The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)

Dragnet: The Big Escape (EP4328)

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery:Joe Friday arrests an old army buddy for armed robbery.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1950Originating from HollywoodStarrin...

Dragnet: The Roseland Roof Murders (EP4322)

24 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:Friday and Romero search for a trigger-happy gang of hold-up men.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 29, 1949Originating from Holly...

Dranget: .22 Rifle for Christmas (EP4316)

17 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery: A boy disappears before Christmas with his present - a .22 rifle.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1949Originating from Holl...

Dragnet: The Garbage Chute Murder (EP4310)

10 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery:An organist is found murdered in her apartment, and the police can figure out the killer got in.Original Radio Broadcast Date: Decembe...

Dragnet: The Jade Thumb Rings (EP4304)

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery:Friday and his partner Romero race against the clock to recover $8,000 worth of stolen Chinese jade. The only lead? A vicious criminal...

Dragnet: The Spring Street Gang (EP4298)

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery: Friday and Smith search for a juvenile gang that's been committing burglaries, robberies, and rapes.Original Radio Broadcast Date: De...

Dragnet: The Mother-in-Law Murder (EP4292)

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:An elderly woman with an acrimonious relationship with her daughter-in-law is found murdered.Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 24...

Dragnet: The Big Bar (TV Soundtrack) (EP4286)

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery:Friday and Smith look for a man who has committed a series of bar robberies and killed several of the victims.Original Television Broa...

Dragnet: The Big Lamp (TV Soundtrack) (EP4280)

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:A criminal is acquitted, leaves LA, and returns. Friday and Ed Jacobs think he’s up to his old tricks.Original Television Broadcast: ...

Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP4268)

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery:Friday and Smith search for a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a church on Christmas Eve.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December ...

Dragnet: The Truck Hijackers

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery: Friday and Romero suspect an inside job in a series of truck hijackings.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 1, 1949Originating from...

Dragnet: The Brick Bat Slayer (EP4256)

09 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery: Friday and Romero search for a serial killer who breaks into the homes of women and murders them with a red brick.Original Radio Broa...

Dragnet: James Vickers (EP4250)

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery: Friday and Romero have to find out why a man shot down a traffic cop.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 17, 1949Originating fro...

Dragnet: The Sullivan Kidnapping (EP4244)

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:The daughter of the vice-president of a bank is kidnapped.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 10, 1949Originating from HollywoodSt...

Dragnet: Eric Kelby (EP4238)

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:A man reports his wife missing, but investigators suspect murder.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 3, 1949Originated from Hollyw...

Dragnet: Myra, the Redhead (EP4232)

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:Friday and Romero have caught two teenagers breaking into their car. Can they use them to find the mastermind behind hundreds of car bu...

Dragnet: Police Academy (EP4226)

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery:Friday and Romero hunt for a gang of blitz robbers, while an army buddy of Friday's enters the police academy.Original Radio Broadcast...

Dragnet: Production 11 (aka: Sixteen Jewel Thefts) (EP4220)

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:Friday and Romero investigate a series of nightly jewelry thefts.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 18, 1949Originated from Hollywoo...

Dragnet: Production 10 (aka: The Maniac Murderer) (EP4214)

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:Friday and Romero hunt for a murderer who strangles and then disfigures his victims.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 11, 1949Origi...

Dragnet: Production 9 (aka: Benny Trounsel) (EP4208)

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:An informant is murdered but leaves behind clues to a narcotics ring operating in the city.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 8, 194...

Dragnet: Production 8 (aka: The Big Missing, Missing Person Juanita Lasky) (EP4202)

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:A mother in Utah reports her adult daughter missing.Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 28, 1949Originated from HollywoodStarred: Jack ...

Dragnet: Production 7 (aka: City Hall Bomb) (EP4196)

30 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery: Friday and Romero have less than half an hour to stop a man who's thratening to blow up City Hall unless the police release his brothe...

Dragnet: Production 6 (aka: The Red Light Bandit) (EP4190)

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:Friday and Romero search for a man who robs and beats up innocent citizens while impersonating a police officer.Original Radio Broadcas...

