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Dragnet: The Big Whiff (EP5059)

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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the death of an unidentified woman found in a vacant lot, apparently the victim of chloroform poisoning. With no identification and little evidence beyond a chloroform-soaked handkerchief, the case takes an unusual turn when a stranger walks into police headquarters and insists that he murdered her.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:June 5, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:

Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday
Herb Ellis as Frank Smith
Vic Perrin
Gil Stratton
Jack Kruschen
Script by Jim Moser
Music by Walter Schumann
Technical advice from the office of LAPD Chief W. H. Parker
Technical advisors: Captain Jack Donahoe, Sgt. Marty Wynn, and Sgt. Vance Brasher
Hal Gibney, announcer

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