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 down these means streets and more old time radio crime solvers. This week's episode is dedicated to the women who

cracked cases and fought crooks back during the golden age of radio. A small

sorority whose most famous member may be Candy Mattson, the gorgeous

gumshoe out of San Francisco. We'll hear one of her radio adventures today and

will also be introduced to a pair of sloths making

their first appearances on the podcast.

First we'll meet Miss Sherlock.

Jane Sherlock was a scatter-brained but smart amateur sleuth, and she frequently robed

her attorney boyfriend Peter Blossum into acting as her own Dr. Watson. The series had

comedic elements as you'll hear but it also had strong mystery credentials.

Scripts were co-written by E. Jack Newman, a writer behind several episodes of Johnny Dollar, the lineup, and Sam Spade, just to name a few.

Today we'll hear Wilmer and The Widow, an episode that originally

aired on CBS on September 12, 1946. Actress Sandra Geer stars as Jane and you'll also hear a young

William Conrad as the cop who has to contend with her amateur crime solving.

Our second detective series was a showcase for

actress Sarah Burner, appropriately titled Sarah's Private Caper.

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