The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Double Exposure Matter (EP2143)

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 10, 2017Johnny investigates a beneficiary who contacted the company claiming never to have received his insurance check e...

Boston Blackie: Pierre the Designer (EP2142)

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 9, 2017Farraday thinks Blackie robbed a safe in a deal with a fashion designer. Then the fashion designer turns up murder...

Richard Diamond: The Photographer’s Card (EP2141)

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 8, 2017An ex-con photographer slips Diamond a film negative and then Diamond finds him murdered.Original Air Date: March ...

Inspector Thorne: The Mastermind Murder Case (EP2140)

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 7, 2017Four guards are murdered in a bank robbery, and Thorne suspects an international bank robber is behind it.Original...

Night Beat: The Football Player and the Syndicate (EP2139)

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 6, 2017A private eye who is a former football star and down on his luck needs Randy’s help to find a missing man or ri...

Tenth Year Podcast Anniversary Special (EP2138s)

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 5, 2017Adam Graham celebrates ten years of Old time radio podcasting by replaying his very first podcast, featuring th...

Dragnet: The Big Evans (EP2138)

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 4, 2017A narcotics suspect accuses a police officer of beating him up and soliciting a bribe.Original Air Date: March 6, ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The False Alarm Matter (EP2137)

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 3, 2017Johnny heads out to Florida because an insurance agent’s wife is concerned about him and finds himself on a murd...

Boston Blackie: The Worthington Ghost Murder (EP2136)

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 2, 2017A woman flees to Blackie’s house saying she’s been haunted by a ghost.Original Air Date: March 19, 1946Support...

Richard Diamond: The Private Eye Test (EP2135)

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: March 1, 2017Diamond and the city’s other Private Eyes have to take a test. When other detectives are killed in police headq...

Inspector Thorne: The High Style Murder Case (EP2134)

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date:  February 28, 2017A famous fashion designer is murdered.Original Air Date: August 17, 1951Support the show monthly at https:/...

Night Beat: Girl From Kansas (EP2133)

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 27, 2017Randy comes across a small town girl who has been arrested. Once she gets out, someone tries to kill her.Origi...

Sherlock Holmes: Adventure of the Devil’s Foot (EP2132s)

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 26, 2017Also known as the Cornish horror. While recovering from a convalescence, Holmes has to solve a bizarre murder ...

Dragnet: The Big Plant (EP2132)

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 25, 2017A man reports his wife missing but his strange behavior lead Friday and Jacobs to believe he killed her.Origin...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Saturday Night Matter (EP2131)

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 24, 2017Johnny goes to Colorado to investigate a series of grocery store robberies.Original Air Date: March 20, 1960Su...

Boston Blackie: The Li Chow Murder (EP2130)

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 23, 2017Blackie is urged to stay away from a Chinese restaurant, only to show up and find the owner murdered.Original...

Richard Diamond: The Joyce Wallace Case (EP2129)

21 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 22, 2017An actress hires Diamond to find out who’s trying to kill her.Original Air Date: March 12, 1950Support the s...

Inspector Thorne: The Defrosted Refrigerator Murder Clue (EP2128)

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 21, 2017The young wife of an older wealthy banker is murdered.Original Air Date: August 10, 1951Support the show month...

Night Beat: Harlan Matthews, Stamp Dealer (EP2127)

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 20, 2017Randy stumbles upon a mentally disturbed man trying to kill his psychiatrist.Original Air Date: May 29, 1950Su...

Lux Radio Theatre: Mrs. Mike (EP2126s)

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Origianal Release Date: February 19, 2017A young woman from Boston marries a mounty (Dick Powell) and discovers the harsh reality of frontier life.Ori...

Dragnet: The Big Producer (EP2126)

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 18, 2017Friday and Jacobs investigate pornography use at a local high school.Original Air Date: February 21, 1952Suppo...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deep Down Matter (EP2125)

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 18, 2017Johnny investigates the murder of a mining engineer that was perpetrated with a perfect shot in the dark.Origi...

Boston Blackie: The Thomas Evers Murder (EP2124)

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 16, 2017A man comes to Blackie’s apartment and promises to murder Thomas Evers and get away with it. Evers is then m...

Richard Diamond: The Louis Spence Case (EP2123)

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 15, 2017A man is threatening to blow up city hall unless the Mayor commits suicide.Original Air Date: March 5, 1950Sup...

Inspector Thorne: Golden Girl Murder Case (EP2122)

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 14, 2017A famous actress is murdered soon after getting married.Original Air Date: August 3, 1951Support the show mont...

