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William Johnstone stars in the Line Up as Lieutenant Guthrie, who solves crime in a major city in this 1950s old time radio police procedural.

Adam Graham


    • Sep 27, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 79 EPISODES


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    EP2002: The Line Up: Wacky Williams' Wooftop Wrangle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2016 29:27


    A disturbed man is holding bar patrons hostage. Original Air Date: May 20, 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 83705 Read more ...

    EP1996: The Line-Up: The Corny Complaintant's Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2016 25:15


    A burglary victim puts Guthrie and Karger on to marijuana dealing. Original Air Date: April 22, 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 83705 Read more ...

    EP1990: The Line Up: Nancy's Nauseating Naivete Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2016 29:54


    Guthrie searches for a robber who critically injured a store owner. Original Air Date: April 15, 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 83705 Read more ...

    EP1984: The Line Up: The Cornered Cop Killer Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016 27:38


    The search for a robber escalates when the chief suspect kills a police officer. Original Air Date: April 8, 1952 Support our listener Support campaign. 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 83705 Read more ...

    EP1978: The Line Up: Kastro's Cop Killing Karnage Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 31:03


    Guthrie looks for the master planner behind a bank robbery a police officer was killed in. Original Air Date: April 1, 1952 Support our listener Support campaign. 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 83705 Read more ...

    EP1972: The Line Up: The Mirthless Moonshiners Methyl Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2016 32:34


    People are dying or going blind due to bad illegal liquor and it's up to Guthrie and Karger to track down the source. Original Air Date: March 18, 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 83705 Read more…

    EP1966: The Line Up: The Jolted Justice Job Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 40:47


    Lieutenant Guthrie investigates the stabbing of an elderly man. Original Air Date: November 1, 1951 Support our listener Support campaign. 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 83705 Read more ...

    EP1960: The Line Up: The Red Shirt Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2016 29:49


    An ex-con claims to have seen a murder but the only thing he seems able to clearly remember is the killer's red shirt. Original Air Date: June 5, 1951 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 83705 Read…

    EP1954: The Line-Up: The Bromell and Bellows Bloody Bullet Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2016 28:51


    The day before a gangland murder trial, the key witness is killed and Guthrie has to figure out how to still get a conviction. Original Air Date: April 24, 1951 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 83705…

    EP1948: The Line-Up: The Lapinish Lighter-Upper Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 36:23


    Guthrie searches for the murderer who killed a woman in the park. Original Air Date: March 27, 1951 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 ...

    EP1942: The Line-Up: The Molly About Seven Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 34:24


    A gangland killer is identified in the line-up, but Guthrie and Groeb have to scramble to identify him when the witness is killed. Original Air Date: February 27, 1951 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 83705 Read…

    EP1936: The Line-Up: Suspect Poisoned

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2016 33:41


    A suspect is identified in the line-up and then during questioning, he collapses dead of poisoning. Original Air Date: August 10, 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 83705 Read more ...

    EP1930: The Line-Up: The Paradise Motel Murder Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 35:01


    A man is murdered and Guthrie suspects that the perpetrator is another man who claimed to be robbed at the time of the murder. Original Air Date: July 27, 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 83705…

    EP1570: The Line-Up: The Aching Arthritic's Anxious Antic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2015 36:57


    A parolee is fingered for being behind a bank robbery. Original Air Date: June 3, 1952 Read more ...

    EP1564: The Line Up: The Big Boy's Brutish Back-Bending Case

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2015 26:33


    A witness sees a body being dumped, starting a police investigation. Original Air Date: April 29, 1952 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1558: Line Up: The Hiccuping Hamster Hemostatic Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2015 28:35


    Guthrie and Groeb try to bring down a local racketeer and find themselves in the crossfire Original Air Date: May 29, 1951 Read more ...

    EP1552: Police Line-up: The Anita Cameron Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2015 40:12


    A young man is picked out of a line-up leading Guthrie to reopen the case of a young man about to be executed. Audition Date: May 27, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1202: The Line Up: Good Enough to Eat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2014 38:55


    Guthrie and Karger look for the source of an outbreak of botulism. Original Air Date: February 13, 1953 Support the listener support campaign…

    EP1196: The Line Up: Once Upon a Snow Plow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2014 32:16


    Guthrie finds himself on the trail of a serial killer A year after a woman is murdered during  a blizzard, another young woman dies in a similar storm in the exact same way. Rehearsal Read more ...

    EP1190: The Line Up: Cowardly Castro

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2014 32:19


    Two crooks from Indiana move to town and a business is held up and it was employed by another man from Indiana who was in prison with the two thugs. Rehearsal of Program that Aired Jan Read more ...

    EP1184: The Line Up: Two Tough Thugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2014 32:07


    Guthrie and Karger find fresh clues in a year old case of robbery and murder. Original Air Date: December 19, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1178: Line Up: The Gasoline Bandit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2014 35:56


    Guthrie searches for the perpetrator of a series of service station robberies. Original Air Date: December 12, 1952   Support the show…

    EP1172: The Line Up: The Matthews Murray Mish-Mosh Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2014 33:23


    Guthrie investigates the disappearance of a middle aged woman. Original Air Date: November 26, 1952 Support the show…http://s Read more ...

    EP1166: The Line Up: The Modern Sounds Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2014 32:39


    Guthrie investigates the murder of a car hop. Original Air Date: November 19, 1952 Support the show…http://support.greatdetec Read more ...

    EP1160: The Line Up: The Buggered Bunco Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2014 31:50


    Guthrie investigates a series of con jobs done on grieving families. Original Air Date:  November 12, 1952 Support the show… Read more ...

