Classic Radio Shows For Mystery Lovers

Sunday night was a church night. So were Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings, but Sunday nights were my favorite. Because Sunday night was murder night.

After service, while my parents mingled with the rest of the congregation in the parking lot, I grabbed the car keys from my father, shut myself in our aging Buick, and turned the dial to an AM station out of Philadelphia. These days that station is a toxic stew of right-wing talk radio. But back then, for two hours each Sunday evening, that station would air old radio shows from the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Sometimes comedy, occasionally drama, but most often murder…

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