EP1496: Dragnet: The Big Man, Part Two

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EP1496: Dragnet: The Big Man, Part Two

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Feb 14, 2015

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Having arrested the number two Drug kingpin in the West, Friday and Smith join with a coalition of state, local, and federal law enforcement to bring down the Big Man. Original Air Date: January 19, 1950 Support the show. Read more ...

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Feb 14, 2015

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Titles in the series (100)

Host Adam Graham makes his second journey through every episode of Dragnet as well as quite a few bonus episodes and programs.

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EP1406: Dragnet: Eric Kelby: A woman disappears and her husband is behaving suspiciously. Original Air Date: September 3,1949 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1424: Dragnet: The Brick Bat Slayer: Friday and Romero investigate a series of brutal murders of women. Original Air Date: September 24, 1949 Support the show Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
33 min listen
EP1376: Dragnet: Production 9 (Benny Trousel): One of Romero and Friday’s informants is killed leaving a dying clue to the secret behind a new drug ring. Original Air Date: August 4, 1949 Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1352: Dragnet: Production 5 aka The Helen Corday Murder: Friday and Romero search for a man who killed a waitress. Original Air Date: July 7, 1949 by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
40 min listen
EP1334: Dragnet: Production #2: Robbery (aka: The Nickle Plated Gun): Friday and Romero are on the trailer of robbers who kill for fun. Original Air Date: June 10, 1949 by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
40 min listen
EP1340: Dragnet: Production #3 Robbery Aka: The Werewolf: Joe and Ben go searching for a criminal nicknamed the “werewolf” who is terrorizing young women in LA’s Central district Original Air Date: June Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1370: Dragnet: Production 8 (aka: The Big Missing): A woman from Utah calls to report her daughter missing and Friday and Remero set out to find the missing girl by Christmas. Original Air Date: July 28, Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
40 min listen
EP1460: Dragnet: Jade Thumb Rings: Friday and Romero investigate the beating and robbery of a man who just bought two valuable jade thumb rings. Original Air Date: December 8, 1949 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
32 min listen
EP1394: Dragnet: Police Academy: Friday and Romero investigate a series of robberies while a friend tries to join the Police Academy. Original Air Date: August 25, 1949 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
38 min listen
EP1346: Dragnet: Production #4 Homicide (aka: Quick Trigger Gun Men): Friday and Romero are on the trailer of three robbers who murdered a police officer. Original Air Date: June 24, 1949 by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
46 min listen
EP1382: Dragnet: Production 10 (aka: The Maniac Murderer): Friday and Romero search for a man who has already brutally murdered two women. Original Air Date: August 11, 1949 by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1400: Dragnet: Myra the Redhead: Friday and Romero investigate a series of auto burglaries committed by Juveniles. Original Air Date: September 1, 1949 Support the show Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
39 min listen
EP1358: Dranget: Production 6 (aka: The Red Light Bandit): Friday and Romero search for a brutal man who impersonates a police officer to beat and rob innocent citizens. Original Air Date: July 14, 1949 < Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
40 min listen
EP1520: Dragnet: The Big Kill: Friday and Romero search for a cop killer. Original Air Date: March 2, 1950 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1544: Dragnet: The Big Gangster, Part Two: A local gangster is murder, Friday and Romero have to find the killer before the murdered man’s loyalist do in order to prevent a gang war. Original Air Date: March 30, 1950 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
32 min listen
EP1388: Dragnet: Production 11 (aka Sixteen Jewel Thefts): Friday and Romero search for a jewel thief whose committed sixteen robberies in sixteen nights. Original Air Date: August 18, 1949 Support the show Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
39 min listen
EP1466: Dragnet: The Garbage Chute Murders: Friday investigates the murder of a professional organist who was killed by a man who entered the garbage chute. Original Air Date: December 15, 1949 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1574: Dragnet: The Big Badge: Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt a man who holds up parked cars while pretending to be a police officer. Original Air Date: May 4, 1950 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
33 min listen
EP1442: Dragnet: The Mother-in-Law Mother: It looks like Friday and Romero have an open and shut case against a woman who was having an affair for murdering her mother-in-law. Original Air Date: November 24, 1949 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
32 min listen
EP1364: Dragnet: Production 7: Attempted City Hall Bombing: A mad man threatens to blow up city hall if the police don’t release his brother. Friday and Romero have to get the bomb away before it is too late. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1412: Dragnet: The Sullivan Kidnapping: Friday and Romero are called in when a twenty-two year old woman is kidnapped. Original Air Date: September 10, 1949 Support the show Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1502: Dragnet: The Child Killer: Friday and Romero search for two lost little girls. Original Air Date: February 2, 1950 Support the listener support campaign. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
38 min listen
EP1514: Dragnet: The Big Grifter: Friday and Romero hunt for a conman with a record going back to World War I. Original Air Date: February 23, 1950 Support the listener support campaign. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
38 min listen
EP1532: Dragnet: The Big Boys: On a slow day, Friday and Romero find clues to fugitive robbery suspects from San Francisco. Original Air Date: March 16, 1950 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
37 min listen
EP1538: Dragnet: The Big Gangster, Part One: Friday and Romero try to find out whose trying to kill a local gangster before he’s killed and it starts a gang war. Original Air Date: March 23, 1950 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1454: Dragnet: The Spring Street Gang: Friday and Romero investigate a large gang of criminal teenagers. Original Air Date: December 1, 1949 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
31 min listen
EP1640: Dragnet: The Big Gent, Part One: Joe Friday and Ben Romero try and track down two hold up men responsible for a robbery and killing in San Diego. Original Air Date: July 20, 1950 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
30 min listen
EP1459: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Charmona Matter: Johnny is hired to look into the disappearance of a man on a boat which was insured for three times the man’s life insurance. Original Air Date: September 8, 1957 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
28 min listen
EP1496: Dragnet: The Big Man, Part Two: Having arrested the number two Drug kingpin in the West, Friday and Smith join with a coalition of state, local, and federal law enforcement to bring down the Big Man. Original Air Date: January 19, 1950 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
33 min listen
EP1430: Dragnet: Truck Hijackers: Friday and Romero’s investigation of a series of truck hijackings is hindered by the suicide of the prime suspect. Original Air Date: October 1, 1949 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen

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Dragnet: The Spring Street Gang (EP4298): Today's Mystery: Friday and Smith search for a juvenile gang that's been committing burglaries, robberies, and rapes. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 1, 1949 Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton... by The Great Detectives Present Dragnet (Old Time Radio)
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EP1496: Dragnet: The Big Man, Part Two

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