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Gang Busters Collection 1 Audiobook (Free)

Summary:

In 1935 when Phillips H. Lord created Gang Busters, the criminal offense rate was high and confidence in police was low. Offences were highly publicized, and their perpetrators were sometimes glamorized in Hollywood movies. With many radio crime applications dramatizing pulp-fiction stories, Lord made a decision to portray the procedure and methods of real-life police officials, basing his dramas on court public records and police documents. Quite often, at the close of the program, countrywide “clues” about Gang Busters Collection 1 consisting of descriptions of suspects and get in touch with information for the relevant police or FBI, where given out. By Might 1942, more than 250 crooks had been apprehended as a result of the hints on Gang Busters, reinforcing the series’ central message – the futility of crime! Later, popular TV programs, such as America’s Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries would utilize this same device. Enjoy 12 exciting Gang Busters shows within this “true crime” collection!

9/29/45 “The Case of John K. Giles, Get away Artist”

1/5/46 “The Case of the Rumbold Vault Robbery”

10/4/47 “The Case from the Kidnapped Paymaster”

1/24/48 “The Case of the Horse-race Hijackers”

3/13/48 “The Case from the Mound Town Safe-crackers”

4/3/48 “The Case of the brand new York Narcotics King”

4/24/48 “The Case from the Quincy Killer”

6/12/48 “The Case from the Park Avenue Pilferers”

6/19/48 “The Case from the Tennessee Trigger-men”

9/25/48 “The Case of the Cincinnati Narcotics Ring”

12/11/48 “The Case from the Bandits Brothers”

12/18/48 “The Case from the Appointment with Death”