The Sullivan Kidnapping

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The Sullivan Kidnapping

FromThe Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham

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May 27, 2007

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Joe and Ben try and catch a kidnapper known as The Wolf. Dedicated to the memory of Sgt. Lee Newbill of the Moscow (ID) Police Department who died in the line of duty: May 19, 2007.
Original Air Date: September 10, 1949

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May 27, 2007

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Titles in the series (100)

From 2007-2013, Adam Graham hosted the Old Time Dragnet Program, playing through every episode of Dragnet along with supplementary materials including episodes of Pat Novak and Jeff Regan.

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The Red Light Bandit: A man disguises himself as a police officer and goes on a crime spree.  Friday and Romero must bring him in. Original Air Date: July 14, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Waitresses Robbed and Beaten: 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 17, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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16 Jewelry Thefts: Friday and Romero search for a jewel thief’s hidden loot. Original Air Date: August 18, 1949 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe to this podcast using any other service. […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Missing: A woman from Utah stops writing to her mother and disappers. Joe and Ben follow several blind alleys. Will they find her in time for a Christmas reunion? Original Air Date: July 28, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Book: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for the source of pornography distribution in Los Angeles. Original Air Date: April 6, 1950 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe to this […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Man, Part Two: Joe Friday and Ben Romero close in on the Pacific’s top drug distributor, Original Air Date: January 19, 1950 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this podcast to Zune, click here to subscribe to this podcast using […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
32 min listen
The Big Girl: Joe Friday and Ben Romero hunt for a suspect identified as a beautiful woman who hitches rides with men, then robs and beats them. Original Air Date: February 9, 1950 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast to your Itunes, click here to add this […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Myra the Redhead: Joe and Ben try to get to the root of a car theft ring that’s pulled off more than 250 jobs in the past few months. Original Air Date: September 1, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Child Killers: Friday and Romero search for the murderer of two young girls. Disclaimer: “Ladies and Gentlemen, this program is for you, not your children. The subject is of vital importance to you as parents. This is the story of a vicious man” Original Air Date: February 2, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Bar Hold Up and Shooting: Friday and Romero go after a cop killer, with Chief of Detectives Ed Backstrand wanting the killers caught before the next Sunrise. Original Air Date: June 24, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Nickel-Plated Gun: Welcome to the Dragnet Radio show blog. We’ll go through the entire Dragnet series episode by episode.From 1949, we have the earliest dragnet episode in existence. Joe Friday and his partner, Ben Ramirez on the trail of a killer, but confusing weapons and descriptions of the assailant create a unique challenge. Original Air Date: June 10, 1949 Click here to take our listener survey. by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Mother-In-Law Murder: A clear cut case of a woman murdering her mother-in-law to hide an affair falls apart, leaving Joe and Ben to search for the real killer. Original Air Date: November 24, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Steel Club Helen Cord: Ben Romero and Joe Friday hunt down the killer of a well-liked woman with no enemies down a perplexing trail of false leads in search of the truth. Original Air Date: June 7, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Woman Murdered and Mutilated: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are on the trail of a psychotic serial killer. Original Air Date: August 11, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Man, Part One: Joe Friday goes undercover to catch one of the biggest drug dealers on the West Coast. Original Air Date: January 12, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Sullivan Kidnapping: Joe and Ben try and catch a kidnapper known as The Wolf. Dedicated to the memory of Sgt. Lee Newbill of the Moscow (ID) Police Department who died in the line of duty: May 19, 2007. Original Air Date: September 10, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Police Academy: Joe and Ben search for a gang of robbers while of Joe’s Army buddies joins the police force. Original Air Date: August 25, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Watch: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for a gang that is beating and robbing Army Officers. Original Air Date: April 6, 1950 Bonus: Jeff Regan, lady with the Golden Hair, Guest Starring Barton Yarborough. Original Air Date: July 31, 1948 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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.22 Rifle for Christmas: A young boy disappears with a newly discovered Christmas present. A .22 rifle and a box of shells. Original Air Date: December 22, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Benny Trounsel: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for the murderer of an informant as they delve into the Narcotics culture of the 1940s. Guest Commentator: David Oatney. Original Air Date: August 4, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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City Hall Bombing: A man with a package 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. Original Air Date: July 21, 1949 Click here to take our listener survey. Click here to download, click here to add this podcast […] by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Truck Hijackers: Friday and Romero  are on the trail of hijackers who have made off with more than $80,000 in merchandise. Original Air Date: October 1, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Flowerland Roof Murders: Joe Friday and Ben Romero are after a gang of robbers. Original Air Date: December 29, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Jade Thumb Rings: A Chinese man is beaten after buying two jade thumb rings. Joe and Ben must find the thief and their only witness is a six year old with an overactive imagination. Original Air Date: December 8, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Brick Bat Slayer: Joe and Ben are on the trail of a killer who uses red bricks to kill his victims. Original Air Date: September 24, 1949 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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Jack Webb on the Bob Hope Show: Joe Friday and his partner Detective Hope are on the trail of a killer in this Jello-filled episode. Original Air Date: February 4, 1953 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Kill: Joe Friday and Ben Romero try to put a double murderer away for good in this week’s episode of Dragnet. Original Air Date: March 2, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Gangster, Part One: Someone’s out to kill a local crime kingpin. Joe Friday and Ben Romero must find the would-be killers and stop the murder attempts from breaking out into an all-out gang war. Original Air Date: March 23, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Gangster, Part Two: Joe Friday and Ben Romero must find the killers of a big time criminal to avoid a gang war. Original Air Date: March 30, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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The Big Escape: When one of Joe Friday’s army buddies is arrested for Armed Robbery and cooperates in catching the other robber, Friday tries to help him on the path to reform in prison, but finds himself tasked with bringing him in when he escapes. Original Air Date: January 5, 1950 by The Old Time Dragnet Show With Adam Graham
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