Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast
1) Tales of the Texas Rangers – The Open Range. ep8, 500826
Stories based on fact, only the names, dates and places have been changed. On the range, a rancher and his son find signs that rustlers could be at work. How…
2) Whitehall 1212 – Case of Francesca Nicholson. ep22, 520427
Chief Superintendent John Davidson relates a crime, direct from Scotland Yard’s Black Museum. A dark gray shirt with blood stains is the key to the missing Francesca, girl who had…
3) Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – Melanie Carter and the Un-Nice Niece. ep25, 491112
Johnny gets called on a case to protect a little old lady. The spry, flirtatious wheelchair bound lady tells of her worries that after her husbands’ death years ago where…
4) Charlie Chan – Case Of The Marching Ants. 1945
Charlie and his #1 son tackle a mystery involving a man who had a superstitious fear of ants and black birds. Such a silly thing, but when he ends up…
5) 21st Precinct – The Story. ep42, 540428
Captain Frank Canelli takes time to hit the streets in the warmth of the night. By the time he arrives at the scene of the crime, his patrolmen already have…
6) Black Museum – The Khaki Handkerchief. ep21, 1952
It’s the kind of a handkerchief that a soldier might use, but you can bet it didn’t belong to any hero. Orson Wells shows an exhibit or two in the…
7) Boston Blackie – The Missing String Of Pearls. 440811
Also called the Manletter Bank Case, or Hunter Street. A secretary is worried that her boss is in trouble, and she goes to get help from Boston Blackie. Is her…
8) Let George Do It – One Against the City. ep120, 490207
Another adventure of George Valentine. A man writes to George with an intriguing challenge. He lives in a town where he runs a small newspaper, and is the single voice…
9) Tales of the Texas Rangers – Fool’s Gold. ep7, 500819
Featuring Joel McCray, and real stories from the files of the Texas Rangers. . The scene is West Texas, and a couple of ex-cons who return to their ways of…
10) Whitehall 1212 – Case of Mrs Minerva Bannamon. ep21, 520420
A 68-year-old widow left on an errand, and was never seen again. This is the story of the trail the police took to bring justice. Claims were made that she…