| The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner | | 1952-12-03 | An audition recording. The script was used for the first show of the series on June 15, 1953 (cat. #455237, see cat. #16794 for an AFRTS version of this broadcast). The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United states. |
| The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner | | 1953-06-15 | The first show of the series, a summer replacement for "Suspense." The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United States. This is a network version of cat. #16794. The script was used as an audition for the series, recorded December 3, 1952 (see cat. #73757). |
| The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner | | 1953-06-15 | The first show of the series, a summer replacement for "Suspense." The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United States. AFRTS program name: "Mystery Theatre." AFRTS broadcast date: January 6, 1973. See cat. #45237 for a network version. The script was used as an audition, recorded December 3, 1952 (see cat. #73757). |
| The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk, Jr. | | 1953-06-29 | An excellent story about the rivalry between two wealthy New Yorkers in 1872 and the beautiful widow, beloved of both. This is a network, sponsored version of cat. #16782. |
| The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk, Jr. | | 1953-06-29 | An excellent story about the rivalry between two wealthy New Yorkers in 1872 and the beautiful widow, beloved of both. See cat. #65750 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr. | | 1953-07-06 | In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he has the opportunity to change his will. This is a network version of cat. #16797. |
| The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr. | | 1953-07-06 | In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he can change his will. AFRTS program name: "Mystery Theatre." AFRTS broadcast date: December 7, 1972. See cat. #65751 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| The Terrible Deed of John White Webster | | 1953-07-13 | When does a doctor need a friend? When the janitor suspects him of murder! This is a network version of cat. #16787. |
| The Terrible Deed of John White Webster | | 1953-07-13 | When does a doctor need a friend? When the janitor suspects him of murder! See cat. #65752 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| The Death of a Picture Hanger | | 1953-07-20 | The Ford brothers are hired to kill Jesse James, they do just that. |
| The Final Day of General Ketchum and How He Died | | 1953-07-27 | How did the General die? Damned if we know! |
| Mr. Thrower's Hammer | | 1953-08-03 | A gentleman of England in 1804 has bashed in the heads of a father and daughter. Eleven years later, a doubt arises. This is a network version of cat. #16785. The program is also known as, "The Dread Events Surrounding Mr. Thrower's Hammer." |
| Mr. Thrower's Hammer | | 1953-08-03 | A gentleman of England in 1804 has bashed in the heads of a father and daughter. Eleven years later, a doubt arises. The program closing has been deleted. See cat. #65754 for a more complete, network version of this broadcast. The program is also known as, "The Dread Events Surrounding Mr. Throwers Hammer." |
| The Axe and the Droot Family: How They Fared | | 1953-08-10 | In Pennsylvania in 1795, the shortest distance to an inheritance is two crushed skulls. This is a network version of cat. #17052. |
| The Axe and the Droot Family: How They Fared | | 1953-08-10 | In Pennsylvania in 1795, the shortest distance to an inheritance is two crushed skulls. AFRTS program name: "Mystery Theatre." See cat. #65755 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| The Incredible Trial of Laura D. Fair | | 1953-08-17 | The oft-times married Miss Laura uses her "4-shooter" on a ferry in San Francisco harbor...for interesting reasons. |
| The Alsop Family: How It Diminished and Grew Again | | 1953-08-24 | In the 1670s, a family of highwaymen is none-too-pleased with the bride of one of its members. |
| Your Loving Son, Nero | | 1953-08-31 | The emperor decides to kill Agrippina, his mother. A rare opportunity to hear William Conrad sing (sort of)! |
