Todays Mystery:The daughter of the vice-president of a bank is kidnapped.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1949Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; Herb Butterfield; Herb Vigranost-episode Question: Should AI be used to reconstruct lost episodes of old time radio from existing scripts?Gotham Radio Players Recreation of The Big Cop (Recreation begins at 35:43)Hot Copy Radio TheaterAmerican Radio TheaterSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netWelcome to our latest Patreon supporter, ChristinePatreon Supporter of the Day: Tom, Patreon Supporter since December 2019Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-478Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

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