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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Dragnet: The Big Cliff (EP4799)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: A woman in her sixties is found dead next to her husband and he claims not to know why it happened.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 28, 1951

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio.

0:34.1

From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham.

0:38.4

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnet.

0:42.8

But first, I want to encourage you if you're enjoying the podcast to please follow us using your favorite podcast software.

0:51.1

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1:07.5

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1:14.6

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1:20.6

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1:26.6

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1:30.5

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1:36.2

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1:41.0

But now, from June 28, 191, here is the Big Cliff.

1:51.0

The story you were about to hear is true.

1:58.3

Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

2:10.1

You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to homicide detail. An elderly man reports the

2:16.5

sudden death of his wife.

2:18.6

He claims he awoke in the morning to find her dead on the floor of their bedroom.

2:23.1

The cause of death is not apparent.

2:25.7

Your job? Investigate.

2:40.9

Dray. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.

2:45.1

For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,

2:48.0

you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official police files.

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