Night Beat: I Wish You Were Dead (EP2121)

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 13, 2017Randy meets an old man who states he can kill anyone by wishing him dead.Original Air Date: May 22, 1950Suppor...

Dragnet: The Big Phone Call (EP2120)

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 11, 2017Friday and Jacobs have the goods on a suspect in a robbery.Original Air Date: February 14, 1942Support the sho...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Moonshine Matter (EP2119)

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 10, 2017Johnny heads to Missouri to deliver a $5,000 settlement check to the widow of the insured but he has to make i...

Boston Blackie: The Auctioned Vase Mystery (EP2118)

14 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 9, 2017Blackie buys a vase for Mary at an auction and the losing bidder is willing to commit murder to get possession ...

Richard Diamond: The Pop Skoals Case (EP2117)

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 8, 2017Diamond investigates a cop killing and a blind ex-con is tied in.Original Air Date: February 26, 1950Support th...

Inspector Thorne: The Vacant Lot Murder Case (EP2116)

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 7, 2017A mystery man is found murdered in a vacant lot.Original Air Date: July 27, 1951Support the show monthly at ht...

Night Beat: The Night Watchman (EP2115)

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 6, 2017Randy encounters an out-of-work watchman who believes his son is behind a series of arsons.Original Air Date: M...

Dragnet: The Big Honeymoon (EP2114)

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 4, 2017Friday and Jacobs investigate a man who marries women and  jilts them for their money on the pretense of using...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Look Before You Leap Matter (EP2113)

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 3, 2017Johnny gets a lead on a six-year-old case on February 27th. An insured gangster believed to be dead has been sp...

Boston Blackie: The Benson Murder (EP2112)

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 2, 2017A man who murdered his wife is acquitted in court. At the request of his brother, Blackie sets out to prove his...

Richard Diamond: The Mario Ciminio Case (EP2111)

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: February 1, 2017A man has been murdered who the police suspect of being a jewel thief but the police may have to let his widow ...

Inspector Thorne: The Fabulous Divorce Pay-Off Murder Case (EP2110)

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 31, 2017A soon-to-be divorced man is murdered outside his wealthy wife’s house and is found with a million dollar che...

Night Beat: The Elevator Caper (EP2109)

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 30, 2017Randy believes a gangster killed an old friend and sets out to prove it.Original Air Date: May 8, 1950Support t...

Dragnet: The Big Almost No Show (EP2108)

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 28, 2017Friday and Jacobs search for a woman’s missing brother.Original Air Date: January 31, 1952Support the show mo...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Alvin’s Alfred Matter (EP2107)

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: Jnauary 27, 2017Johnny is called again by a new insurance company when eccentric millionaire Alvin Cartwright’s dog is stolen...

Boston Blackie: The Condon Ransom (EP2106)

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 26, 2017The father of a kidnapped woman asks Blackie to deliver his daughter’s ransom.Original Air Date: February 12,...

Richard Diamond: The Elaine Tanner Case (EP2105)

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 25, 2017Diamond gets shot at while searching for a missing woman.Original Air Date: February 12, 1950Support the show m...

Hollywood Mystery Time: Murder by Coincidence (EP2104)

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 24, 2017A wealthy man warns Ted and Gloria that someone is going to kill him.Original Air Date: August 19, 1945Support ...

Night Beat: Mentallo, the Mental Marvel (EP2103)

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 23, 2017A brilliant carnival performer can answer any question…except for one. The question of what he was doing on t...

Radio Reader’s Digest: The Case of the Dormitory Thefts (EP2102s)

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 22, 2017A police scientist uses his experimental lie detector to try and solve a series of thefts at a woman’s colleg...

Dragnet: The Big Court (EP2102)

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 21, 2017The DA’s ready to try a suspect for robbery and murder but Friday and Jacobs are uneasy about the case.Origin...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The PO Matter (EP2101)

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 20, 2017Johnny sets out to catch an elusive, bold, and dangerous jewel thief.Original Air Date: February 14, 1960Suppor...

Boston Blackie: The Brandon Murder (EP2100)

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 19, 2017Several people call Blackie “Mr. Peterkin” and refuse to let him pay for a meal, a cab ride, and a gold wat...

Richard Diamond: Timothy the Seal (EP2099)

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 18, 2017Richard Diamond is hired to play bodyguard to a seal.Original Air Date: February 5, 1950Support the show monthl...

Hollywood Mystery Time: Hot and Low Down (EP2098)

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 17, 2017A police captain friend asks Ted and Gloria to persuade his brother not to become a policeman while they invest...

