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

Keith Heltsley

Illinois

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    Casey, Crime Photographer – The Treasure Cave. ep204, 470925

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025


    It’s early evening in the Blue Note Cafe, and Ethelbert talks to police chief Logan. When Ann Williams, and Casey enter, a rivalry over each other’s job's kicks in. A…

    Crime Club – Silent Witnesses. ep18, 470327

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025


    The unusual story of a letter that was registered by death. A young girl falls asleep reading a murder mystery novel. She awakens at the sound of gunshots. Was it…

    Danger, Doctor Danfield – The Case of the Darkened Face. ep6, 460922

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025


    It’s off to Hollywood for the latest mystery as Doc Danfield and his lovely secretary Miss Fairfax put the puzzle pieces together. A reclusive actress has a secret that has…

    Dragnet – The Big Strip. ep337, 560131

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025


    An auto theft ring is operating in town, and it’s up to Joe Friday to bring it to a stop. Travel step by step on an actual case with your…

    Let George Do It – Murder And One To Go. ep115, 490103

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025


    Danger is his stock in trade, write to George Valentine for full details. Today George follows up on a letter that deals with a once powerful man who has landed…

    Mr. and Mrs. North – Murder By The Book. 440301

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 29:51


    Or, Gordon Gilroy. Note: (440301 is an Incorrect date). Going to visit a friend, the North’s meet Gordon Gilroy. The grumpy old gent is the uncle of an author they…

    Molle Mystery Theater – The Eleventh Juror. 450403

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 25:34


    Join the tense emotions of a jury room as deliberations are made in a murder trial. It should be a clear-cut case, but one juror holds out, insisting there’s reasonable…

    Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of The Moonless Night. 440106

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025


    Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons. January 6, 1944. CBS net. “The Case of The Moonless Night”. Sponsored by: Anacin, Kalymnos, Heet, Kriptin, Bisodol, Hills Cold Tabs. Mr. Keen’s in…

    Nero Wolfe – Calculated Risk. ep14, 510119

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 28:36


    Killers seem to be throwing themselves at Nero Wolfe, when a man with a date with murder won’t take no for an answer. The large, red bearded man claims to…

    Nick Carter, Master Detective – Double Disguise. ep39, 440108

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 29:38


    Or, Mystery of the Missing Heiress. A down on his luck man is desperate, and though he tries to rob Nick, the detective turns the situation around. The man is…

    The Adventures of Philip Marlowe – The Strangle Hold. ep54, 491015

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025


    Taking in a pro wrestling match, Philip Marlowe is soon on the job. Get caught up in the ringside activities as Marlowe offers the descriptive dialog. A dame enters with…

    Richard Diamond – The Jean Cooper Murder Case. ep18, 490820

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 29:11


    Life on the streets is explained by Richard. His tale of two street kids, and the choices they made really aren’t any different from the same thing that still happens…

    The Adventures of Sam Spade – Insomnia Caper. 481024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 26:51


    Having a hard time sleeping, the noises in the night don’t help the matter for Sam. Traffic, sirens, cats, domestic violence, and a knock at the door, and a visit…

    Sherlock Holmes – Out of Date Murder. ep181, 450917

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 28:12


    Seeking some rest and relaxation, Holmes and Watson refresh themselves, but Holmes is never to run down to take on a new mystery. Lady Clavering’s husband has been missing for…

    Whitehall 1212 – Case of the Black Gladstone Bag. ep18, 520323

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 29:35


    A black Gladstone bag ties Dignam to a murder. He was a short man, with a short wife, but had a preference for tall women. The bag, and its bloody…

    Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar – Dr. Otto Schmedlich. ep21, 491015

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025


    Doctor Schmedlic has been insured for malpractice, but now the insurance company believes they should have left him alone. Johnny Dollar is given the task to see if he is…

    Charlie Chan – Charlies Daughter Is Kidnapped

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025


    An episode of the Mystery Playhouse that features Charlie Chan. The well-known detective is a family man, and we find him at home with #1 son, and sister. As with…

    21st Precinct – The Bookkeeper. ep8, 530825

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 27:37


    A police drama program, similar to Dragnet, but providing a behind the scenes look at the lives of uniformed police officers. Today a patrol car makes it’s rounds on a…

    Black Museum – The Jack Handle. ep19, 1952

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025


    Dramatic story's from the Gallery of Death, presented by Orson Wells. We are taken to a time during the war, when American troops found out of the way cafes to…

    Box 13 – Hunt And Peck. ep29, 490306

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 26:29


    When you need help, write to Box 13, care of the Star Times. Today a condemned man writes to Dan Holiday to investigate the facts of his case. What can…

    Candy Matson – The Egyptian Amulet. ep56, 501023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025


    A friend of Candy has an amulet that he wants examined. They get into a cute argument over college loyalties. Candy recommends her friend Rembrandt Watson for ideas about the…

    Casey, Crime Photographer – The Tobacco Pouch. ep203, 470918

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025


    In the Blue Note Cafe, Ann Williams and Casey talk to Ethelbert about doing some shopping. Much against Casey’s will. In the department store, Casey spots a shoplifter, and gives…

    Crime Club – The Topaz Flower. ep22, 470424

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025


    The exciting story of a flower that was plucked from the hand of death. Mr Sloan is found murdered when Wally finds Natalie running out of the room. As the…

