The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio.

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Well, now, from Augustth, 1950, here is the Big Crazy.

The story you were about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

You're a detective sergeant.

You're assigned to homicide detail.

A 30-year-old woman is missing. Three months

pass before her disappearance is reported. There's not a trace of the woman. No lead to her

whereabouts. Your job? Find her. Drag met. The Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime.

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

you will travel step by step on the side of the law

through an actual case transcribed from official police files.

From beginning to end,

from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.

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