Night Beat: Tong Water (EP2097)

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 16, 2017Randy tries to prevent a Tong War in Chinatown..Original Air Date: April 17, 1950Support the show monthly at ...

Dragnet: The Big Juvenile Division (EP2096)

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 14, 2017Friday tries to prevent a gang war.Original Air Date: January 17, 1952Support the show monthly at https://patr...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Sidewinder Matter (EP2095)

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 13, 2017Johnny goes to Arizona to try and stop a vengeful cattleman before he kills the man suspected of poisoning his ...

Boston Blackie: The Williams Inheritance Case (EP2094)

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 12, 2017A witness changes his story on the witness stand and accuses Faraday of making him say he witnessed a murder. F...

Richard Diamond: The Martin White Case (EP2093)

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 11, 2017An ex-GI comes to Diamond, claiming he saw a man who died in combat on his college campus.Original Air Date: Ja...

Hollywood Mystery Time: The Case of the Glowing Eyes (EP2092)

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 10, 2017During a performance, a  dancer is nearly blinded when someone tampers with her special effects paint and it’...

Night Beat: I Know Your Secret (EP2091)

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 9, 2017Randy encounters a woman about to commit suicide after receiving a sinister note and harassing phone calls with...

Dragnet: The Big Red, Part Two (EP2090)

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 7, 2017Having captured two members of the gang, Friday has to continue his undercover efforts to find the source of a n...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Merry Go Round Matter (EP2089)

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 6, 2017Johnny helps an eccentric who opened his own private art museum, hired an ex-gangster guard, and has found a $9...

Boston Blackie: The Disappearing Body (EP2088)

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 5, 2017Blackie tells Mary not to look in his kitchen. When she does she finds a body.Original Air Date: January 22, 19...

Richard Diamond: The Cathy Victor Case (EP2087)

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 4, 2017A newspaper publisher hires Diamond to protect his daughter from a racketeer who is setting her up for blackmai...

The Private Files of Rex Saunders: When They Track Down…The Human Game (EP2086)

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 3, 2016A desperate fugitive accosts Rex at gunpoint, makes him change clothes with him, and then tosses him off a trai...

Night Beat: Flowers on the Water (EP2085)

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: January 2, 2017Randy searches for the lost husband of a dying woman.Original Air Date: March 27, 1950Support the show monthly a...

Dragnet: The Big Red, Part One (EP2084)

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 31, 2016Following a tip from an informant, Friday goes undercover to find the source of a new supply of high-grade her...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nuclear Goof Matter (EP2083)

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 30, 2016Johnny is called in when a nuclear lab loses an isotope that could wipeout the city. Johnny has 4 hours to fin...

Boston Blackie: The Murdered Sword Swallower (EP2082)

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 29, 2016Blackie and Mary attend a carnival and witness the murder of a sword swallower.Original Air Date: January 3, 1...

Richard Diamond: The Angelino Giuseppe Case (EP2081)

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 28, 2016Diamond is hired by a group of butchers being terrorized by a protection racket.Original Air Date: January 7, ...

Private Files of Rex Saunders: Worth More Than Its Weight In Murder (EP2080)

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 27, 2016A beautiful woman asks Rex for help in a case involving an antique Ming cat.Original Air Date: July 25, 1951Su...

Night Beat: Am I My Brother’s Keeper? (EP2079)

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 26, 2016Randy investigates a couple who panic when they hear an escaped convict isn’t caught in a police raid.Origi...

Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP2078)

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 24, 2016Friday and Smith try and track down a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a church on Christmas Eve.Original...

Yours Truly Dollar: The Red Mystery Matter (EP2077)

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 23, 2016Johnny is called to Lake Majove resort by fishing guide Red Faber who reports a potential catastrophe for the ...

Boston Blackie: Blackie, Santa Claus and The Stolen Rings (EP2076)

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 22, 2016Blackie catches an accused thief but finds the rings he stole have disappeared.Original Air Date: December 17,...

Richard Diamond: A Christmas Carol (EP2075)

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 21, 2016The characters on Richard Diamond take a week off from mysteries to perform a modern version of the Christmas ...

Private Files of Rex Saunders: Unto Death Do Us Part (EP2074)

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 20, 2016The second wife of a man suspected of killing his first wife comes to Rex for help, afraid she’ll be next.Or...

Night Beat: Five Days Off For Christmas (EP2073)

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 19, 2016Randy gets time off for Christmas, which reminds him he has no one to spend Christmas with. When a boy tries t...

