A friend of Friday’s turns his son in for doing drugs. Original Air Date: January 25, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith investigate the kidnapping of a college professor’s wife. Original Air Date: January 18, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith search for an elderly lady forger. Original Air Date: January 11, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith try to find a stolen statue of the child Jesus before Christmas Eve mass. Original Air Date: December 22, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

After arresting a copycat, Friday and Smith continue their search for the masked bandit, who confounds them further by changing up his methods. Original Air Date: January 4, 1953 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

While waiting for a contact, Friday and Smith overhear a drunk confessing to murder. Original Air Date: December 14, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith investigate a series of burglaries. Original Air Date: December 7, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith investigate the murder of a pawnbroker. Original Air Date: November 30, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday goes undercover as an out of town drug dealer in order to find out who is behind a potent new supply of heroin. Original Air Date: November 16, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

An unidentified woman is found dead in the apartment of a rented room. Original Air Date: November 9, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith investigate a murder on a movie sound stage. Original Air Date: November 2, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith are called in when two AWOL marines are found poisoned. Original Air Date: October 19, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith investigate when a woman reports her son was shot. Original Air Date: October 12, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith investigate when a formerly good’s student slide ends up with him causing a riot in class. Original Air Date: October 5, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Smith search for a gang that are robbing motorists and then shoving them in the trunks of their car. Original Air Date: September 28, 1952 Thanks to Care.com for supporting The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. Save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership by going to www.care.com/yourstruly Support the show monthly at…

The owner of a nightclub is killed in a robbery. Original Air Date: September 21, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

An escaped criminal threatens Frank Smith’s family. Original Air Date: September 14, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday searches for a burglar who has robbed dozens of houses. Original Air Date: September 11, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday investigates a man who suffered a routine heart attack, but a statement from his 9 year-old son changes the investigation. Original Air Date: September 4, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A young man reports that a friend was murdered by bandits in Mexico. Original Air Date: August 28, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday looks for a man who’s ripping off local businesses. Original Air Date: August 21, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A man is found murdered by a piece of concrete. Original Air Date: August 14, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Joe Friday investigates when a man is robbed of his jewelry collection.. Original Air Date: August 7, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday investigates a case of an elderly shopkeeper who was beaten and robbed of his father’s signet ring. Original Air Date: July 31, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A young man is found in a box car with a middle aged woman’s body and refused to offer any explanation. Original Date: July 10, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A look at three different traffic related criminal investigations. Original Air Date: July 3, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday looks for a local businessman who disappeared with hundreds of dollars on him. Original Air Date: June 26, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday searches for the source behind a wave of European high grade narcotics. Original Air Date: June 19, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday investigates con men pretending to be charity solicitors. Original Air Date: June 12, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A woman without identification is found murdered by chloroform. Original Air Date: June 5, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Joe Friday searches for a kidnapper who steals babies and leaves them abandoned to be recovered after about a day. Original Air Date: May 29, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Joe searches a phony policeman who is blackmailing citizens with secrets. Original Air Date: May 22, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday investigates a mail truck robbery. Original Air Date: May 15, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Lockwood try to break up a floating gambling game. Original Air Date: May 8, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday investigates a series of safe burglaries. Original Air Date: May 1, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A woman’s body is sent up to the third floor of a hospital. Friday and Lockwood investigate her death. Original Air Date: April 24, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Bill Lockwood investigate a confidence man who has been scamming investors out of tens of thousands of dollars. Original Air Date: April 17, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A seven-week-old baby is abandoned in a bus terminal. Original Air Date: April 10, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Jacobs search for a woman who shot her husband. Original Air Date: April 3, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

An irresponsible mother disappears and foul play is suspected. Original Air Date: March 27, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Jacobs search for two convicts who escaped from San Quentin. Original Air Date: March 20, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Jacobs are called in by a family that rented an apartment only to be threatened by the landlord with a gun when they try to move in. Original Air Date: March 13, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Adam Graham celebrates ten years of Old time radio podcasting by replaying his very first podcast, featuring the first existing episode of Dragnet, “The Nickel Plated Gun.” Original Air Date: June 10, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A narcotics suspect accuses a police officer of beating him up and soliciting a bribe. Original Air Date: March 6, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

A man reports his wife missing but his strange behavior lead Friday and Jacobs to believe he killed her. Original Air Date: February 28, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Jacobs investigate pornography use at a local high school. Original Air Date: February 21, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Jacobs have the goods on a suspect in a robbery. Original Air Date: February 14, 1942 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...

Friday and Jacobs investigate a man who marries women and  jilts them for their money on the pretense of using it to pay for a world cruise for the honeymoon. Original Air Date: February 7, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...