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  • The Big Story: Trap for a Killer with Reporter as Bait

    The Big Story: Trap for a Killer with Reporter as Bait
    2026/10/27
    Today's Mystery: When a series of brutal attacks leaves Los Angeles investigators searching for answers, crime reporter Sid Hughes finds himself drawn into a dangerous case. With a killer targeting tall, beautiful women and few clues to follow, Hughes proposes an unusual plan that could bring the investigation to a close—but puts his own life on the line.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 20, 1954

    Originated in New York

    Cast:
    • Leslie Nielsen as Sid Hughes

    • Sam Raskin

    • Phil Sterling

    • Billy Redfield

    • Michael O’Day

    • Peggy Allenby

    • Madeleine Sherwood

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    35 分
  • The Big Story: The Ugly Story of a Man

    The Big Story: The Ugly Story of a Man
    2026/10/20
    Today's Mystery: Reporter Chick Gleason heads into Northern California to cover what appears to be a routine forest fire. But when two blazes erupt in the same area, suspicion grows that someone has deliberately set them. Then a sudden shift in the wind traps a group of missionaries in a deadly inferno, leaving 15 men dead. As investigators search for the arsonist, Gleason uncovers a suspect whose desperate circumstances may conceal a motive far more disturbing than anyone imagined.

    Original Radio Broadcast: October 6, 1954

    Originating in New York

    Cast:
    • Joe Helgeson as Chick Gleason
    • Carl Swenson as Alan Rusk
    • Norman Rose as Narrator
    • Dean Almquist
    • Earl George
    • Michael O'Day
    • Ed Fuller
    • Chelsea Garrett
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    36 分
  • The Big Story: Witness to Drama of Violence and Death

    The Big Story: Witness to Drama of Violence and Death
    2026/10/13
    Today's Mystery: A redheaded woman is found shot dead in a black sedan on the outskirts of Las Vegas. Reporter Johnny Kalen soon finds himself investigating a second killing, a missing man named Scott Whitty, and a tangled web of relationships that may connect them all. As more troubling details emerge, Johnny and Police Chief Warren race to piece together the truth behind a string of violent deaths.

    Original Radio Broadcast:March 24, 1954

    Originating in New York

    Cast:
    • Michael O’Day as Johnny Kalen
    • Ed Begley as Police Chief Warren
    • Brenna Rayburn
    • Danny AcCO
    • Rita Lynn
    • Gilbert Mack
    • Billy Gray
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    35 分
  • The Big Story: A Search That Saved a Life

    The Big Story: A Search That Saved a Life
    2026/10/06
    Today's Mystery: A chance encounter in a Chicago courtroom leads reporters Virginia Marmaduke and Joe Kordek into a deeply personal story. A mother is seeking a divorce because she believes her husband is willing to risk their young daughter's life. The reporters soon discover that the child suffers from a serious medical condition and that her parents are bitterly divided over a dangerous decision that could determine her future. When they learn that another child may hold the answer, Virginia and Joe set out to find her—but will they reach her in time?

    Original Radio Broadcast: February 10, 1954

    Originating in New YorkCast:
    • Virginia Marmaduke — M.C. Strickland
    • Joe Kordek — Sid Pohl
    • Mandel Kramer
    • Jan Miner
    • Guy Sorel
    • Madeline Pierce
    • Shirley Hayes
    • Joan Tompkins
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    36 分
  • The Big Story: Too Terrible to be Believed

    The Big Story: Too Terrible to be Believed
    2026/09/29
    Today's Mystery:Prince George’s County reporter Arthur Milky becomes suspicious when a young child dies at a nursery home and the medical examiner determines that the boy’s severe head injuries could not have been self-inflicted.

    When the woman running the home offers conflicting explanations for the injuries, Milky begins investigating both the child’s death and the operator’s troubling history, determined to uncover evidence strong enough to establish what really happened.

    Original Radio Broadcast: January 27, 1954

    Originating in New Yor

    kCast:
    • Lyle Sudrow as Arthur Milky
    • Court Benson
    • Maurice Wells
    • Louis Van Rooten
    • Barbara Weeks
    • Joan Lorring
    • Ted Osborne
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    32 分
  • The Big Story: Back from the Dead

    The Big Story: Back from the Dead
    2026/09/22
    Today's Mystery: Pittsburgh newspaper reporter Joseph P. Brown receives a call about a woman who has been shot at an address in nearby Jeanette, Pennsylvania. Arriving at the scene, Brown finds a strangely uncooperative group of witnesses who refuse to give him the woman's name or explain what happened. As he begins investigating the shooting, Brown must uncover what happened to the woman and why the people at the scene are so reluctant to talk.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 30, 1953.

    Originating from New Yorka

    Cast:
    • Nelson Olmstead as Joseph P. Brown
    • Mary Patton
    • Cameron Prudhomme
    • Madeline Sherwood
    • Michael O'Day
    • Bill Griffiths
    • Carl Emery
    • Bernie Grant
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    41 分
  • The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call

    The Big Story: The Miracle Phone Call
    2026/09/15
    Today's Mystery: Newspaper reporter Dorothy Patterson is contacted by the desperate mother of five-year-old Johnny McDermott, who is gravely ill and needs an expensive experimental treatment his family cannot afford. Despite warnings that readers won’t contribute thousands of dollars to help a child they don’t know, Dorothy puts her faith in the generosity of her community and uses her newspaper column to make an appeal on Johnny’s behalf.

    Original Radio Broadcast: April 1, 1953

    Originating in New York

    Cast:
    • Jan Miner as Dorothy Patterson
    • Francis DeSales
    • Ted Osborne
    • Joey Fallon
    • Bobby Rick (probable identification)
    • Rae Terry
    • Brenna Rayburn
    • Bob Sloane, announcer
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    33 分
  • The Big Story: The Biggest Catch

    The Big Story: The Biggest Catch
    2026/09/08
    Today's Mystery: Young journalism student Don Morrissey is determined to prove he has what it takes to become a full-time reporter for his hometown newspaper in quiet Elkhorn, Wisconsin. His opportunity arrives when three supposed fishermen crash their car into a telephone pole, and Don’s suspicions about the strangely anxious travelers lead him to test whether their fishing story holds water.

    Original Radio Broadcast:February 4, 1953

    Originating in New York

    Cast:
    • Michael O'Day as Don Morrissey
    • Cameron Prudhomme
    • Mandel Kramer
    • Maurice Gosfield
    • Harold Huber
    • Tom Collins
    • John McGovern
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    34 分