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Detectives on the Air

Detectives on the Air: Classic Radio Sleuths from the Golden AgeStep into the world of shadowy alleys, smoky offices, and cunning criminals with Detectives on the Air—your portal to the greatest detective dramas from the golden age of radio. Join iconic sleuths like Johnny Dollar, Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe, Philo Vance, and more as they solve thrilling mysteries and navigate the noir landscapes of classic crime. Each episode brings you a timeless tale of intrigue, suspense, and old-time

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29:03

The Leland Case Matter: Memory Lost, Motives Found

Detectives on the Air ·

2025/11/17

Originally Aired: August 29, 1951In The Leland Case Matter, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to New York to look into the mysterious disappearance of wealthy businessman Leland Case. A man with a history of turbulent relationships and immense financial responsibilities, Case vanishes without warning—prompting concerns of foul play, mental breakdown, or worse. As Dollar digs deeper, he encounters Case’s alluring young wife, a controlling lawyer friend, and a sea of conflicting

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The Lucky Costa Matter: A Double Life, A Deadly End

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2025/09/01

Originally Aired: August 15, 1951In The Lucky Costa Matter, Johnny Dollar finds himself reluctantly drawn into a deeply personal case when Louise Costa, the worried wife of a fellow private investigator, calls him with growing fears about her missing husband. Known as “Lucky,” Frank Costa has vanished without a trace after claiming to be working a routine case in San Francisco. But as Dollar digs deeper, he uncovers a web of deceit involving Lucky’s past—a prison stint, a former wife with dangerous

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The Horace Lockhart Matter: A Fatal Crash, A...

Detectives on the Air ·

2025/09/01

Originally Aired: August 1, 1951In The Horace Lockhart Matter, Johnny Dollar is dispatched to Los Angeles to unravel the mystery surrounding the suspicious deaths of Horace and Mrs. Lockhart in a late-night coastal car crash. What appears to be a tragic accident quickly becomes a complex web of legal ambiguity and personal secrets when it’s revealed that the couple died within moments of each other—and $200,000 in insurance money hinges on who perished first.Dollar races to track down a mysterious

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The Neal Breer Matter: A Heart’s Secret, A Lover’s Plot

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2025/08/28

In The Neal Breer Matter, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to a quiet town to reexamine the sudden death of 26-year-old Neil Breer, initially ruled a heart attack. At first glance, Breer's passing seems tragically natural—until an anonymous letter suggests otherwise. As Dollar digs deeper, he finds himself entangled in a web of secrecy involving a controlling father, a distant widow, and a former high school sweetheart. Suspicion escalates when Breer’s body is exhumed and reveals

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The Fair-Way Matter: A Bomb, a Switch, and a Silent...

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2025/08/27

When a Fair-Way Airlines flight explodes shortly after takeoff near the Springfield–Hartford airport, Johnny Dollar is pulled into a harrowing investigation that claims lives on the ground as well as in the air. The blast—nitroglycerin hidden inside the stewardess’s first-aid kit—points suspicion at a troubled ground crewman obsessed with stewardess Shirley Goodhue. But lie detectors, grief, and thin leads muddy the waters. As Johnny and State Police Captain Lenhart dig deeper, another horror

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The Byron Hayes Matter: Secrets, Lies, and a Fatal...

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2025/08/25

In The Byron Hayes Matter, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to New York to unravel the mysterious murder of Byron Hayes, a respected businessman found dead outside the apartment of a glamorous woman named Rita Cobb. The prime suspect, ex-con Roy Corona, contacts Dollar with a risky lead that implicates a network of wealthy men, all potentially ensnared in blackmail. As Johnny digs deeper, he discovers that Hayes’s death may have been the result of a complex web of betrayal, jealousy, and

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The Alonzo Chapman Matter: A Blonde, A Bar, A Bullet

Detectives on the Air ·

2025/08/17

Originally Aired: July 4, 1951 When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Los Angeles, he’s greeted by the shocking news of Alonzo Chapman’s murder—gunned down in an alley after a chance meeting with a blonde named Norma Sayle. What looks like a crime of passion quickly unravels into something far more sinister. Chapman’s estranged, much younger wife is strangely unemotional, and the only witness swears the killer was someone she’d never seen before—maybe. As Dollar digs deeper, another

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The Hatchet House Theft Matter: A Texas Widow, An...

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2025/08/14

Originally Aired: June 27, 1951 When a $100,000 jewelry heist shocks the historic Hatchet House estate in the English countryside, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to London. The prime suspect is Marcella Scott, a glamorous Texan widow living far beyond her means, and her smooth-talking American companion Norman King, whose charm conceals a criminal past. But the trail of missing jewels and misleading alibis winds through foggy backstreets and servants’ quarters before ending in a

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The Malcolm Wish, M.D. Matter: A Disappearance, a...

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2025/08/12

Originally Aired: June 20, 1951 When Dr. Malcolm Wish vanishes after a mysterious late-night call, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to San Francisco to look into the matter. Wish’s wife insists she only wants to know he’s safe, but his daughter hints at hidden truths. Soon, Dollar finds himself shadowed by a skilled blonde-tailed man, and a cryptic lead points to a possible suicide from the Golden Gate Bridge. The trail leads to an apartment with bloody clothing, surgical

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The Arthur Boldrick Matter: A Deathbed Confession and...

