Syndicated – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Today’s Mystery: Vance investigates the murder of a man at a low-stakes poker game. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 20, 1949 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Today’s program was provided by Radio Archives. Email detectives@radioarchives.com to get a free audiobook, a free ebook,…

Today’s Mystery: The president of a railroad is found dead on the rails of one of his trains. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 23, 1947 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis…

Today’s Mystery: A best-selling writer who is writing a novel that could ruin a woman’s life is murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 16, 1947 Originated in: New York City Starred:Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham, Joan Alexander as Ellen Dearing Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show…

Today’s Mystery: Philo Vance investigates the case of a man who threw his bath brush out the window before being found murdered in his shower/bathtub. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 25, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham, Joan Alexander as Ellen Dearing Today’s…

  Today’s Mystery: Philo Vance returns from a trip to find a golden key in the mail, and a dead body in his office – with the same key. Original Air Date: April 18, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Today’s program was…

Today’s Mystery: Philo Vance is called to investigate a series of thefts perpetrated by a female gang. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 11, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Today’s program was provided by Radio Archives. Email detectives@radioarchives.com to get a free audiobook,…

Today’s Mystery: Vance is kidnapped so a mimic can impersonate him. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 4, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham, Joan Alexander as Ellen Dearing Today’s program was provided by Radio Archives. Email detectives@radioarchives.com to get a free audiobook, a…

Today’s Mystery: A man murders his business partner in Africa to claim sole ownership of a cache of ivory. He’s then found dead in a locked room. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 28, 1950 Originated in: New York City Starred: Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, George Petrie as District Attorney Markham Support the show monthly…

Today’s Mystery: An informant is murdered right before Markham and Vance can question him about who killed a mobster. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 21, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the…

Today’s Mystery: A talented dancer is murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date:March 14, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us...

Today’s Mystery: A wealthy practical joker who suspected his assistant of embezzlement is murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 7, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdete...

Today’s Mystery: A racketeer is the prime suspect in a murder, but he has an alibi – Vance and Markham. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 14, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take…

Today’s Mystery: A racketeer’s thug, whose name is Chick, is murdered, and chicken blood is found on his body. This leads Markham to conclude that chicken blood flowed through the murdered hood’s gang. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 7, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.&...

Today’s Mystery: A political boss is murdered before a big election. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 31, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call&#8...

Today’s Mystery: Wealthy men who own rare music boxes are being murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 24, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a&#8...

Today’s Mystery: A woman comes to Vance after seeing her husband walking down the street talking – even though he’s been dead for ten months. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 17, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…

Today’s Mystery: A gangleader comes to Vance for help going legitimate and is then found murdered. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 10, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at…

Today’s Mystery: A chorus girl goes to Philo Vance after receiving a death threat if she doesn’t hand over $5,000. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 3, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take…

Today’s 1st Mystery: Doctor Tim is called to find out what’s behind a series of food poisonings. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 24, 1950 Today’s 2nd Mystery: X-Rays that Dr. Tim needs for the District Attorney keep being ruined. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 15, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show…

Today’s Mystery: A doppelganger for Philo Vance collapses dead at the DA’s office after being killed by a gang whose leader tolerates no mistakes. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…

Today’s 1st Mystery: A woman has an unexplained case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in winter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1950 Today’s 2nd Mystery: Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sandy find a sick child at a forest cabin. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 17, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show…

Today’s Mystery: Philo Vance investigates a series of robberies in Chinatown that have led to one murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 20, 1949 Check out our Sponsor: The Art of Crime Podcast  at https://www.artofcrimepodcast.com/ Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetecti...

Today’s 1st Mystery: Dr. Tim searches for a missing man with tuberculosis. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 13, 1950 Today’s 2nd Mystery: Jilly and Sandy are caught setting a fire in a vacant lot and then are blamed when a real fire nearly kills a man. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 20, 1950 Support the…

Today’s Mystery: Philo Vance is called to investigate the report of a man strangled by a grey glove in mid-air. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Decemmber 13, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take…

Today’s 1st Mystery: Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sammy have to find a man who was bitten by a rabid Maltese cat. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 27, 1950 Today’s 2nd Mystery: A mysterious lodger in the mysterious room is shot. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the…