Police Headquarters: Red Dugan Murder and Laundry Trucknapping (EP1226)

Police Headquarters: Red Dugan Murder and Laundry Trucknapping (EP1226)

Author: Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host April 25, 2026 Duration: 30:40
Release Date: April 05, 2014

A gangster is murdered and the murderer seeks an alibi.

A twenty-year old son of a wealthy man is kidnapped.

Episodes 1 and 2.

Original Air Date: 1932

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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