieves to steal the million dollar Amadon Pearls. Original Air Date: March 30, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP2982: Boston Blackie: The Charity Ring Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 33:36


    Blackie investigates when a charity casino fundraiser Mary signed a letter for turns out to be a fraud. Original Air Date: March 23, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP2976: Boston Blackie: Blackie Kidnaps a Murderer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019


    Blackie kidnaps a suspect from police custody to get a confession and things go wrong. Original Air Date: March 16, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP2970: Boston Blackie: The Dolly Preston Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 28:58


    The police and Blackie are called to a house by a woman. They arrive to find no one in the house listed, and a witness who swears she saw a woman enter the house who was thought dead for the past three years. Original Air Date: March 9, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net…

    EP2964: Boston Blackie: The Fake Accident Racket

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019


    A reporter receives threats after he writes a story that drops a hint about a phony accident racket. Original Air Date: March 2, 1949 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 Read more ...

    EP2958: Boston Blackie: Archie Grant’s Club 77

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2952: Boston Blackie: The Fred Palmer Waterfront Racket

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2946: Boston Blackie: The Paul Martin Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 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 show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2940: Boston Blackie: The Five-Note Murder Clue

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2934: Boston Blackie: The John Frawley Imposter Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

    EP2928: Boston Blackie: The ‘High and Dry’ Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2922: Boston Blackie: The Broken Clocks Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 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 Date: January 12, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail…

    EP2916: Boston Blackie: Charlie Kingston and The Vanishing 4th Floor

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 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,…

    EP2910: Boston Blackie: The ‘Killer Lightning’ Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 35:49


    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 http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2904: Boston Blackie: Joe Gatling Murdered Over Marked Money

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 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 Read…

    EP2898: Boston Blackie: Carl Grady, Golf Instructor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 32:51


    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: September 29, 1948 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:…

    EP2892: Boston Blackie: Charlie Kingston and the Vanishing Office Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 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 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…

    EP2886: Boston Blackie: Jeweler John Reynolds Is Murdered

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2880: Boston Blackie: Tom Robertson Poisons His Wife Over the Phone

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 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 Read more ...

    EP2874: Boston Blackie: Mrs. Trilling’s Maid is Murdered in Her Place

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2868: Boston Blackie: Blackie Tries to Save Bobby Rogers from Execution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 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 at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2862: Boston Blackie: Blackie Gives a Killer a Perfect Alibi

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2856: Boston Blackie: Richard Allistar Disappears in a Vacant Lot

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…

    EP2844: Boston Blackie: The Counterfeit Sweepstakes Ticket Racket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 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 on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2838: Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed for Killing John Cummings

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2832: Boston Blackie: Diamonds Stolen from Blackie and Charlie

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 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…

    EP2826: Boston Blackie: The Professor Beasley Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 33:11


    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 http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2820: Blackie: The Harry Walker Killing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 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 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,…

    EP2814: Boston Blackie: John Davis Is Murdered . . . Twice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 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 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,…

    EP2808: Boston Blackie: The Bolo Prison Break

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 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,…

    EP2802: Boston Blackie: The Joe Ingalls Bombing Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2796: Boston Blackie: The Junk Cars Insurance Scam Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2790: Boston Blackie: A Murder at the Circus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 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 http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2784: Boston Blackie: Photographer Clyde Winston Murdered

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 32:35


    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 http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2778: Boston Blackie: Tom Walton Escapes to Kill Blackie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 30:01


    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 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,…

    EP2772: Boston Blackie: The Stretcher Lewis Manslaughter

    Play Episode Listen Later 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 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 Read…

    EP2766: Boston Blackie: The William Larson Extortion Murder Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 31:16


    A wealthy man who provides for his niece, nephew, and late father’s elderly servant (and lords it over them) is apparently murdered by men who were extorting him. Original Air Date: March 17, 1948 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,…

    EP2760: Boston Blackie: The Joe Saunders Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 31:58


    A man who works for Blackie’s friend Charlie Kingston is murdered en route to delivering $50,000 for Blackie to keep until morning. Original Air Date: March 10, 1948 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…

    EP2748: Boston Blackie: The Cobb and Vale Trucking Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 25:37


    A man turns to Blackie for help when the dead body of his business partner is found in the back of his car. Original Air Date: March 3, 1948 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…

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