| The Torment of Henrietta Robinson and Why She Killed | | 1953-09-07 | A lady of Troy New York in 1845, and her doll Cecily. Very insane and very homicidal. The last show of "the summer series." |
| The Bloody, Bloody Banks of Fall River | | 1953-09-30 | What happened at 92nd Street on a hot summer's evening in 1892. Since Lizzie was acquitted, who killed Mr. and Mrs. Borden? The program is possibly dated September 14, 1953. A similar script was used on "Suspense" on October 4, 1955 (see cat. #24241). |
| The Hangman and William Palmer: Who Won? | | 1953-10-07 | Dr. Palmer enjoys horse racing and poisoning. |
| The Seven Layered Cake of Madame Lafarge | | 1953-10-14 | A murderous wife or a scheming mother? |
| Billy Bonney, Bloodletter: Also Known As 'The Kid' | | 1953-10-21 | The story of the very violent life of young William Bonney. William Conrad (as Pat Garrett) plays the entire first scene by grunting six times. |
| John Hayes...His Head...And How They Were Parted | | 1953-10-28 | Mr. Hayes returns from war to his lonely wife to find her afrolic with two comely boarders. His head is shortly thereafter found by the side of the Thames...and then encapsulated in a glass jar. |
| Blackbeard's Fourteenth: Why She Was No Good for Him | | 1953-11-11 | A famous pirate gets his. |
| The Triangle on the Round Table | | 1953-11-18 | An unusual and interesting program set in King Arthur's day. This is a network version of cat. #13174. |
| The Triangle on the Round Table | | 1953-11-18 | An unusual and interesting program set in King Arthur's day. See cat. #65958 for a network, sustaining version of this broadcast. |
| The Killing Story of William Corder and the Farmer's Daughter | | 1953-11-25 | Willie the knife sharpener plans to marry Moriah in London town. Moriah has been killed and Willie has married another. The program opening has been deleted. |
| If a Body Need a Body, Just Call Burke and Hare | | 1953-12-02 | Two gents of old Scotland supply dead bodies on demand for the medical profession. Business is very good! The story was previously dramatized on April 25, 1935 on "The Police Reporter" (see cat. #100125). |
| The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | | 1953-12-09 | A prophetic dream by the president, and how it came to pass. |
| John & Judith, Their Crime, and Why They Didn't Get to Enjoy It | | 1953-12-16 | A tale of arsenic poisoning in olde England. AFRTS program name: "Mystery Theatre." AFRTS broadcast date: May 20, 1973. |
| Coyle and Richardson: Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze | | 1953-12-30 | A large, powerful gent of Scotland and his small companion, engage in a nautical life of crime. |
| The Younger Brothers: Why Some of Them Grew No Older. | | 1954-01-06 | Life and death in 1866 Missouri...mostly death. |
| How Supan Got the Hook Outside Bombay | | 1954-01-13 | Brother vs. brother in old Bombay. A tiger, you know! An announcement is made that TV-Radio Life magazine has named the program, "The finest radio crime series of 1953." |
| Madeline Smith, Maid or Murderess...Which? | | 1954-01-20 | A lovely lady is also a liberal user of arsenic. See cat. #66293 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| Madeline Smith, Maid or Murderess...Which? | | 1954-01-20 | A lovely lady is also a liberal user of arsenic. This is a network version of cat. #16789. |
| The Bourne Brothers and the Hangman...A Study in Nip and Tuck | | 1954-01-27 | Rutland, Vermont 1817, and the story of a man who danced in the moonlight with the "Little People." See cat. #66294 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| The Bourne Brothers and the Hangman...A Study in Nip and Tuck | | 1954-01-27 | A story set in Rutland, Vermont, 1817. A man dances in the moonlight with the "Little People." This is a network version of cat. #16788. |
| The Incredible History of John Shepherd | | 1954-02-03 | A surprisingly good story of a truly amazing rogue of old England. This is a network version of cat. #8639. |
| The Incredible History of John Shepherd | | 1954-02-03 | A surprisingly good story about a truly amazing rogue of old England. See cat. #66295 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| Twenty Three Knives Against Caesar | | 1954-02-10 | Hail Caesar...from a "Crime Classics" point of view. |
