The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer (EP4942)
From NBC – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio by Adam Graham
March 31, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
A reporter seeks to identify a murderer despite the absence of a body or evidence.
Today’s Mystery: A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there’s no evidence he was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949 Originating from New York Starring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Hazel Logan; Jim Boles; Jim Stevens; Scott Tennyson;…
Topics covered
- murder mystery
- reporting
- investigation
- journalism
- radio drama
Keywords
- murder
- reporter
- river boy
- mystery
- radio broadcast
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Big Story: The Corn Cob Killer
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