The Big Story: Deadline Murder (EP4897)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast: May 19, 1948
Originating from New York
Starring: Art Carney as Rolf Mills, Joe Boland, Joan Alexander, Joe DeSantis, Ray Johnson, Grace Keddy, and Grant Richards
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Orlando, Florida. |
| 0:34.7 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:40.2 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of The Big Story. But first, I want to encourage you to check out our other |
| 0:45.3 | podcast, and today I am highlighting the great adventurers of old time radio. This is a series |
| 0:52.7 | you're going to love. Currently, we are playing some OSS movies adapted to radio, |
| 0:59.7 | and we are also featuring a fantastic Tarzan radio serial. I think you'll enjoy. Check it out at |
| 1:06.9 | greatadventures.com. Or just search for the great adventurers of old-time radio wherever you get your |
| 1:14.8 | podcast from. |
| 1:15.9 | Now from May 19th, 1948, here is the deadline murder. |
| 1:24.8 | Al Mal famous cigarettes presents the big story. |
| 1:33.3 | Headquarters. |
| 1:38.4 | Police? |
| 1:39.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:39.7 | This is Walt Kramer, the grain inspector. |
| 1:41.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:42.7 | I was just short cutting back from Cedar Lake across the city dump. |
| 1:46.0 | Yeah, so? |
| 1:47.3 | Well, I just saw a pair of silk stocking sticking up out of the dump. |
| 1:51.0 | Yeah? |
| 1:52.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:53.0 | The thing is, there was legs in them. |
| 1:55.6 | A woman's legs. |
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