| Jean Baptiste Troppmann, Killer of Many | | 1954-02-17 | In 1865 France, a mere youth devises a way to fame and fortune through murder and mayhem. |
| The Good Ship Jane: Why She Became Flotsam | | 1954-02-24 | A well-written story of piracy and murder. |
| Roger Nems: How He, Though Dead, Won the Game | | 1954-03-03 | A well-written murder story set during the reign of Charles II. Excellent early 18th Century music arranged and played beautifully by Bernard Herrmann. |
| New Hampshire: the Tiger and Brad Ferguson, What Happened Then | | 1954-03-10 | An excellent drama about a man who owns a carnival and drinks too much. Excellent production techniques, including one transition that really stands out. A phonograph record slowing down turns into a growl of the tiger. |
| Old Sixtoes: How He Stopped Construction on the B.B.C. And I | | 1954-03-17 | An old man and a young wife is old India. A recipe for murder most foul. This is a network version of cat. #47098. |
| Old Sixtoes: How He Stopped Construction on the B.B.C. And I | | 1954-03-17 | An old man and a young wife in old India. A recipe for murder most foul! See cat. #66298 for a network version of this broadcast. |
| Robby-Boy Balfour, How He Wrecked the Big Prison's Reputation | | 1954-03-31 | An excellent example of perfection in radio production. The writing, music, sound effects and performances couldn't be better. A tale of olde Scotland and a true love gone wrong. |
| The General's Daughter | | 1954-04-07 | The complete story title is "The General's Daughter, The Czar's Lieutenant and The Linen Closet: A Russian Tragedy." An old tale of a hidden romance ending in the frozen Neva. The program opening has been slightly upcut. |
| James Evans, Fireman: How He Extinguished a Human Torch | | 1954-04-14 | True love conquers all, starting with a human torch! |
| Caesare Borgia...His Most Difficult Murder | | 1954-04-21 | In Rome, the year 1500 sees murder and plots of more murders. |
| Widow Magee and the Three Gypsies...A Vermont Fandango | | 1954-04-28 | A beautiful widow casts her own spell on the gypsies of New England. |
| Bunny Baumler, His Close Brush With Fame | | 1954-05-05 | In 1820, in Nuremberg, Bumbling Bunny can't seem to do anything right...except bludgeon four people to death in a beer hall! |
| Mr. Clark's Skeleton in Mr. Aram's Closet: the Noise It Made | | 1954-05-12 | A trial in Yorkshire in 1758 and the wrong man is destined for the gallows...or is it the wrong man? |
| The Lethal Habit of the Marquise De Brinvilliers | | 1954-05-26 | A pleasant couple in 18th century France poison all who displease them. This is a network version of cat. #16795. |
| The Lethal Habit of the Marquise De Brinvilliers | | 1954-05-26 | A pleasant couple in 18th century France poison all who displease them. See cat. #66303 for a network version of this broadcast. AFRTS broadcast date: May 5, 1974. |
| Mr. Jonathan Jewett | | 1954-06-02 | The complete story title is "Mr. Jonathan Jewett: How He Most Peculiarly He Cheated The Hangman." A prisoner about to be hanged plans to cheat the noose...with the help of a "friend." Well done, with delightfully grisly descriptions. |
| The Assassination of Leon Trotsky | | 1954-06-09 | The Mexican murder of the Russian revolutionary. A public service announcement has been deleted. |
| The Death of a Baltimore Birdie...And Friend | | 1954-06-16 | A canvasback prize fighter, his adventures in love and murder. One announcement and the system cue have been deleted. |
| Ali Pasha...A Turkish Delight | | 1954-06-23 | A bizarre Ottoman tale of murder and mayhem. A mother's place? In the dungeon of course! |
| Good Evening, My Name Is Jack the Ripper | | 1954-06-30 | The story of the activities of the famed British slasher, as seen through the eyes of a young lass. The last show of the series. AFRTS program name: "Mystery Theatre." The AFRTS version omits the opening scene. AFRTS broadcast date: November 11, 1973. See cat. #73753 for an AFRTS version, not in the "Mystery Theatre" format that is a more complete version of this broadcast. |
| Good Evening, My Name Is Jack the Ripper | | 1954-06-30 | The story of the activities of the famed British slasher, as seen through the eyes of a young lass. This is a more complete, different AFRTS version than cat. #16793. The middle public service announcement has been deleted. |
