Crime Classics (old-time radio): every episode, 1952-1954

Crime Classics is an old-time radio drama series from 1952 to 1954. Stupid Potato carries 51 episodes, listed here in the order they first aired, each with its air date. Every episode is free to listen to, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule: no sign-up, no app.

Series: Crime Classics
Years aired: 1952-1954
Genre: Drama
Episodes on Stupid Potato: 51
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Episode list (51)

The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner (Audition)
December 3, 1952 · 27 min
The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner
June 15, 1953 · 30 min
The Shockingly Peaceful Passing of Thomas Edwin Bartlett, Green Grocer
June 22, 1953 · 30 min
The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk, Jr
June 29, 1953 · 30 min
The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr
July 6, 1953 · 30 min
The Terrible Deed of John White Webster
July 13, 1953 · 30 min
The Death of a Picture Hanger
July 20, 1953 · 30 min
The Final Day of General Ketchum, and How He Died
July 27, 1953 · 30 min
Mr. Thrower's Hammer
August 3, 1953 · 30 min
The Axe and the Droot Family, How They Fared
August 10, 1953 · 30 min
The Incredible Trial of Laura D. Fair
August 17, 1953 · 30 min
The Alsop Family, How It Diminished and Grew Again
August 24, 1953 · 30 min
Your Loving Son, Nero
August 31, 1953 · 29 min
The Torment of Henrietta Robinson, and Why She Killed
September 7, 1953 · 30 min
The Bloody, Bloody Banks of Fall River
September 30, 1953 · 30 min
The Hangman and William Palmer, Who Won
October 7, 1953 · 30 min
The Seven-layered Arsenic Cake of Madame Lafarge
October 14, 1953 · 30 min
Billy Bonny Bloodletter, Also Known as 'The Kid
October 21, 1953 · 30 min
John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted
October 28, 1953 · 30 min
Raschi Among the Crocodiles, and the Prank He Played
November 4, 1953 · 30 min
Blackbeard's Fourteenth Wife, Why She Was Not Good For Him
November 11, 1953 · 30 min
The Triangle on the Round Table
November 18, 1953 · 30 min
The Killing Story of William Corder and the Farmer's Daughter
November 25, 1953 · 28 min
If a Body Need a Body, Just Call Burke and Hare
December 2, 1953 · 30 min
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
December 9, 1953 · 30 min
John and Judith, Their Crime and Why They Didn't Get to Enjoy It
December 16, 1953 · 30 min
Coyle and Richardson, Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze
December 30, 1953 · 30 min
The Younger Brothers, Why Some of Them Grew No Older
January 6, 1954 · 29 min
How Supan Got the Hook Outside Bombay
January 13, 1954 · 30 min
Madeline Smith, Maid or Murderess
January 20, 1954 · 30 min
The Boorn Brothers and the Hangman, a Study in Nip and Tuck
January 27, 1954 · 30 min
The Incredible History of John Shephard
February 3, 1954 · 30 min
Twenty-Three Knives Against Caesar
February 10, 1954 · 30 min
John Baptiste Troppmann, Killer of Many
February 17, 1954 · 30 min
The Good Ship Jane, Why She Became Flotsam
February 24, 1954 · 30 min
Roger Nems, How He, Though Dead, Won the Game
March 3, 1954 · 30 min
New Hampshire, the Tiger and Brad Ferguson; What Happened Then
March 10, 1954 · 30 min
Old Sixtoes, How He Stopped Construction on the B. B. C. and I
March 17, 1954 · 30 min
Robby-Boy Balfour; How He Wrecked a Big Prison's Reputation
March 31, 1954 · 30 min
The General's Daughter, the Czar's Lieutenant and the Linen Closet
April 7, 1954 · 30 min
James Evans, Fireman; How He Extinguished a Human Torch
April 14, 1954 · 30 min
Cesare Borgia - His Most Difficult Murder
April 21, 1954 · 29 min
Widow Magee and the Three Gypsies; A Vermont Fandango
April 28, 1954 · 29 min
Bunny Baumler, His Close Brush with Fame
May 5, 1954 · 29 min
Mr. Clarke's Skeleton in Mr. Aram's Closet; The Noise it Made
May 12, 1954 · 30 min
The Lethal Habit of the Marquise De Brinvilliers
May 26, 1954 · 30 min
Mr. Jonathon Jewett; How Most Peculiarly He Cheated the Hangman
June 2, 1954 · 29 min
The Assassination of Leon Trotsky
June 9, 1954 · 29 min
The Death of a Baltimore Birdie and Friend
June 16, 1954 · 30 min
Ali Pasha - A Turkish Delight
June 23, 1954 · 30 min
Good Evening, My Name is Jack the Ripper
June 30, 1954 · 29 min

