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    Crime Classics: Blackbeards 14th Wife. Why She Was No Good For Him
    Crime Classics: John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted
    Crime Classics: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner
    Audiobook series11 titles

    Crime Classics Series

    Written by Elliot Lewis

    Narrated by Full Cast

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    About this series

    This collection contains episodes of Crime Classics that aired between 1953 and 1954. Each episode has been digitally remastered and restored for ease of listening.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNathan and Evan Inc.
    Release dateJan 7, 2020
    Crime Classics: Blackbeards 14th Wife. Why She Was No Good For Him
    Crime Classics: John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted
    Crime Classics: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner

    Titles in the series (11)

    • 1

      Crime Classics: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner
      Crime Classics: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner

      Crime Classics: The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner

      Elliot Lewis
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      The first show of the series, a summer replacement for Suspense. The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United States. The script was used as an audition for the series, recorded December 3, 1952. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime. Here is Thomas Hyland’s report to you on Crime Of Bathsheba Spooner the first woman to be tried for murder in the United States. Adapted from the original court reports and newspaper accounts by Morton Fine & David Freidkin Same story as the audition show but different announcements as actually broadcast 6 months later.

      The first show of the series, a summer replacement for Suspense. The story of the first woman tried and executed in the United States. The script was used as an audition for the series, recorded December 3, 1952. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime. Here is Thomas Hyland’s report to you on Crime Of Bathsheba Spooner the first woman to be tried for murder in the United States. Adapted from the original court reports and newspaper accounts by Morton Fine & David Freidkin Same story as the audition show but different announcements as actually broadcast 6 months later.

    • 3

      Crime Classics: Blackbeards 14th Wife. Why She Was No Good For Him
      Crime Classics: Blackbeards 14th Wife. Why She Was No Good For Him

      Crime Classics: Blackbeards 14th Wife. Why She Was No Good For Him

      Elliot Lewis
      5/5 - 2 ratings
      5/5 - 2 ratings

      A famous pirate gets his. The year is 1714 and the place is the Caribbean.

      A famous pirate gets his. The year is 1714 and the place is the Caribbean.

    • 2

      Crime Classics: John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted
      Crime Classics: John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted

      Crime Classics: John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted

      Elliot Lewis
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      Mr. Hayes returns from war to his lonely wife to find her afrolic with two comely boarders. His head is shortly thereafter found by the side of the Thames...and then encapsulated in a glass jar. Warwickshire, England in the year 1785 and a lovely young lady whose married name was Catherine Hayes and whose ambition was to be a widow, this is the story of John Hayes, his head and how they were parted.

      Mr. Hayes returns from war to his lonely wife to find her afrolic with two comely boarders. His head is shortly thereafter found by the side of the Thames...and then encapsulated in a glass jar. Warwickshire, England in the year 1785 and a lovely young lady whose married name was Catherine Hayes and whose ambition was to be a widow, this is the story of John Hayes, his head and how they were parted.

    • 4

      Crime Classics: Coyle and Richardson. Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze
      Crime Classics: Coyle and Richardson. Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze

      Crime Classics: Coyle and Richardson. Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze

      Elliot Lewis
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      A large, powerful gent of Scotland and his small companion engage in a nautical life of crime.

      A large, powerful gent of Scotland and his small companion engage in a nautical life of crime.

    • 5

      Crime Classics: How Supan Got The Hook Outside Bombay
      Crime Classics: How Supan Got The Hook Outside Bombay

      Crime Classics: How Supan Got The Hook Outside Bombay

      Elliot Lewis
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      Brother vs. brother in old Bombay. A tiger, you know! An announcement is made that TV-Radio Life magazine has named the program, The finest radio crime series of 1953. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime. Set in 1856 in India it is listed in Thomas Hyland’s files as How Supan Got the Hook Outside Bombay.

      Brother vs. brother in old Bombay. A tiger, you know! An announcement is made that TV-Radio Life magazine has named the program, The finest radio crime series of 1953. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime. Set in 1856 in India it is listed in Thomas Hyland’s files as How Supan Got the Hook Outside Bombay.

