True Crime Classics

Originally Aired: July 16, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #13, "Mr X," a mysterious patient with no memory or identification lies recovering in a hospital, while author Paula Maitland finds herself tormented by persistent anonymous telephone calls. The caller's voice, strange and unsettling, repeatedly asks about her overdue second novel, driving the successful writer to distraction and preventing...

Originally Aired: July 9, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #12, "Poisoned Air," Doctor Morelle and his secretary Miss Frayle are invited by Professor Hugo Russell to witness a demonstration of his new poisonous gas, designed to kill insect pests. The professor also mentions his upcoming wedding to his secretary, Miss Bella Goodwin, though his legendary absent-mindedness raises questions about whethe...

Originally Aired: July 2, 1957 In A Case For Doctor Morelle #11, "The Gambler," the famous detective and his secretary Miss Frayle are drawn into a puzzling case when they stumble upon a ringing telephone box during an evening walk. Answering the call, they hear the frantic voice of Mrs. Ludlow summoning a doctor to her Chelsea home, convinced something terrible has happened to her husband Alex. T...

Originally Aired: June 25, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #10, "The Wedding Dress," young Audrey Templeton is plagued by mysterious nightmares and unexplained disturbances in the days leading up to her wedding. Her aunt, Mrs. Lambert, seeks Doctor Morelle's help after someone repeatedly enters Audrey's bedroom at night, and the frightened bride-to-be becomes convinced that someone is trying to pre...

Originally Aired: June 18, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #9, "The Black Ruby," Mr. Hampton seeks Dr. Morelle's help after surviving a harrowing plane crash over the Indian Ocean. Hampton recently purchased a legendary Burmese ruby known as the Black Ruby in Bombay, despite warnings from the jeweler who authenticated it. Now safely back in London, Hampton faces a new crisis: his wife Sonia is conv...

Originally Aired: June 11, 1957 In A Case For Doctor Morelle #8, "Act Of Violence," Doctor Morelle and his secretary Miss Frayle travel to the Essex countryside to visit Professor Stenberg. On their way, they stop at a garage for directions and encounter a young man who seems strangely disturbed by the doctor's presence. Miss Frayle notices the man's reaction when he hears Doctor Morelle's name, a...

Originally Aired: June 4, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #7, "The Will," Dr. Morelle receives an urgent call from David Beaumont, who is suffering from a severe asthma attack triggered by roses on his breakfast table. When Beaumont arrives for treatment, the doctor employs an unusual technique involving paper roses and a fake adrenaline injection to demonstrate that his patient's condition is psyc...

Originally Aired: May 28, 1957 In A Case For Doctor Morelle #6, "Voice In The Night," an elderly woman named Miss Nicholson arrives at Dr. Morelle's office with a disturbing tale. For the past week, she has been receiving mysterious midnight phone calls from a man warning her that someone is after her money and plans to murder her. Despite reporting the threats to the police, they dismiss her conc...

Originally Aired: May 21, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #5, "The Blackmailer," Sir Clifford and Lady Forbes desperately seek Doctor Morelle's help when their daughter Cynthia attempts suicide twice by gas and refuses to explain why. The young woman recently returned from London, where she was supposedly in the company of Count Raymond Alvaro, a distinguished older Spaniard to whom she became atta...

Originally Aired: May 14, 1957 In A Case For Doctor Morelle #4, "The Sleepwalker," the brilliant but acerbic Dr. Morelle investigates a disturbing case involving Richard Wilson, a young man plagued by terrifying nightmares in which he attempts to murder his mother with a stiletto. When Richard's mother is found dead in circumstances suggesting a burglary gone wrong, the troubled sleepwalker become...

Originally Aired: May 7, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #3, "Threat To Kill," Film star Helen Desmond receives a chilling anonymous letter threatening her life, supposedly from the jealous wife of an obsessed fan. When the police dismiss it as a publicity stunt, studio chief Mr. Digby calls in the formidable Doctor Morelle to investigate. The case grows more complicated when it becomes clear the l...

Originally Aired: April 30, 1957 In A Case For Doctor Morelle #2, "Confession Of Guilt," a shocking murder case draws the famous psychiatrist into a web of deception and remorse. Paula Webb arrives at Dr. Morelle's office confessing that she shot Max Powers, a wealthy fashion magnate found dead in his Park Lane office. She claims Powers, her married lover, promised to leave his wife but betrayed h...