Dragnet: Production 5 (aka: The Helen Corday Murder) (EP4184)

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:Friday and Romero investigate the brutal murder of a twenty-one-year-old woman in a vacant lot.Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1...

Dragnet: Production 4 (aka: The Quick Trigger Men) (EP4178)

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Mystery:A police officer is shot and killed in a bar robbery gone wrong.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 24, 1949Originated from HollywoodSt...

Dragnet: Production 3 (aka: The Werewolf) (EP4172)

02 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dragnet: Production 2 (aka: Nickle-Plated Gun) (EP4166)

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Mystery:Friday and Romero search for two tough robbers who shot two police officers at a café.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 10, 1949Ori...

EP3224: Dragnet: The Big Close

22 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

‘ Friday and Smith investigate a murdered man found in a motel room. Original Air Date: September 20, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.great...

EP3218: Dragnet: The Big Daughter

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a house after getting a tip that the occupant has obtained 32 caps of Heroin. Original Air Date: September 13, 1955 Suppo...

EP3212: Dragnet: The Big Ruling

08 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for the new source of heroin on the street. Original Air Date: September 6, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdete...

EP3200: Dragnet: The Big Fellow

25 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for dangerous wanted criminals who are also drug addicts. Original Air Date: August 30, 1955 Support the show monthly at patre...

EP3194: Dragnet: The Big Blonde

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A businessman reports that a blonde woman and two accomplices conned him out of $40,000 Original Air Date: August 23, 1955 Support the show monthly at...

EP3188: Dragnet: The Big Beer

11 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith are called in when a night watchman finds a live-in employee murdered. Original Air Date: August 16, 1955 Support the show monthly at...

EP3182: Dragnet: The Big Missus

04 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The wife of a man who broke parole in Michigan wants the police to bring her husband in before he returns to a life of robbery. Original Air Date: Aug...

EP3176: Dragnet: The Big Sheet

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a drug store robbery. Original Air Date: August 2, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support t...

EP3170: Dragnet: The Big Housemaid

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An elderly woman who’s known Frank Smith all her life has had her jewelry stolen by a housemaid. Original Air Date: July 26, 1955 Support the show m...

EP3164: Dragnet: The Big Bobo

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A woman reports that a police officer shook her down for $5,000 in order to get her husband out of prison. Original Air Date: July 19, 1955 Support th...

EP3158: Dragnet: The Big Genius

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a report of a teenage boy stealing food. Original Air Date: July 12, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetect...

EP3152: Dragnet: The Big Rush

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a series of tavern robberies. Original Air Date: July 5, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Sup...

EP3146: Dragnet: The Big Convertible

23 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The only clue Friday and Smith have to a check forger is he left the scene of the crime driving a late model Ford convertible. Original Air Date: June...

EP3140 Dragnet: The Big Grab

16 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith try to help catch the kidnapper of a six-year-old girl but have to deal with parents who are reluctant to call the police in. Origina...

EP3134: Dragnet: The Big Fall Guy

09 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a man who robbed two separate stores. Original Air Date: June 14, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives...

EP3128: Dragnet: The Big Limp

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for burglars who broke into a jewelry store and stole several valuable watches. Original Air Date: June 7, 1955 Support the sh...

EP3122: Dragnet: The Big Sisters

25 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An elderly woman reports a daring daylight burglary. Original Air Date: May 31, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support t...

EP3116: Dragnet: The Big Siege

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a bank robber. Original Air Date: May 24, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on...

EP3110: Dragnet: The Big Squealer

11 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate when a high schooler is knifed and won’t reveal who did it. Original Air Date: May 17, 1955 Support the show monthly at...

EP3098: Dragnet: The Big Revision

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a $200,000 house burglary. Original Air Date: May 10, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Suppor...

EP3092: Dragnet: The Big Mamma

21 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A secretary reports her boss missing. Friday and Smith suspect he’s a crooked promoter. Original Air Date:May 3, 1955 Support the show monthly at pa...

