Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast

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Radio detectives, mystery, murder, double crossers, and hard boiled action.

Keith Heltsley

Illinois

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    Black Museum – A Ladys Shoe. ep22, 520529

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025


    Orson Wells takes us on a tour through the Black Museum, then presents a featured item, a lady’s fashionable shoe. It was a dark and stormy night as the middle-aged…

    Dragnet – The Big Dream. ep346, 560403

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 26:16


    Responding to a robbery call, Joe Friday interviews a store employee. Nobody saw any strangers, or unusual cars in the area, and in voiceover Friday fills in the rest of…

    Let George Do It – The Elusive 100 Grand. ep130, 490418

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025


    George and Brooksie are on the way to an all expenses paid vacation. A man named Haney offers George all of his life savings, $15,000 to buy some artwork to…

    Molle Mystery Theater – The Creeper. 460329

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025


    A melodrama of terror and suspense. The Creeper is a serial killer who has both evaded captures, but begs to be stopped by the clues that he leaves behind. Steve…

    Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of Murder And The Star Of Death. 490609

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025


    A matter of murder has Mr. Keen on the case, over a sapphire known as the star of death. A Sapphire is missing; the jeweler is murdered. What happened to…

    Nero Wolfe -Disappearing Diamonds. . ep20, 510309

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 29:01


    A man named Mr. Inch comes to Nero Wolfe with a matter of being falsely accused of murder. He may be a thief, but he has never killed someone. Though…

    Nick Carter – Unwilling Accomplice ep42, 440129

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 27:14


    Though the opening and closing credits are cut, the story is complete. A high stakes robbery of gems means quite a haul was taken from the vault. The taunting letter…

    Adventures of Philip Marlowe – The Sound And The Unsound. ep114, 510915

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025


    Arriving home, Philip finds a sleeping woman in his doorway. Who is the older woman, and why does she seem to know Philip so well? Lucille has been hearing strange…

    Gregory Hood – Beeswax Candle. ep4, 460624

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 27:59


    Harry Bartel takes us to meet with Sandy, who tells us about driving on a foggy night. His wife, Mary thinks the mood is right for romance and adventure. Sandy…

    The Adventures of Sam Spade – The Betrayal In Bumpus Hell Caper. ep134, 490116

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 25:11


    Reading a western novel, Bumpus Hell, to himself as a relaxing sleep aid, Sam doesn’t think it's working. Especially when a neighbor comes pounding on his door. On the third…

    Secrets Of Scotland Yard – Black Market Murder. ep2, 1957

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 24:56


    Wartime can bring out the best in people, or the worst. The clock is rolled back to wartime England where this crime took place. A couple of men on the…

    Gregory Hood – Murder of Gregory Hood. ep3, 460617

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 28:32


    it's Monday night in San Francisco and we have a date with Gregory Hood. He talks to Harry Bartel about a sweet deal on some Chinese artifacts. He rolls the…

    Sherlock Holmes – The Manor House Case. ep185, 451015

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 29:20


    A wealthy benefactor summons Sherlock Holmes to visit him in his weakened state. The German man wants Sherlock to impersonate him, and represent him to conclude a peace treaty. The…

    Whitehall 1212 – Case of Francesca Nicholson. ep22, 520427

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 30:26


    Chief Superintendent John Davidson relates a crime, direct from Scotland Yard’s Black Museum. A dark gray shirt with blood stains is the key to the missing Francesca, girl who had…

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Melanie Carter and the Un-Nice Niece. ep25, 491112

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025


    Johnny gets called on a case to protect a little old lady. The spry, flirtatious wheelchair bound lady tells of her worries that after her husbands’ death years ago where…

    Charlie Chan – Case Of The Marching Ants. 1945

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025


    Charlie and his #1 son tackle a mystery involving a man who had a superstitious fear of ants and black birds. Such a silly thing, but when he ends up…

    21st Precinct – The Story. ep42, 540428

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025


    Captain Frank Canelli takes time to hit the streets in the warmth of the night. By the time he arrives at the scene of the crime, his patrolmen already have…

    Black Museum – The Khaki Handkerchief. ep21, 1952

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 24:18


    It’s the kind of a handkerchief that a soldier might use, but you can bet it didn’t belong to any hero. Orson Wells shows an exhibit or two in the…

    Boston Blackie – The Missing String Of Pearls. 440811

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 30:13


    Also called the Manletter Bank Case, or Hunter Street. A secretary is worried that her boss is in trouble, and she goes to get help from Boston Blackie. Is her…

    Casey, Crime Photographer – The Camera Bug. ep207, 471016

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025


    Casey has a fan, an amateur camera bug named Alan Forrester. In the Blue Note, Casey, Ann, and Ethelbert argue over who has it worse as they live their own…

    Danger Doctor Danfield – Murder of Cora Rogers. ep3, 460901

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 24:45


    Oliver is a Broadway producer, and Cora had hopes of getting an important part. She has been jilted, and a new girlfriend is in line to get the big part.…

    Dragnet – The Big Informant. 560327

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 30:08


    Crime runs rampant on the streets, and the cops feel as though the criminals are winning lately. A lead comes in that might turn the tables a little bit as…

    Let George Do It – One Against the City. ep120, 490207

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 30:40


    Another adventure of George Valentine. A man writes to George with an intriguing challenge. He lives in a town where he runs a small newspaper, and is the single voice…

    Molle Mystery Theater (AFRS) Ladies In Retirement. 460118

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025


    An installment of the Mystery Playhouse. An aging woman in a flaming red wig sings on the stage, a ghost of a time gone by. Albert butters Ellie up to…

    Mr. Keen – The Case Of The Boy Who Used Big Words. 440210

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 29:08


    A boy with an unusual manner, and one with quite a vocabulary, stops in Mr. Keen’s office. Jimmy doesn’t have a case of a missing person, but a person who…

    Nero Wolfe – The Hasty Will. ep19, 510302

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 29:07


    An urgent phone call from the wealthy John Blake, isn't enough to interest the bulky genius of a detective. Archie learns of a will, and a letter that is to be delivered. Isn't this a job for a lawyer? Blake has his reasons for the confidential services of a detective. Though Archie thinks its going to be an easy job, Nero has his doubts.