    • 6

      Crime Classics: Madeline Smith Maid or Murderess
      Crime Classics: Madeline Smith Maid or Murderess

      Crime Classics: Madeline Smith Maid or Murderess

      Elliot Lewis
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      A lovely lady is also a liberal user of arsenic. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime set in Glasgow, Scotland in the year 1857.

      A lovely lady is also a liberal user of arsenic. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime set in Glasgow, Scotland in the year 1857.

    • 7

      Crime Classics: The Born Brothers & Hangman. A Study in Nip and Tuck
      Crime Classics: The Born Brothers & Hangman. A Study in Nip and Tuck

      Crime Classics: The Born Brothers & Hangman. A Study in Nip and Tuck

      Elliot Lewis
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      A story set in Rutland, Vermont, 1817. A man dances in the moonlight with the Little People.

      A story set in Rutland, Vermont, 1817. A man dances in the moonlight with the Little People.

    • 9

      Crime Classics: Incredible History of John Shepard
      Crime Classics: Incredible History of John Shepard

      Crime Classics: Incredible History of John Shepard

      Elliot Lewis
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      A surprisingly good story of a truly amazing rogue of old England. Maria has just come home from a party dressed to kill. She’s come home to discover a robber, the famous John Shepherd who removes Maria’s earrings, slowly and her rings. She was face to face with John Shepherd and for the rest of her life she’d have something to talk about…

      A surprisingly good story of a truly amazing rogue of old England. Maria has just come home from a party dressed to kill. She’s come home to discover a robber, the famous John Shepherd who removes Maria’s earrings, slowly and her rings. She was face to face with John Shepherd and for the rest of her life she’d have something to talk about…

    • 10

      Crime Classics: Younger Brothers. Why Some of Them Grew No Older
      Crime Classics: Younger Brothers. Why Some of Them Grew No Older

      Crime Classics: Younger Brothers. Why Some of Them Grew No Older

      Elliot Lewis
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      Life and death in 1866 Missouri...mostly death. Before the civil war there was a border war. The boys from Kansas took guns to hand and shot up the boys from Missouri and the next Saturday night vice versa. Then it go so they didn’t wait until Saturday night, every day was bloody day for everybody. The question now arises, why? The answer is simple, a difference of opinion about slavery and they couldn’t wait until war was declared. Thomas Hyland brings his report on The Younger Brothers and why some of them Grew No Older.

      Life and death in 1866 Missouri...mostly death. Before the civil war there was a border war. The boys from Kansas took guns to hand and shot up the boys from Missouri and the next Saturday night vice versa. Then it go so they didn’t wait until Saturday night, every day was bloody day for everybody. The question now arises, why? The answer is simple, a difference of opinion about slavery and they couldn’t wait until war was declared. Thomas Hyland brings his report on The Younger Brothers and why some of them Grew No Older.

    • 8

      Crime Classics: Jean Baptiste Troppman, Killer of Many
      Crime Classics: Jean Baptiste Troppman, Killer of Many

      Crime Classics: Jean Baptiste Troppman, Killer of Many

      Elliot Lewis
      4/5 - 1 rating
      4/5 - 1 rating

      In 1865 France, a mere youth devises a way to fame and fortune through murder and mayhem. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime set in France during the reign of Louis Napoleon. It concerns a missing family and several freshly opened graves. It is listed in Thomas Hyland’s files as Jean Baptiste Troppmann Killer of Many.

      In 1865 France, a mere youth devises a way to fame and fortune through murder and mayhem. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true story of crime set in France during the reign of Louis Napoleon. It concerns a missing family and several freshly opened graves. It is listed in Thomas Hyland’s files as Jean Baptiste Troppmann Killer of Many.

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      Crime Classics

      Crime Classics

      Elliot Lewis
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      This collection contains episodes of Crime Classics that aired between 1953 and 1954. Each episode has been digitally remastered and restored for ease of listening.

      This collection contains episodes of Crime Classics that aired between 1953 and 1954. Each episode has been digitally remastered and restored for ease of listening.

    Author

    Elliot Lewis

    Elliott Lewis was coined "Mr. Radio" for his acting, writing, producing and directing during the Golden Age of Radio. He was proficient in both comedy and drama.

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