    EP1154: The Line Up: The Luger Lugging Laddie Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2014 33:31


    Guthrie and Karger look f0r the perpetrator of a series of drug store robberies. Original Air Date: July 8, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1148: The Line Up: The Sobbin' Sisters Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2014 28:00


    A singer's estranged husband is murdered. Original Air Date: October 29, 1952 Support the show…http://support.greatdete Read more ...

    EP1142: The Line Up: The Green Cap Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2013 32:05


    Guthrie investigates a murder at a gas station where a singular piece of headwear is the only clue. Original Air Date: October 22, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1136: The Line Up: The Pitiful Patricide Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2013 33:52


    A man is found murdered with a shotgun. Original Air Date: June 17, 1952 Support the show…http://support.greatdetectives.net< Read more ...

    EP1130: The Line Up: The Poker-Party Killing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2013 32:42


    Guthrie investigates a murder that happened over a card game. Original Air Date: October 1, 1952 Support the show…http://supp Read more ...

    EP1124: The Line Up: The Teacher's Pet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 27:51


    Guthrie investigates the murder of a drug criminal with a double life who has married a school teacher. Original Air Date: October 8, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1118: The Line Up: The Fresno Break Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2013 34:03


    A paroled convict  who committed a parole violation offers to help the police catch a long time racketeer who is at the head of a heroin ring. Original Air Date: September 17, 1952 Read more ...

    EP1112: The Line Up: The Jane Doe Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2013 32:07


    Guthrie investigates an anonymous murder victim. Original Air Date: September 10, 1952 Support the show…http://support.greatde Read more ...

    EP1106: The Line Up: The Karger Cops a Clinker Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2013 33:41


    Guthrie and Karger search for a burglar and learn the hard way that a witness who thought the burglar was carrying a gun was right. Read more ...

    EP1100: The Line Up: The Charles Crocked Clobbering Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2013 28:44


    Guthrie investigates a murder of a man who'd been on a date. Original Air Date: July 29, 1952 Support the show…http://s Read more ...

    EP1094: The Line Up: The Drinkler Kidnapping Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2013 33:07


    A businessman is kidnapped and held for ransom and the police must step in when his fight has a breakdown. Original Air Date: July 22, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1088: The Line Up: The Twitching Twists Twenty-Two Tweaking Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2013 37:28


    Guthrie suspects foul play in the case of a missing woman. Original Air Date: July 15, 1952 Support the show…http://support.g Read more ...

    EP1082: The Line Up: The Be-Bop Bandits Bungling Bang-Bang

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2013 27:48


    Guthrie investigates a horrific bank robbery and murder. Original Air Date: November 5, 1952 referred to as Luger-lugging Laddie in error. Support the show…

    EP1076: The Line Up: The Guided Gang Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2013 35:39


    Guthrie and Karger search for a young man behind a series of robberies as well as the organization that set him on the road to crime. Original Air Date: July 1, 1952 Support the Read more ...

    EP1070: The Line Up: The Cutie-Calling Culprit Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2013 37:17


    Guthrie tries to catch a man who's been making obscence phone calls before he does physical harm. Original Air Date:  June 24, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1064: The Line Up: Bentley's Boo Boo Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2013 31:47


    An elderly man is murdered in a liquor store robbery and Guthrie searches for the killer. Commentary indicates the title of this episode is the Pitiful Patricide case but the file I us Read more ...

    EP1058: The Line Up: The Check Killer Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2013 30:44


    The murder of a man who works at a printer is tied into a forgery racket. Original Air Date: March 6, 1951 Support the show…h Read more ...

    EP1052: The Line Up: Lobdell's Poodle-Cut Tomato Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2013 33:36


    A woman is murdered in an apparent hit and run, but is it that simple? Original Air Date: June 10, 1952 Support the show…http Read more ...

    EP1046: The Line Up: Yudo in Ypsilante

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2013 28:55


    After a killing, Guthrie is determined to put away the racketeer behind it and his numbers racket too. Original Air Date: May 13, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1040:The Line Up: Babs, the Baggy Bungling Brunette Bombshell Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2013 33:34


    Ben searches for a stripper accused of a hold up and shooting a clerk. Original Air Date: May 6, 1952 Support the show…http:// Read more ...

    EP1034: Line Up: The Boots Krakov Killing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2013 34:22


    Guthrie tries to solve a gangland killing. Original Air Date: April 1952 Support the show…http://support.greatdetectives.net< Read more ...

    EP1028: The Line Up: The Bakery Bandit's Bad Blooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2013 33:59


    Guthrie investigates a bakery robbery by a robber wearing a stocking over his head. Original Air Date: March 25, 1952 Support the show…

    EP1022: The Line Up: The Murdering Mercers Malingering Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2013 33:37


    Guthrie goes to a pawn shop informed that a young boy is trying to sell a $5,000 necklace for $5. He finds that both the boy and his brother were abandoned. Original Air Date: March 4, Read more ...

    EP1016: The Line Up: The Potting Peter Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2013 31:13


    Guthrie investigates the murder of two women. Original Air Date: February 5, 1952 Become one of our friends on Facebook….http: Read more ...

    EP1010: The Line Up: The Elsner Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2013 31:38


    Guthrie and Grebbs investigate the seemingly senseless murder of a 60 year old woman. Original Air Date: December 27, 1951 Become one of our friends on Facebook….

    EP1004: The Line Up: The Holstedter Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2013 35:39


    Guthrie and Grebb search for a gang who committed a $100,000 bank robbery and shot a guard. Original Air Date: December 20, 1951 Become one of our friends on Facebook….

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