Dragnet: The Big Sorrow (EP2072)

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 17, 2016Friday mourns the death of his partner, Ben Romero, while he searches for two escaped convicts.Original Air Da...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Evaporated Clue Matter (EP2071)

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 16, 2016Johnny investigates a murder where the most likely suspect has an airtight alibi…He was in Alaska at the tim...

Boston Blackie: The Masters Diamond Case (EP2070)

17 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 15, 2016Blackie is attending a party and the host’s mother is killed and the family’s valuable necklace is stolen....

Richard Diamond: The Thomas Jason Case (EP2069)

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 14, 2016A man comes to Diamond saying he thinks his daughter is going to kill him. Then she commits him to an insane a...

The Private Files of Rex Saunders: When Murder Is Along as a Silent Companion (EP2068)

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 13, 2016Rex and Alex meet a mysterious and beautiful widow on a train.Original Air Date: July 11, 1951Support the show...

Nightbeat: The Man Who Claimed to Be Dead (EP2067)

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 12, 2016Randy meets a man in a park who claims to be dead and then they visit a doctor who confirms it.Original Air Da...

Dragnet: The Big Overtime (EP2066)

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 10, 2016Friday and Romero try to find a young woman who has been kidnapped.Original Air Date: December 13, 1951Support...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar : The Unholy Two Matter (EP2065)

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 9, 2016Johnny investigates the death of an insured man who was despised by both of his beneficiaries.Original Air Date...

Boston Blackie: The Television Roundtable Murder (EP2064)

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 8, 2016Blackie and Mary are watching on television as a man is murdered on a roundtable forum where Farraday is a pane...

Richard Diamond: The John Blackwell Case (EP2063)

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 7, 2016A man shows up at Diamond’s office asking him to advise him if his murder plan will succeed.Original Air Date...

Private Files of Rex Saunders: Hidden Thoughts In A Feminine Mind . . . Concerned with Murder (EP2062)

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 6, 2016A beautiful woman in a masquerade outfit confronts Rex with a gun on board a cruise ship bound for Cuba.Origin...

Night Beat: The Number 13 (EP2061)

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 5, 2016A seventy year-old man robs Randy at gun point and shoots him. Randy survives and sets out to find the robber ...

Dragnet: The Big Canaries (EP2060)

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 3, 2016Friday and Romero investigate the murder of a divorced single mother.Original Air Date: December 6, 1951Support...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Haunted Ham Matter (EP2059)

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 2, 2016An elderly man calls Johnny asking for help and is then found murdered.Original Air Date: January 3, 1960Suppor...

Boston Blackie: Murder at the Movies (EP2058)

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: December 01, 2016Blackie agrees to be a technical adviser on a crime film and then has to solve a murder.Original Air Date: Dec...

Richard Diamond: The House of Fear Case (EP2057)

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 30, 2016A widow hires Diamond to protect her in a creepy house that she has to stay in order to claim her inheritance...

The Private Files of Rex Saunders: The Most Malignant of Diseases . . . Namely, Murder (EP2056)

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 29, 2016A wealthy and ill man presses Rex to find a nephew he despises.Original Air Date: June 27, 1951Support the sho...

Night Beat: Girl in the Park (EP2055)

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 28, 2016Randy meets a woman in the park who expects to die when her boyfriend is executed.Original Air Date: February ...

Martin and Lewis: Guest Jack Webb (EP2054s)

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 27, 2016Jack Webb guest stars on Martin and Lewis as they do a fairy tale version of Dragnet.Original Air Date: Januar...

Dragnet: The Big Affair (EP2054)

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 26, 2016Friday and Romero look into a series of jewelry store robberies.Original Air Date; November 29, 1951Support th...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Burning Desire Matter (EP2053)

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 25, 2016Johnny investigates a series of seemingly unrelated arsons in Los Angeles.Original Air Date: December 27, 1959...

Boston Blackie: Robert Atkins, Jewel Thief (EP2052)

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 24, 2016A fired servant boasts of stealing $50,000 in jewels from a doctor’s family but no one can find the necklace...

Richard Diamond: The Ruby Idol Case (EP2051)

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 23, 2016A man follows Diamond into Helen Asher’s apartment and says someone’s trying to kill him. He’s then kill...

Private Files of Rex Suanders: A Murder Deep in the Killer’s Mind (EP2050)

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 22, 2016Rex helps a woman who’s afraid of a killer in a Devil’s costume at Mardi Gras.Original Air Date: June 20, ...

Night Beat: A World All His Own (EP2049)

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: November 21, 2016A punch-drunk ex-boxing champion dreams of making peace with his ex-wife while living in a fantasy world.Origi...