The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)

Today's Mystery: Having busted the small-time carriers in a drug ring, Friday has to capture the man behind the operation by carrying on pretending to be an undercover drug dealer. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 10, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Stacy Harris; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at  p...

Today's Mystery: Friday goes undercover as a narcotics buyer after getting a tip from an informant about a new narcotics ring operating in LA. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 3, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:...

Today's Mystery:Joe mourns the death of his partner Ben Romero as he joins the search for two escaped robbers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs, Vic Perrin, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Shelia, Patreon...

Todays Mystery:The daughter of a banker is kidnapped from her business school. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 13, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Vic Perrin, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Richard, Patreon supporter since October 2025....

Today's Mystery:A mother is found murdered in her home. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Joyce McCluskey Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Joe, Patreon supporter since April 2019. Support the show on a one-time basis at...

Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of jewelry store robberies. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 29, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jeff, Patreon supporter since Marc...

Todays Mystery: A woman is found strangled to death in a hotel room, and Friday and Romero have to figure out who she was and who killed her. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 22, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of t...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero receive a tip from an informant on the identity of a burglar. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 15, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Lisa, Patreon suppiorter since August 2025. Sup...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday seeks a hit-and-run driver. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 8, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Jan, Patreon supporter since December 2019. Support the show on a one-time basis...

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate the disappeared of a widower, who recently lost his wife. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 1, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Neil, Patreon supporter since September 201...

Todays Mystery: A string of supermarket robberies rocks Los Angeles. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 25, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:John, Patreon supporter since September 2015 Support the show on a on...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for safe burglars targeting local churches. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 18, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: James, Patreon supporter since...

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of high-priced shoplifting cases. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 11, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Support the show on a one-time basis at...

Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the theft of a statue of the child Jesus from a church nativity scene. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1953 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith; Harry Bartell; Ralph Moody; Herb Vigran Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a case where conmen are victimizing peoople who place newspaper ads to sell their cars. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 4, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Tony, patre...

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Riomero investigate the brutul killing of a woman who worked in an office building. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 27, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Support the show on a one-time bas...

Todays Mystery: Two men rob an elderly couple and torture the husband in order to steal their jewelry. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 20, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Jack Kruschen Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:Robert, Patreon supporter since Mar...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigating the murder of the philandering owner of a habadashery store. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 13,1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kevin, Patreon su...

Today's Mystery:Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate teens going wild in a neighborhood, culminating in a small riot in a theater. Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 6, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mar...

Today's Mystery: A woman is missing and her sister suspects her milquetoast husband of murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 30, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kirk, Patreon supporter since January 2024. Support the sho...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a series of truck hijackings. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 23, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Barney Philips; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Allan, Patreon supporter since February...

Today's Mystery: An elderly man is found shot to death in his home. While it initially looks like a suicide, there's reason to think it might be a homicide. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero investigate a an epidemic of crooked TV repairmen. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 9, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Todd, Patreon supporter since January 2022 Support the show o...

Todays Mystery: Friday and Romero are called in to investigate the kidnapping of a local businessman Original Radio Broadcast Date:July 26, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Barney Phillips Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: RealUdonNoodle, Patreon supporter since D...

Today's Mystery: Joe Friday investigates a series of petty robberies in neighborhood stores where the shopkeepers suspect a high school boy. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 19, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Herb Butterfield; Stacy Harris Support the show monthly at  patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Suppo...