Christmas Old Time Radio Detective Stories|Christmas Mysteries

Broadway's My Beat: Buddy Malpaugh and the Jeweled Scimitar

Today's Mystery: It's Christmas Eve, and Sergeant Tartaglia is called to investigate the theft of a jeweled scimitar belonging to a ne'er-do-well millionaire. Original R

Danger With Grainger: Out of Jail for Christmas

Today's Mystery:The son of a cab driver asks Grainger to help his father out of jail by proving him innocent of a burglary. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1956 or 1957

Holmes for the Holiday: Two Christmas Mysteries

As we get ready for Christmas, we bring you two original old time radio Christmas plays featuring Sherlock Holmes. First up is The Night Before Christmas. On Christmas,

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carmen Kringle Matter

Original Release Date: December 19, 2025 On Christmas Eve, an eccentric miner wants to change the beneficiary of his life insurance to his beloved burrow.  Original Air

Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus

Today's Mystery:Friday and Smith search for a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a church on Christmas Eve. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1953 Originat

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Phony Phone Matter

Original Release Date: December 21, 2018 Johnny interrupts scheduled time off over Christmas to pick up a check for a previous job and finds himself the alibi for the ow

Nick Carter: Nick Carter's Christmas Adventure

Original Release Date: December 19, 2013 Nick Carter investigates why a rich man has soured on Christmas. Original Air Date: December 25, 1943 Support the show monthly

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Christmas Bride

Original Release Date: December 22, 2011 Sherlock Holmes is invited to spend the holidays with a family that needs him to assure a wedding occurs.  Original Air Date: D

Charlie Chan: The Fiery Santa Claus

Today's Mystery:Charlie Chan is on the trail of a serial Romeo who victimizes middle-aged women. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1950 or 1951 Originating from Sydney St

This is Your FBI: The Return of Saint Nick

Today's Mystery: FBI Special Agent Jim Taylor delays his vacation home. to find a Settlement House Santa Clause who disappeared. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December

The Falcon: The Case of the Unwelcome Christmas Present

Today's Mystery: A man who bought a fur coat goes for his girlfriend for Christmas turns to The Falcon when dangerous people want it back. Original Radio Broadcast Date:

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter Omnibus

Original Release Date: December 22, 2024 Today's Mystery: At Christmastime, Johnny has to find a beautiful woman, who is the only one who knows the truth behind the murd

Dragnet: Production 8 (aka the Big Missing/Juanita Lasky) (EP4580)

Todays Mystery: At Christmastime, Joe Friday and Ben Romero try to find a missing daughter from Utah. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 28, 1949 Originating from Holl

Broadway’s My Beat: Nick Norman, Santa Claus

Today's Mystery: On Christmas Eve, a recently released convict who's set to play Santa Claus at a Police Athletic League club Christmas party is taken away in a big car b

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five

Today's Mystery:Johnny is in a quaint Michigan town on Christmas Eve and has to find a witness to a murder before a hired killer does. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: De

Mr. Chameleon: The Woman's Weapon Murder Case

Today's Mystery:Mr. Chameleon reopens the case of a woman convicted of murdering her mother-in-law with poisoned candy. He is determined to get her freed in time for Chri

Dangerous Assignment: Lecturing Professors

Today's Mystery: The son of a lecturing professor is missing from a boarding school in Stockholm and Steve needs to find him in order to break up an international spy rin

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter, Episodes One and Two

Today's Mystery:Johnny suspects that a mobster murdered his business partner and has to find the only witness before the mobster does. Original Radio Broadcast Dates: De

Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Christmas Payoff

Today's Mystery: Jace sets out to find out why a beloved small doctor was murdered on Christmas Day. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 23, 1951 Become one of our

Man Called X: From a Starlit Hill (EP3641)

The Man Called X crashes a plane in the Middle East and meets a mysterious young girl who’s decided she no longer wants to live in the world. Original Air Date: December