Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - True Detective Magazine "Farmer Shot Twelve Times" (6-xx-37)

Published: Oct. 2, 2007, 2:51 p.m.

b'"Farmer Shot Twelve Times"
\\xa0*Aired June, 1937 Exact Date Unknown


True Detective Mysteries radio series was based on the \\xe2True Detective\\xe2 magazine. Later it was sponsored by Listerine and Oh Henry Candy, but kept the same name. Each week the show presented the \\xe2case history of an actual crime.\\xe2 Many were told from the criminal\\xe2s point of view. True Detective Mysteries were truly audience participation shows - each show provided descriptions of the true-story criminal and encouraged audiences to provide information leading to their capture. Rewards of $500 and later $1000 were offered in return for helpful clues from listeners.

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