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Old Time Mystery Radio | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, suspense, crime, and psychological drama from the golden age of radio. Enter stories of murder, deception, strange circumstances, hidden motives, dangerous secrets, and unexpected twists. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring memorable mysteries, atmospheric suspense, detective tales, and dramatic performances, Old Time Mystery Radio celebrates the storytelling that made classic radio unforgettable. Rediscover classic old time radio mystery, suspense, crime drama, detective stories, psychological thrillers, and vintage radio.












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Episode's summary

In this episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, investigator Richard Diamond is hired by William Moran to investigate a blackmail ring following the death of Moran's wife, Betty. Following leads from the police precinct to Skid Row, Diamond uncovers connections to Mac Grayson and Leo Fink. As the investigation deepens, Diamond tracks the murder of Leo Fink to a hitman named Louis Osgood. A tense confrontation on a Staten Island ferry leads to Moran's confession that he murdered his wife and orchestrated the blackmail scheme. The episode concludes with a romantic moment between Rick and Helen followed by the program's closing credits.

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Highlights

My name's Diamond, and I'm in business for a very simple reason. I like money.

00:01:35 · Richard Diamond introduces his pragmatic and cynical motivation for working as a private investigator.

I want to get the people who drove my wife to suicide.

00:06:19 · William Moran expresses his primary motive for hiring Diamond to investigate the blackmail ring.

Even the sun winds up with a hangover if it shines on the place too long.

00:12:14 · The narrator uses colorful imagery to describe the bleak and depressing atmosphere of Skid Row.

Finding a killer in that fog was like looking for your car keys in a mine shaft.

00:21:15 · Diamond uses a metaphor to describe the difficulty of locating his target in the heavy river fog.

She dropped the gun by Grayson's body, so I picked it up and shot her.

00:25:37 · Moran confesses to the murder of his wife during the final confrontation.

Episodes

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "The Betty Moran Case" (1949)

In this episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, investigator Richard Diamond is hired by William Moran to investigate a blackmail ring following the death of Moran's wife, Betty. Following leads from the police precinct to Skid Row, Diamond uncovers connections to Mac Grayson and Leo Fink. As the investigation deepens, Diamond tracks the murder of Leo Fink to a hitman named Louis Osgood. A tense confrontation on a Staten Island ferry leads to Moran's confession that he murdered his wife and orchestrated the blackmail scheme. The episode concludes with a romantic moment between Rick and Helen followed by the program's closing credits.

15 Oct 2026
246-

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "Dear Dead Lady" (1950)

The investigation into the murder of Ilsa Dana begins when Theodore Oliphant seeks protection for her, only for Archie Goodwin to discover her body in her apartment. As Nero Wolfe navigates mysterious visitors and financial struggles, he examines suspects including Barstow Young and Jack Hunter. Through deductions involving a Shakespearean quotation, a marriage license, and a hidden presence in the victim's apartment, Wolfe identifies the boxer Jack Hunter (Johann Jäger) as the killer. The case concludes with the revelation of the victim's manipulative nature and the arrest of her secret husband.

14 Oct 2026
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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The Big Step" (1950)

Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by Betty Cantor to find her friend Shirley Vitello, who disappeared following a frightening newspaper report. As Marlowe investigates Shirley's workplace and her husband Gilbert's studio, he uncovers evidence of a missing gun and a mysterious connection to a rival chemist, Morris Dennecker. While the case initially appears to be a suicide at the Redondo Fishing Pier, Marlowe uses clever deduction regarding background noise heard during a phone call to reveal that Shirley was actually murdered. He concludes that her husband, Gilbert, conspired to stage her death as a suicide to keep the proceeds from their shared crimes.

13 Oct 2026
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The Whistler - "The Secret of Chalk Point" (1952)

In this episode of The Whistler, Kay Fowler discovers a dazed man on the beach who claims to be the husband of Mrs. Yeager, despite Captain Yeager being lost at sea 25 years ago. As Kay investigates, she finds a photograph that proves the man is indeed the long-lost Captain, but he mysteriously vanishes from the house. Kay soon realizes the man she saw with Dave was the gangster Carl Tasson, leading to a confrontation where Captain Norton reveals his smuggling ring and threatens her life. After being shot by Jess Williams, Kay wakes up to find the criminals apprehended and learns that Jess's timely patrol was prompted by a broken bicycle in the village.

12 Oct 2026
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Boston Blackie - "Mid - Air Diamond Theft" (1947)

Following a mid-air theft and murder involving a million-dollar diamond on a chartered flight, Inspector Faraday investigates the death of detective Jack Evans and the disappearance of the gem. As Boston Blackie investigates potential suspects, he discovers the death of Mr. Blaine's secretary. Blackie eventually solves the mystery by investigating a discrepancy in the plane's flight path and using a metal detector at an estate to uncover buried evidence of an oxygen mask used to prevent the pilot from passing out. The investigation concludes with Blackie exposing the conspiracy between the pilot, Johnson, and Blaine, leading to their arrest.

11 Oct 2026