Dragnet: The Big Friend (EP4730)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: An intoxicated man reports that his wife was murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 5, 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. In a moment, we're going to bring you
0:41.1	this week's episode of Dragnet. But first, I do want to encourage you if you are enjoying the
0:47.0	podcast to follow us using your favorite podcast software. Today's program is brought to impart by the financial support of our listeners,
0:56.4	and I want to go ahead and thank Ed for sending a donation via the Zell app to
1:02.0	Box 13 at Great Detactives.net.
1:05.6	You can also become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month by going to
1:12.5	patreon.greetetectives.net. I want to thank David for supporting the program that way.
1:18.7	Now, from April 5, 1951, here is The Big Friend.
1:23.5	Music The story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
1:48.8	You're a detective sergeant.
1:50.7	You're assigned to homicide detail.
1:55.5	A phone call comes into your office from a man who tells you his wife has been murdered.
1:58.0	He's not sure who the killer is.
1:59.4	Your job?
2:00.6	Find him. Drag net, the documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation
2:15.6	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.
2:25.1	From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.
2:36.8	It was Tuesday, January 9th.
2:39.1	It was rainy and windy in Los Angeles.
2:41.4	We were working the night watch out of homicide detail.
2:44.3	My partner's Ben Romero, the boss is Thad Brown, Chief of Detectives.
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