About Crime Classics

When did Crime Classics air?

The Crime Classics episodes on Stupid Potato first aired between 1952 and 1954.

How many episodes of Crime Classics can I listen to?

Stupid Potato has 51 episodes of Crime Classics, from 1952 to 1954, in the order they first aired; 4 play on this page right now, and the rest come out in the podcast on its schedule.

Where can I listen to Crime Classics free?

Crime Classics plays free on Stupid Potato at https://stupidpotato.com/crime-classics/, as a podcast, a new episode on its schedule. There is no sign-up and no app, and no modern ads.

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Crime Classics (old-time radio): every episode, 1952-1954

Episode list (51)

The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner (Audition)

The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner

The Shockingly Peaceful Passing of Thomas Edwin Bartlett, Green Grocer

The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk, Jr

The Shrapnelled Body of Charles Drew, Sr

The Terrible Deed of John White Webster

The Death of a Picture Hanger

The Final Day of General Ketchum, and How He Died

Mr. Thrower's Hammer

The Axe and the Droot Family, How They Fared

The Incredible Trial of Laura D. Fair

The Alsop Family, How It Diminished and Grew Again

Your Loving Son, Nero

The Torment of Henrietta Robinson, and Why She Killed

The Bloody, Bloody Banks of Fall River

The Hangman and William Palmer, Who Won

The Seven-layered Arsenic Cake of Madame Lafarge

Billy Bonny Bloodletter, Also Known as 'The Kid

John Hayes, His Head and How They Were Parted

Raschi Among the Crocodiles, and the Prank He Played

Blackbeard's Fourteenth Wife, Why She Was Not Good For Him

The Triangle on the Round Table

The Killing Story of William Corder and the Farmer's Daughter

If a Body Need a Body, Just Call Burke and Hare

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

John and Judith, Their Crime and Why They Didn't Get to Enjoy It

Coyle and Richardson, Why They Hung in a Spanking Breeze

The Younger Brothers, Why Some of Them Grew No Older

How Supan Got the Hook Outside Bombay

Madeline Smith, Maid or Murderess

The Boorn Brothers and the Hangman, a Study in Nip and Tuck

The Incredible History of John Shephard

Twenty-Three Knives Against Caesar

John Baptiste Troppmann, Killer of Many

The Good Ship Jane, Why She Became Flotsam

Roger Nems, How He, Though Dead, Won the Game

New Hampshire, the Tiger and Brad Ferguson; What Happened Then

Old Sixtoes, How He Stopped Construction on the B. B. C. and I

Robby-Boy Balfour; How He Wrecked a Big Prison's Reputation

The General's Daughter, the Czar's Lieutenant and the Linen Closet

James Evans, Fireman; How He Extinguished a Human Torch

Cesare Borgia - His Most Difficult Murder

Widow Magee and the Three Gypsies; A Vermont Fandango

Bunny Baumler, His Close Brush with Fame

Mr. Clarke's Skeleton in Mr. Aram's Closet; The Noise it Made

The Lethal Habit of the Marquise De Brinvilliers

Mr. Jonathon Jewett; How Most Peculiarly He Cheated the Hangman

The Assassination of Leon Trotsky

The Death of a Baltimore Birdie and Friend

Ali Pasha - A Turkish Delight

Good Evening, My Name is Jack the Ripper

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