EP3086: Dragnet: The Big Child

14 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate the suspicious death of a two year old child. Original Air Date: April 26, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.great...

EP3080: Dragnet: The Big Deal

07 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

‘ Friday and Smith investigate a series of car thefts. Original Air Date: April 19, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Sup...

EP3074: Dragnet: The Big Tie

29 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a burglary where several hand-painted ties were stolen. Original Air Date: April 12, 1955 Support the show monthly at pat...

EP3068: Dragnet: The Big No Tooth

22 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a series of Sunday hold-ups of hotels. Original Air Date: April 5, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectiv...

EP3062: Dragnet: The Big Death

15 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate the death of an unassuming man in a hotel. Original Air Date: March 29, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdet...

EP3056: Dragnet: The Big Talk

08 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An out of town watch salesman reports being robbed of his entire case. Original Air Date: March 22, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdete...

EP3050: Dragnet: The Big Set

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for muggers who pick men coming up to bars as their victims. Original Air Date: March 15, 1955 Support the show monthly at pat...

EP3044: Dragnet: The Big Father

25 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith get a clue from a postman in a series of daylight burglaries. Original Air Date: March 8, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.gr...

EP3038: Dragnet: The Big Set-Up

18 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith try to break up a drug ring. Original Air Date: March 1, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the sho...

EP3032: Dragnet: The Big Slug

11 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a robber who was shot while committing the crime. Original Air Date: February 22, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon...

EP3020: Dragnet: The Big Hat

28 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a diamond robber. Original Air Date: February 15, 1955 ‘ Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support...

EP3014: Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith try to find a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a natvity scene on Christmas Eve. Original Air Date: December 22, 1953 Support th...

EP3002: Dragnet: The Big Bar (TV Soundtrack)

07 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith hunt for an armed robber who often kills his victims. Soundtrack of a TV episode aired on October 14, 1954 based on a radio play that...

EP2996: Dragnet: The Big Bird

30 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a burglar who breaks into homes and kills any pet birds. Original Air Date: February 1, 1955 Support the show monthly at p...

EP2990: Dragnet: The Big Bounce

23 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a man passing bad checks using the name of a dead actor. Original Air Date: January 25, 1955 Support the show monthly at p...

EP2984: Dragnet: The Big Token

16 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a robber who shot and killed a man during a robbery. Original Air Date: January 18, 1955 Support the show monthly at patre...

EP2978: Dragnet: The Big Complex

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith find a series of burglaries was committed by a troubled youth. Original Air Date: January 11, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreo...

EP2972: Dragnet: The Big Mug

02 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for the men behind a series of strong-arm robberies. Original Air Date: January 4, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.gr...

EP2966: Dragnet: The Big Underground

26 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a series of inexplicable burglaries Original Air Date: December 28, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetecti...

EP2960: Dragnet: The Big Lens

19 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith go to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital to investigate the case of a woman who was kidnapped. Support the show monthly at patreon.gre...

EP2954: Dragnet: The Big Dig

12 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A woman reports her sister missing and suspects her brother-in-law of being responsible. Original Air Date: December 7, 1954 Support the show monthly ...

EP2948: Dragnet: The Big Gone

05 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a robbery where a security man shot and apparently killed one of two robbers. However, the apparently dead man disappears...

EP2942: Dragnet: The Big Switch

28 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a man whose watch and ring were stolen Original Air Date: November 23, 1954 Support the show monthly at pat...

EP2936: Dragnet: The Big Dog

21 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An elderly man sits on a porch brandishing a shotgun and promising to kill the man who poisoned his fourteen year-old dog. Original Air Date: November...

EP2930: Dragnet: The Big Coins

14 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a burglar who sets houses on fire after stealing items of minimal value. Original Air Date: November 9, 1954 Support the s...

EP2924: Dragnet: The Big Locker

07 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith catch a man outside a pawn shop with a thousand dollar emerald ring. Original Air Date: November 2, 1954 Support the show monthly at ...

EP2918: Dragnet: The Big Key

31 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a series of drug store robberies. Original Air Date: October 26, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives...

