Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it'd wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

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

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. And the Hello and welcome to down these means streets and More Crime Fighters from the Golden Age of Radio.

This week we're riding with Big Screen Western star Joel McCray in Tales of the Texas Rangers.

The series drew from the files of the legendary lawman and presented true crime tales that

showcase the Rangers use of tried and true cowboy methods,

along with the modern police tools of forensics.

Joel McCray, an actor who was always comfortable in a saddle played Ranger Jace Pearson, a cop with access

to a horse trailer and a modern crime lab.

Each week Pearson traveled all over the Lone Star stayed and stayed on the case until he got his man.

I've always liked tales of the Texas Rangers.

It's a nice change of pace from the urban police procedurals and private eye shows of the era.

And Joel McCray makes a great hero, a no-nonsense cop on horseback. He was supported in the series by a cast of great West Coast radio players.

People like Virginia Greg, Bill Johnstone, Paul Fese, and Peggy Weber, performers who all put on their best

Texas drawles to play characters from all over the state.

Today we'll hear a pair of episodes beginning with soft touch.

Originally aired on NBC on October 15th 1950

this one finds Ranger Pearson on the hunt for a killer who robbed and brutally beat an elderly couple.

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