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

The story you are 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 2021 here on down these mean streets and the start of a new year

of old-time radio detectives and crime fighters.

To kick things off, we're taking a trip across the pond this week to follow the dedicated

detectives of Scotland Yard in a triple feature of old time radio mysteries.

The first two programs will hear dramatized actual Scotland Yard cases for their episodes.

The first series was produced in England by Harry Allen Towers and it starred The Great

Orson Wells. Wells wasn't playing an inspector however.

Instead the legendary actor and director lent his voice and considerable stage presence as narrator of the Black Museum.

The show took its name from Scotland Yard's repository of records and evidence, including weapons and other items linked to crimes.

In each episode, Wells selected a seemingly innocuous object from the museum and told the story of its brush with violence.

A British cast played the parts of criminals and cops, while Wells popped in to add

rye commentary and moved the story along.

Today we'll hear the car tire, the story of a stolen car and the crooks who murder a policeman

when he tries to stop their getaway.

Scotland Yard case files also supplied the stories for Whitehall 12 1212,

a state side program that aired on NBC and was written and directed by Willis Cooper.

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