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2025/08/06

Originally Aired: June 16, 1951 When Arthur Boldrick is found clinging to life after a backyard shooting, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is brought in to unravel the mystery. At first, Boldrick claims he was attacked by a stranger demanding his car keys—but the story doesn’t add up. With conflicting witness statements and mounting suspicion, Dollar digs deeper, uncovering a bitter love triangle involving Boldrick’s ex-wife and her current husband. As the case twists toward a gripping climax, a

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The George Farmer Matter: Ashes of a Plan, Embers of...

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2025/07/31

Originally Aired: June 9, 1951 In The George Farmer Matter, Johnny Dollar investigates what appears to be a tragic accident—a man burned to death in a cabin fire during a solo vacation in the Catskills. But when two key witnesses—the insurance doctor and the policy salesman—are murdered, Dollar’s suspicions ignite. As he follows a trail of falsified signatures, a forged identity, and a conveniently timed broken wrist, he uncovers a deadly conspiracy crafted by Farmer’s widow and her lover. The aim:

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The Soderbury, Maine Matter: A Town’s Silence, A...

Detectives on the Air ·

2025/07/28

Originally Aired: June 2, 1951 In The Soderbury, Maine Matter, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar journeys to a quiet New England town after the murder of Gordon Soderberry, a wealthy industrialist and divisive figure. As Dollar untangles the threads of suspicion, he discovers a community gripped by resentment over a wartime factory’s reopening. The clues point to a local man with a tragic past, but as the investigation deepens, Dollar uncovers a twist—Soderberry wasn’t the intended victim. In a

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The Lillis Bond Matter: A Father’s Regret, A Lover’s...

Detectives on the Air ·

2025/07/23

Originally Aired: May 26, 1951 In The Lillis Bond Matter, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to Chicago to trace the mysterious disappearance of Henry Lillis, a young bank messenger who vanished along with $80,000 in cash. As Dollar digs deeper, he crosses paths with veteran private eye Pat Shade, who’s also working the case on behalf of the bank. What begins as a routine investigation quickly spirals into a tangled web of deceit when Dollar uncovers a secret relationship between

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The Virginia Towne Matter: A Cab Driver’s Loyalty, A...

Detectives on the Air ·

2025/07/22

Originally Aired: May 5, 1951 In The Virginia Towne Matter, Johnny Dollar is called to New York by Plymouth Insurance to recover a stolen collection of women’s jewelry, allegedly taken by a former showgirl named Virginia Towne. The case, however, quickly tangles into a complicated story of love, revenge, and sacrifice. Roy Underwood, a manipulative theater patron, claims Virginia stole the jewelry, while she insists they were gifts from a past affair. As Johnny investigates, he meets Virginia’s

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The Month-End Raid Matter: Robbery, Revenge, and the...

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2025/07/20

Originally Aired: April 28, 1951 A daring $250,000 armored truck robbery after a month-end sale at the Andover department stores sends insurance investigator Johnny Dollar to Kansas City, where violence has already claimed two lives. As Johnny and Lieutenant Arneson sift through a tangled web of suspects and sketchy witnesses, the case quickly becomes personal—a dying driver, a heartbroken widow, and an underworld informer with secrets to sell. When a string of murders rips through the city, all

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The Willard South Matter: Death at Sea, Secrets on Shore

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2025/07/18

Originally Aired: April 21, 1951 When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is dispatched to the Virgin Islands, he expects to unravel the mystery of a missing couple and a deserted boat. Willard South and his wife Georgina have vanished during what was supposed to be a routine evening cruise, leaving behind bloodstains, a bullet hole, and a host of local resentments. As Dollar interviews a cast of suspicious islanders—from Willard’s estranged family to a secretive local guide—he uncovers a web of

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The Mickey McQueen Matter: A Cop’s Final Beat, A...

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2025/07/16

Originally Aired: April 14, 1951When beloved Hartford beat cop Mickey McQueen calls Johnny Dollar late at night, his words are heavy with dread: “There’ll be murder before it’s finished.” By morning, Mickey is dead—apparently by suicide, but Dollar suspects foul play. As he investigates, Dollar uncovers the hidden heartbreak of a good man forced off the street after twenty years of service, and the complicated home life Mickey kept from his friends. The trail leads Dollar into a tangled web of

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The Edward French Matter: Tea, Treachery, and the...

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2025/07/15

Originally Aired: April 7, 1951 When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to Chicago, he’s tasked with looking into the disappearance of Edward French, an American who vanished while managing a tea plantation in British Malaya. What begins as a standard missing person’s case quickly spirals into a labyrinth of danger, suspicion, and betrayal. Dollar arrives in a land under siege by bandits, where every journey is a risk and every ally might be a foe. On the isolated French estate, Johnny

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The Jackie Cleaver Matter: Witness on the Run, Truth...

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2025/07/14

Originally Aired: March 31, 1951When insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by a West Coast adjuster to locate Jackie Cleaver, the beneficiary of a $40,000 policy, he quickly discovers she’s more than just hard to find—she’s a woman living in constant fear. What begins as a routine search for a missing claimant unravels into a tense manhunt involving syndicate hitmen, false identities, and a deadly West Coast secret. As Dollar follows a trail through small Connecticut towns and shadowy hotel

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The Stanley Springs Matter: Smuggling, Silence, and a...

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2025/07/12

Originally Aired: March 10, 1951 When Johnny Dollar is dispatched to the isolated desert town of Stanley Springs, he expects to quietly investigate a suspicious letter accusing the Stanley Springs Company of illegal activity across the Mexican border. What he finds is a company town under tight control, where strangers are viewed with suspicion and secrets are buried deep beneath the dust. With the help of Anne Salazar, a club singer with her own reasons to be afraid, Johnny uncovers a smuggling

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