The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer (EP4942)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949
Originating from New York
Starring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Hazel Logan; Jim Boles; Jim Stevens; Scott Tennyson; Bob Dryden; Sandy Bickhart
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. |
| 0:34.8 | 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 do want to encourage you if you're enjoying the podcast |
| 0:46.3 | software. And I want to highlight one of our other podcasts, the old time radio snack wagon, |
| 0:54.0 | and there every week we bring you a short-form |
| 0:57.2 | podcast. It can be across a wide variety of different genres, including music, comedy, drama, |
| 1:07.3 | and storytelling. Now from... |
| 1:10.9 | From October 26, 1949, here is the corncob killer. |
| 1:17.1 | Now, a big story about a reporter who found the solution to a murder before the murder was committed. |
| 1:25.4 | Pelmel present the big story. |
| 1:36.4 | Say, boss. |
| 1:38.3 | Here's that story I've been working on. |
| 1:40.8 | I, um, I don't think you'll like it. |
| 1:43.8 | Why not? |
| 1:44.8 | Well, for one thing, |
| 1:46.7 | I name the murderer in the lead. |
| 1:49.2 | You name the what? |
| 1:50.5 | The murderer. |
| 1:51.5 | You haven't got a corpse. |
| 1:53.0 | You haven't got an apparent crime. |
| 1:54.8 | You don't even know there's been a murder. |
| 1:56.9 | And you name the murderer. |
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