The Big Death
A man plots to murder his wife and attempts to recruit Joe Friday to carry out the assassination. This episode of Dragnet from March 29, 1955 (episode #61369) shares the same story title as another installment but tells a different story.
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Benny Trounsel, a small-time drug user, gets killed right after he tells police about a new drug gang operating in the city.
Dragnet is an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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“The Big Death.” Dragnet. Radio broadcast, September 28, 1950.
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