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The Big Story: The Killer with the Mind of a Child (EP5002)

  1. The Big Story: The Killer with the Mind of a Child (EP5002) Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host 41:52

Today’s Mystery:When three people are murdered in a quiet Utah community, reporter T.R. Johnson finds himself drawn into the hunt for a killer who seems to vanish into the night. While police search the highways for a fugitive in a green sedan, Johnson follows a series of puzzling clues that suggest the murderer may be driven by something far more disturbing than ordinary criminal motives.

Original Radio Broadcast: November 29, 1950

Originating from New York

Starring John Sylvester as T.R. Johnson

Also featuring Jane Robin, Agnes Young, Amzie Strickland, Joan Shea, Owen Jordan, Meryl Jones, and Les Damon Based on the reporting of T.R. Johnson of The Salt Lake Tribune

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Adam Graham Independent Podcaster

Adam Graham has been hosting Old Time Radio podcasts since 2007, his best known being the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio which has been putting out daily detective episodes since October 26, 2009. He also is host of the Amazing World of Radio (2017-) and the Old Time Radio Snack Wagon (2023-Present)