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Dragnet: Mrs. Rinard Albert Barry - Mother-In-Law Murder

Dragnet · November 24, 1949 · 29 min · 4,818 words

The transcript of “Mrs. Rinard Albert Barry - Mother-In-Law Murder”, an episode of Dragnet first broadcast November 24, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Dragnet free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fatima cigarettes, best of long cigarettes, brings you dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to homicide detail.

A vicious killer has taken the life of a 62-year-old woman. suspicion points in only one direction. The murderer was heartless, cold-blooded. Your job. Get him. If you want a long cigarette, smoke the best of long cigarettes. Smoke Fatima. It's the long cigarette that contains an essential ingredient of all the very popular cigarettes, Turkish

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Yes, if you want a long cigarette, smoke the best of long cigarettes. Smoke Fatima. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, You will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case from official police files.

From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, dragnet is the story of your police force in action. It was Saturday, November 5th. It was foggy in Los Angeles. We were working the day watch out of homicide.

My partner has been Romero. The boss is Ed Backstrand, TV detectors. My name is Friday. It was 3.35 p.m. when I got to room 42, homicide. This is Friday in homicide. I'd like to place a call to Mr. Frank Reinard in Murphy, Idaho.

A number 761. Frank Reinard, mercy item, 761. Yeah, that's right. The call's been cleared with the business office. All right. Do you want me to call you back, Sergeant? No, I'll hang on. Okay, I'll place it for you.

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