Crime Classics was a radio docudrama of CBS which was aired from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. The show was produced, created and directed by Elliott Lewis. With consultation with Lewis, Morton Fine and David Friedkin wrote every single episode of the show. The show was hosted by Thomas Hyland which was played by Lou Merrill.
Crime Classics examines real crimes from ancient Greece to late 19th-century America. The cases varied from assassinations of famous people such as Leon Trotsky, Abraham Lincoln, and Julius Caesar up to some small, not-so-popular cases. William Conrad was one of the most frequent radio actors of the show.
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Please enjoy these 51 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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| 12.16.1953 | john and judith their crime and why they didnt get to enjoy it |
+A tale of arsenic poisoning in olde England. AFRTS program name: "Mystery Theatre." AFRTS broadcast... | |
| 12.09.1953 | the assassination of abraham lincoln |
+ A prophetic dream by the president, and how it came to pass. Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, ... | |
| 12.02.1953 | if a body needs a body just call burke and hare |
+ Two gents of old Scotland supply dead bodies on demand for the medical profession. Business is ver... | |
| 11.25.1953 | killing story of william corder and the farmers daughter |
+Willie the knife sharpener plans to marry Moriah in London town. Moriah has been killed and Willie ... | |
| 11.18.1953 | triangle on the round table |
+An unusual and interesting program set in King Arthur's day. This is a network version of cat. #131... | |
| 11.11.1953 | blackbeards 14th wife why she was no good for him |
+ A famous pirate gets his. The year is 1714 and the place is the Caribbean. The sound you will hear... | |
| 11.04.1953 | raschi among the crocodiles |
+ Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true ... | |
| 10.28.1953 | 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 hea... | |
| 10.21.1953 | billy bonny bloodletter also known as the kid |
+The story of the very violent life of young William Bonney. William Conrad (as Pat Garrett) plays t... | |
| 10.14.1953 | seven layered arsenic cake |
+Sponsored by: Plymouth ($25,000 contest, introducing the 1954 models). A murderous wife or a schemi... | |
| 10.07.1953 | the hangman and william palmer who won |
+Dr. Palmer enjoys horse racing and poisoning. William Palmer always ran his walking stick across t... | |
| 09.30.1953 | bloody banks of fall river |
+What happened at 92nd Street on a hot summer's evening in 1892. Since Lizzie was acquitted, who kil... | |
| 09.07.1953 | torment of henrietta robinson and why she killed |
+A lady of Troy New York in 1845, and her doll Cecily. Very insane and very homicidal. The last show... | |
| 08.31.1953 | your loving son nero |
+ "Your Loving Son, Nero". The emperor decides to kill Agrippina, his mother. A rare opportunity t... | |
| 08.24.1953 | alsop family how it diminished and grew again |
+In the 1670s, a family of highwaymen is none-too-pleased with the bride of one of its members. + Th... | |
| 08.17.1953 | incredible trial of laura d fair |
+The oft-times married Miss Laura uses her "4-shooter" on a ferry in San Francisco harbor...for inte... | |
| 08.10.1953 | axe and droot family how they fared |
+In Pennsylvania in 1795, the shortest distance to an inheritance is two crushed skulls. This is a n... | |
| 08.03.1953 | mr throwers hammer |
+ A gentleman of England in 1804 has bashed in the heads of a father and daughter. Eleven years late... | |
| 07.27.1953 | final day of gen ketchem |
+ How did the General die? Damned if we know! + The General just fell out of bed, his name William S... | |
| 07.20.1953 | death of a picture hanger |
+The Ford brothers are hired to kill Jesse James, they do just that. + The man is nailing a horses p... | |
| 07.13.1953 | terrible deed of dr webster |
+ When does a doctor need a friend? When the janitor suspects him of murder! This is a network versi... | |
| 07.06.1953 | the shrapnelled body of charles drew senior |
+ In 1739 England, Charles Drew Jr. kills Charles Drew Sr. before he has the opportunity to change h... | |
| 06.29.1953 | the checkered life and sudden death of james fisk junior |
+ An excellent story about the rivalry between two wealthy New Yorkers in 1872 and the beautiful wid... | |
| 06.22.1953 | shockingly peaceful passing of thomas edwin bartlett |
+ Thomas Hyland, connoisseur of crime, student of violence and teller of murders tells another true ... | |
| 06.15.1953 | the crime of bathsheba spooner |
+The first show of the series, a summer replacement for "Suspense." The story of the first woman tri... |
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