Classic Radio for April 10, 2024 - The Gray Mist Murders, The High School Hotshots, and a Two Horse Parlay

Two + hours of Crime

First a look at this day in History.

Then Crime Club, originally broadcast April 10, 1947, 77 years ago, The Gray Mist Murders.  A pleasure cruise to Hawaii on a private yacht becomes the scene of several murders. 

Followed by Gang Busters, originally broadcast April 10, 1948, 76 years ago, The Case of the High School Hotshots.   Two teen-agers graduate from robbing gas stations with a hot-rod getaway car to murder. A piece of purple sewing thread in the vital clue to their capture.  

Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 10, 1960, 64 years ago, Two Horse Parlay.  A man needs $4000 to pay his gambling debts, and the only way to get it is from his blind old aunt, who thinks he's a concert pianist.  

Followed by Dangerous Assignment starring Brian Donlevy, originally broadcast April 10, 1950, 74 years ago, Pirate Loot.  Steve Mitchell travels to Trinidad to find himself a diver on the "Sea Witch," searching for a modern sunken treasure. 

Finally The Strange Dr Weird, originally broadcast April 10, 1945, 79 years ago, When Killers Meet.  Two mad-dog killers on the lam meet their match.

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