The Big Story: Reporter Risks Life to Avenge a Friend's Murder (EP5047)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Today's Mystery: When a Butte service-station attendant disappears under mysterious circumstances, his lifelong friend, Helena Independent Record reporter Alan Copperthwaite, refuses to let the story fade away. Following a slender trail of clues across Montana, Copperthwaite risks his own safety in a deeply personal search for the truth.
Original Radio Broadcast:March 19, 1952.
Originating in New YorkCast:
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Original Radio Broadcast:March 19, 1952.
Originating in New YorkCast:
- Bill Lipton as Alan Copperthwaite
- Jane Robbin
- Joe DeSantis
- Phil Sterling
- Owen Jordan
- Joe Helgesen
- Jim Stevens
- Bob Sloane as Narrator
- Adapted by Abraham S. Ginnes
- Original music composed and conducted by Vladimir Selinsky
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Michael, Patreon supporter since May 2026.
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
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Give us a call 208-991-4783
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Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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Today's Mystery: When a Butte service-station attendant disappears under mysterious circumstances, his lifelong friend, Helena Independent Record reporter Alan Copperthwaite, refuses to let the story fade away. Following a slender trail of clues across Montana, Copperthwaite risks his own safety in a deeply personal search for the truth.
Original Radio Broadcast:March 19, 1952.
Originating in New YorkCast:
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Michael, Patreon supporter since May 2026.
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Become one of our friends on Facebook.
Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Original Radio Broadcast:March 19, 1952.
Originating in New YorkCast:
- Bill Lipton as Alan Copperthwaite
- Jane Robbin
- Joe DeSantis
- Phil Sterling
- Owen Jordan
- Joe Helgesen
- Jim Stevens
- Bob Sloane as Narrator
- Adapted by Abraham S. Ginnes
- Original music composed and conducted by Vladimir Selinsky
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Michael, Patreon supporter since May 2026.
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call 208-991-4783
Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives
Become one of our friends on Facebook.
Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
2026-08-25
44 min
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