EP2912: Dragnet: The Big Mannikin

24 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A woman reports her husband missing. Original Air Date: October 19, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a...

EP2906: Dragnet: The Big Tar Baby

17 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A man reports his wife kidnapped but withdraws the report in a way that makes Friday suspicious. Original Air Date: October 12, 1954 Support the show ...

EP2900: Dragnet: The Big Handsome Bandit

10 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a series of hold ups. Original Air Date: October 5, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support ...

EP2894: Dragnet: The Big Bible

03 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A man appears to have committed suicide in a locked room, but one piece of evidence suggests a murder may have occurred. Original Air Date: September ...

EP2888: Dragnet: The Big Try

27 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A young man confesses to a hit and run. Friday and Smith have to verify if the story is true. Original Air Date: September 21, 1954 Support the show m...

EP2882: Dragnet: The Big Cut

20 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

$5,000 in watches is stolen from a jewelry store. Original Air Date: September 14, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Suppor...

EP2876: Dragnet: The Big Trunk

13 Jul 2019

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Friday and Smith searching for a missing divorcee. Original Air Date: September 7, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Suppor...

EP2870: Dragnet: The Big Office

06 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith work a weekend shift at the business office. Original Air Date: August 31, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.n...

EP2864: Dragnet: the Big Shock

29 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a series of tunnel burglaries. Original Air Date: August 24, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net...

EP2858: Dragnet: The Big Cad

22 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An addict provides Friday and Smith a lead in a case of stolen morphine. Original Air Date: August 17, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatd...

EP2852: Dragnet: The Big Missus

15 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The wife of a escaped parolee from Michigan comes to Friday and Smith to bring her husband in for his own good. Original Air Date: August 9, 1955 Get ...

EP2851: Dragnet: The Big Rod

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for the driver of a souped up car who hit a woman and left her for dead. Original Air Date: March 16, 1954 Get your, “Joe Fr...

EP2850: Dragnet: The Big Impossible

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith have a positive ID for a suspect who committed several robberies. The only problem? He was in a sanitarium at time of the robberies. ...

EP2849: Dragnet: The Big Casing

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A woman is found dead of a gunshot wound, the husband claims it was suicide but the evidence seems to point towards murder. Original Air Date: May 3, ...

EP2848: Dragnet: The Big Betty

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Friday and Ben Romero go after a gang of conmen who are victimizing the families of recently deceased people. Original Air Date: November 23, 1950...

EP2847: Dragnet: Production 6 (a.k.a Red Light Bandit)

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Romero hunt for a brutal bandit who robs and beats people while impersonating a police officer. Original Air Date: July 14, 1949 Get your, ...

EP2846s: Dragnet: The Big Red Parts One and Two

09 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Following a tip from an informant, Friday goes undercover to bust up a new narcotics ring. Original Air Dates: January 3 and 10, 1952 Get your Joe Fri...

EP2846: Dragnet: The Big Wish

08 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A boy comes into Juvenile division asking for help to break an addiction. Original Air Date: August 10, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.great...

EP2840: Dragnet: The Big Stand

01 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a man on a street corner. Original Air Date: August 3, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetect...

EP2834: Dragnet: The Big Match

25 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith have one clue to the identity of a robber of an auction house: a partially spent matchbook. Original Air Date: July 27, 1954 Support ...

EP2828: Dragnet: The Big Heel

18 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith investigate a series of burglaries where costume jewelry has been stolen. They believe a juvenile is behind it and the only clue is a...

EP2822: Dragnet: The Big Rescue

11 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith’s investigation of a robbery is complicated when one of the robbers is broken out along with a murder suspect. Original Air Date: J...

EP2816: Dragnet: The Big Search

04 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Frank and Joe search for a kidnapped teenage girl. Original Air Date: July 6, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the...

EP2810: Dragnet: The Big Chick

27 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday goes undercover to find out who’s behind low grade heroin that’s been hitting the streets. Original Air Date: June 29, 1954 Support the sho...

EP2804: Dragnet: The Big Customer

20 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Friday and Smith search for a pair of robbers. Original Air Date: June 22, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the sh...