    Nick Carter – Records Of Death. ep41, 440122

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 29:22


    Note: [also aired as episode 229]. A small trunk was bought at auction that contained a few articles of clothing, and a stack of recordings. Nick learns all he can…

    Adventures of Philip Marlowe – The Cloak of Kamehameha. ep30, 490423

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025


    A dutchman and the trail of money has Marlowe seeking after a Cloak of golden feathers. the cloak is over 100 square feet, and worth a fortune. A suspicious character…

    The Adventures of Sam Spade – The Quarter Eagle Caper. ep127, 481128

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 26:11


    Taking down his report on his latest case, Effie gets in a joke on Sam. A vending machine baron comes to Sam with a problem. Vandals are breaking his gum-ball…

    Sherlock Holmes – The Vanishing Elephant. ep184, 451008

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 29:22


    After weeks at sea, Holmes and Watson arrive in Calcutta to solve their latest problem. The Summer of 1894 finds them on the hunt for a legendary missing white elephant.…

    Whitehall 1212 – Case of Mrs Minerva Bannamon. ep21, 520420

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 30:04


    A 68-year-old widow left on an errand, and was never seen again. This is the story of the trail the police took to bring justice. Claims were made that she…

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – The Island of TinYutan. ep24, 491105

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025


    Join Johnny Dollar on an exotic trip to the tropics. If it’s not a case of insurance fraud, his company may need to pay out after a missing man has…

    21st Precinct – The Kid. ep29, 540127

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 26:56


    Captain Canelli passes on the word to the shift as the change is made, and marched out. Among the things to watch for is a juvenile delinquent who is on…

    Black Museum – The Black Gladstone Bag. ep4, 520122

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025


    Taking a tour through the Black Museum, Orson Wells introduces today’s instrument of death. A regular piece of luggage belonging to Jim, a travelling salesman, but now is tainted with…

    Boston Blackie – Fred Palmers Dock Racket. ep214, 490216

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025


    Down on the waterfront a mobster runs the dock, and people who don’t have his approval end up dead. Blackie had been planning a cruise, but as Farraday sees him…

    Box 13 – Double Trouble. ep47, 490710

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 26:32


    A typed letter with a typed signature is a message for trouble that takes Dan Holiday on his next adventure. What Dan finds is a body in a hotel room,…

    Candy Matson – Candy's Last Case. ep84, 510521

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025


    Candy and Rembrandt are in the car, tailing Ray Mallard through traffic. Candy fills in Rembrandt, and the listener, about strange behavior, and possible secrets that Ray is keeping from…

    Casey, Crime Photographer – The Wedding Breakfast. ep206, 471009

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025


    While in the Blue Note, Casey gets a hot tip about a wedding of a well-placed man about town. He takes Ann to crash the wedding party, and get a…

    Danger, Doctor Danfield – The Case of the Whirling Mirrors. ep15, 461125

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025


    A display of crown jewels is making the rounds when the caretaker is mysteriously robbed of them. Mr Thomas takes his case to Doctor Danfield. Is Thomas an honorable man,…

    Crime Club – The Gray Mist Murders. ep20, 470410

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025


    The librarian has the book all ready, and it’s about a pleasure cruise that turned to horror. A cruise ship is destined for Hawaii, with three couples aboard. Kay is…

    Dragnet – The Big Impossible. ep343, 560313

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025


    A hold up man has been making short work of grocery stores in town, and it’s up to Joe Friday to bring him down. Ride along as the cops interview…

    Let George Do It – Mayhem by Express. ep119, 490131

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025


    Another adventure of George Valentine. Write to him for full details. Today George and Brooksie read a letter from a desperate woman. George heads out to the broken-down little town,…

    Molle Mystery Theater – The Gioconda Smile. 450619

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025


    Henry Hutton is a man with three women in love with him, and all are different. Henry was a prosperous businessman, and in his chauffeur driven car we find him…

    Molle Mystery Theater – Beckoning Fair One. 450605

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025


    Paul tells his story as we go into flashback. He has taken up residence in a mansion, and is enjoying his little corner of it. A little handle reveals a…

    Mr. and Mrs. North – The Norths Get Wired For Sound. ep82, 440719

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025


    The Norths go for a walk to cool off on a hot summer day. After seeing a record shop where you can make recordings, and trying to be romantic, they…

    Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of The Girl Who Flirted. 440203

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025


    A museum curator hires a flirtatious girl. Suddenly, in the middle of painting a copy of a portrait, she disappears. The clues for the mystery are laid out when the…

    The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe – The Malevolent Medic. ep18, 510223

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 29:36


    Doctor Sloane is told about his last patient of the day by his fiancee, and office nurse, Miss Banks. His ex-wife, a model, and nervous woman is unhappy despite having all she wanted with her rich new husband. She wants to come back, but the doc is to be married soon. When Nola dies in his office, who is to blame? A jealous nurse? The doctor, after threats were made to his happy life?

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