    Danger, Doctor Danfield – Nola Jerrolds Wants to Kill Her Husband. ep5, 460915

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025


    The body of Victor Jerrold is found, and his wife claims to have amnesia due to trauma, but before he even arrives, Dan fills in Miss Fairfax with the profiles…

    Dragnet – The Big Small. ep334, 560110

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025


    An expert forger has been taking advantage of local businesses, and it’s up to Joe Friday to get her. When Joe Friday, and Frank Smith head out to question the…

    Let George Do It – No Riders. ep162, 491128

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025


    There has been a trucking accident, and a woman is concerned over a boy who may be in trouble. He was hitchhiking to find a better job so he could…

    Molle Mystery Theater (AFRS) The Letter. 441226

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025


    An installment of the Mystery Playhouse, and introduced by Peter Lorre. A respected plantation owner, Jeff Hammond, is found murdered and now his trusted employee Robert is in the limelight…

    Mr. and Mrs. North – Literary Murder. ep57, 440126

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 29:36


    On the way to see a movie, Pam remembers to tell Jerry about an important phone call. Why didn’t she write the message down? Do matchbooks or napkins count? As…

    Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons – The Case Of The Glamorous Widow. 460523

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025


    Mr Keen and his assistant get ready to call it quits for the day. Before he can leave though, the cleaning lady needs to talk with Mr Keen about a…

    Nero Wolfe – Vanishing Shells. ep16, 510202

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 28:28


    Though cash is tight, and Archie tries to get Nero to look for a new case, the large genius is comfortable doing nothing. A dame crosses Archie's path, and a matter involving jilted actors in the theater is the answer to the money problem. Is there a dark secret in Emil Stoener's past, that threatens the new play, or the role Doris has in it?

    Nick Carter, Master Detective – Substitute Bride. ep32, 431117

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 29:30


    An old friend visits Nick Carter. Marvin is looking for his bride, who had been out of the country, and expected to return a few days ago. Alice Evans is…

    Adventures of Philip Marlowe – The Open Window. ep53, 491008

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025


    Days blend into one another, but adventure waits for Philip Marlowe today as he tries to mind his own business. A dame knocks on his door. The woman claims to…

    Richard Diamond – The Lynn Knight Case. ep16, 490806

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 29:31


    Get a feel for the busy streets of New York, as described by the picturesque speech of Richard Diamond. Despite his lighthearted banter, he’s quick to let us know that…

    The Adventures of Sam Spade – Sugar Kane Caper. 481003

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 29:56


    On a case where he has to rub elbows with high society, Sam gets the details about a man who married Elanor, a woman twice his age. Her death caused…

    The Adventures of Sam Spade – Dick Foley. 480926

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 29:06


    Sam is feeling in the dumps when he has to report on a longtime friend. Dick Foley is a fellow detective who keeps to himself. Opening up to Sam, he…

    Sherlock Holmes – Colonel Warburton's Madness. ep180, 450910

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 28:03


    Watson had found himself in a mystery, and wrote a letter to describe the problem to his friend Holmes. A friend of Mrs. Watson, a proponent of woman’s rights, is…

    Whitehall1212 – Case Of Thomas Appelbee. 520316

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 29:21


    Thomas Appleby was 70 when he married his 39-year-old bride. When he died from a crushed skull at age 75, neighbors had only sympathy for his wife, until she confessed…

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Racehorse Piledriver Matter. ep20, 491008

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 29:48


    Johnny investigates a matter of a race horse, and a question of insurance fraud. Piledriver is facing being killed since he hasn’t won any races, but is his owner trying…

    Charlie Chan – The Romantic Engineer. 1946

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 26:14


    A unique case of a woman with her husband kidnapped has a ransom note, not asking for money, but offering to pay her money. Charlie Chan and his #1 son…

    21st Precinct – Case Of The Young Incorrigible. ep2, 530714

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 25:35


    A call comes in that an escaped mental patient is loose on the streets. A woman reports to the desk sergeant about her juvenile delinquent son. She is trying to…

    Black Museum – The Hammerhead Matter. ep18, 520501

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025


    A practical tool becomes a deadly weapon, and Orson Wells tells us how it all went down. From the echoing halls of the Black Museum, we go to a train…

    Box 13 – The Professor and the Puzzle. ep21, 490109

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 27:53


    A professor at a local college writes to Dan about a personal problem. How can Dan help the professor with his woman trouble? A tale of rivals for a love…

    Boston Blackie – Jackie Meers Prison Break. ep173, 480505

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 26:26


    A group of jailbirds plan a prison break. Once on the outside, they don’t waste time getting back to work in their old ways. Blackie has a personal reason to…

    Candy Matson – The Fort Ord Story. ep54, 501009

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 29:49


    Candy gets a phone call from an old pal who is a soldier. He asks her to attend a military party. Sounds innocent enough, but a mystery lurks beneath the…

    Casey, Crime Photographer – The Chivalrous Gunman. ep198, 470814

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 29:54


    Late at night at the JJ Titus Loan Company, men are gathered to blow the safe. The worried man is an employee who has helped the thugs pull off the…

    Crime Club – Sometimes A Sucker Wins. ep41, 470904

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 28:35


    A story of a girl who finds the key to her brothers disappearance, and opened the door to murder. Larry is missing, and the story in the newspaper is a…

    Danger, Doctor Danfield – The Professor. ep1, 460818

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 27:29


    Doctor Danfield gets himself mixed up in dangerous situations because of his medical understanding of the criminal mind. A pair of thugs, actually a mobster and his gal, make their…

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