Crime Classics | Old Time Radio brings infamous crimes, notorious criminals, and remarkable true-crime cases from history to life through the distinctive storytelling of classic radio. Each episode combines dark humor, suspense, historical detail, and dramatic recreations of crimes that once captured public attention. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Created by Elliott Lewis, Crime Classics became one of radio’s most distinctive true-crime anthology series, dramatizing unusual murders and criminal cases from centuries of history. Rediscover classic old time radio true crime, historical crime, murder mysteries, suspense, crime drama, and vintage radio.
Crime Classics - "Killing Story of William Corder and the Farmers Daughter" (Old Time Radio, 1953)
Crime Classics presents “Killing Story of William Corder and the Farmers Daughter,” episode 22, originally broadcast on CBS on November 25, 1953.
Thomas Hyland recounts a true-crime story from England in 1827, drawn from contemporary court reports and newspaper accounts. Centered on William Corder and Maria Marten, the drama revisits the historical Red Barn case associated with Polstead, Suffolk. The episode was written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis, with Lou Merrill as Hyland and a cast including Betty Harford, Richard Peel, Joseph Kearns, and Jeanette Nolan.
Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
28:37 Closing
Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)
25 Oct 2026
Crime Classics - "Bloody Banks of Fall River" (Old Time Radio, 1953)
Crime Classics presents “Bloody Banks of Fall River,” originally broadcast September 30, 1953. Episode 14 of the CBS series, this archival drama was written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.
Host Thomas Hyland revisits the notorious 1892 Fall River, Massachusetts, killings of Andrew and Abby Borden and the suspicion surrounding Andrew’s younger daughter, Lizzie. Set against the investigation and subsequent courtroom proceedings, the program treats the Lizzie Borden case as one of America’s enduring unresolved crimes. The cast includes Jeanette Nolan, Paul Frees, Irene Tedrow, and William Johnstone.
Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:55 Closing
Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)
18 Oct 2026
Crime Classics - "Jean Baptiste Troppmann Killer of Many" (Old Time Radio, 1954)
Crime Classics presents “Jean Baptiste Troppmann Killer of Many,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on February 17, 1954. Episode 33 of the series, this archival drama was written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.
Narrator Thomas Hyland, played by Lou Merrill, recounts a notorious 1869 French criminal case involving young Alsatian mechanic Jean-Baptiste Troppmann and the disappearance of the Kinck family. As investigators focus on disturbed ground near Pantin, outside Paris, a troubling Second Empire mystery begins to unfold.
Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
28:40 Closing
Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)
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