Originally Aired: April 23, 1957 A Case For Doctor Morelle #1, "Alarm Call," Dr. Morrell's morning is interrupted when his former secretary, Miss Frayle, arrives with an urgent request. She now works at the nearby Wigmore Hotel, where Baroness Beauville has been found dead in her suite. Miss Frayle escorts the doctor to the hotel, where assistant manager Mr. Winter explains that a waiter discovere...

A ruthless criminal and his manipulative wife set out to make history by committing the “perfect” kidnapping. Branding her husband as the feared “Shotgun Hadley,” Sally Hadley orchestrates the abduction of an Oklahoma millionaire and demands a massive ransom—confident she can outsmart the FBI. But careful victim testimony, patient federal investigation, and the tracki...

In this gripping tale from January 5, 1950, Sergeant Joe Friday faces a personal crisis when a friend from the Army, Max Tyler, is caught robbing a jewelry store—and he’s the one who has to put him away. But when Max escapes from prison just months before a potential parole, Friday is forced to track him down again—this time, with more on the line than just justice. It’s a...

Originally Aired : September 3, 1949 Body Buried in the Nursery: The Case of Eric Kelby In this haunting Dragnet episode, Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the sudden disappearance of Agnes Kelby, a devoted wife and mother who vanishes without warning. What begins as a routine missing persons case quickly unravels into something far more sinister. Her husband, Eric Kelby, claims she simply wal...

Originally Aired : September 1, 1949 Auto Burglaries: Myra the Redhead : In this gripping episode of Dragnet , Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to the auto theft detail as they track down a sophisticated car burglary ring that has looted more than 250 vehicles across Los Angeles. With stolen property valued at over $200,000, the pressure is on to identify and capture the mastermin...

This emotional and action-packed episode of Dragnet follows Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero as they hunt the infamous Blitz Bandits, a gang responsible for a spree of violent robberies across Los Angeles. The detectives trace their prime suspects, Mario Kosky and Al Mischikoff, but the duo remains elusive, leaving a trail of chaos and fear in their wake. When a lead brings Friday, Romero, and...

In this thrilling episode of Dragnet , Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are assigned to the burglary detail to stop a brazen jewel thief whose 16-day spree has left Los Angeles reeling. Dubbed "the 16-night burglar," the elusive criminal has stolen thousands of dollars’ worth of jewels, leaving no fingerprints and baffling investigators. The detectives finally catch a break when stolen i...

In this intense episode of Dragnet , Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero face one of their most chilling cases yet: tracking a brutal murderer terrorizing Los Angeles. When the mutilated body of a woman is discovered in a hotel room, the detectives uncover the killer’s modus operandi—strangulation followed by vicious mutilation. A trail of clues, including a bloody butcher knife and d...

In this gripping episode of Dragnet , Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the brutal death of Benny Trounsall, a trusted informant who succumbs to injuries after hinting at a powerful narcotics ring operating in Los Angeles. With few clues—a scrap of paper reading "Tucker Building" and the name "Patterson"—the detectives uncover a network of drug thefts targeting hospitals...

This compelling episode of Dragnet follows Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero as they unravel the mysterious disappearance of Juanita Lasky, a young woman who vanished from her Los Angeles residence just weeks before Christmas. With no immediate clues, the investigation takes them from her hotel room to a series of dead ends, including a missing handbag in Pomona and a job application...

Detective Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner, Ben Romero, face a harrowing race against time in this gripping episode of Dragnet. When Vernon Carney walks into Los Angeles City Hall with a homemade bomb, he threatens to detonate it unless his brother, Elwood, is released from jail. As Carney sits with the explosive device, tensions rise, and every moment counts as Friday and Romero develop a dari...

In this gripping Dragnet episode, Detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are thrust into the chaotic pursuit of a twisted criminal masquerading as a police officer. Dubbed the “Red Light Bandit,” this ruthless fiend uses a red spotlight to prey on unsuspecting victims across Los Angeles. His violent spree begins with armed robberies and escalates to horrifying assaults, including kidnapp...

In this gripping episode of Dragnet , the Los Angeles Police Department faces one of its most harrowing murder investigations. Helen Corday, a well-liked waitress, is brutally murdered with a steel pipe, leaving the city in shock. Detective Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero are tasked with unraveling the mystery, following every clue and lead in a race against time. As the investigati...