1 00:00:28,559 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. 2 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,000 This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're 3 00:00:40,039 --> 00:00:43,600 going to bring you this week's episode of Danger with Granger. 4 00:00:43,719 --> 00:00:46,359 But first I do want to let you know that 5 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,679 if you are enjoying the podcast, you can follow us 6 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:54,880 using your favorite podcast software. And also today's program is 7 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,880 brought in part by the financial support of our listeners, 8 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:02,079 and I do want to welcome our Lateston supporter uh 9 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,239 supporting us at the detective sergeant level of seven dollars 10 00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:07,560 and fourteen cents or more per month. Thank you so 11 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,239 much for your support, Tim, and again with the podcast 12 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:15,640 over at Patreon, dot Great Detectives dot net and on 13 00:01:15,719 --> 00:01:19,599 a one time basis at support dot Great Detectives dot net. 14 00:01:20,079 --> 00:01:24,120 Well now, from nineteen fifty six or nineteen fifty seven, 15 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,120 here is the Triple X. 16 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 2: Murders Danger with Stranger, Least of Them and Rich Greener. 17 00:01:54,959 --> 00:01:57,599 Speaker 3: I'm coming from a church store and Anthea mcdonne, I'm 18 00:01:57,719 --> 00:01:58,079 at your. 19 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 2: Plea here immediately. Oh here I am, officers. I'm the 20 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,800 man who called who said something about bodies. Yes, I 21 00:02:13,879 --> 00:02:16,120 was walking along one of the drives. I found them 22 00:02:16,199 --> 00:02:22,879 in a car and show us where it's this world 23 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,639 to the right, a red convertible. It's put right along. 24 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:37,960 Oh there there it is just up ahead. Who one girl? 25 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,639 They're just youngsters, bookman's shot. How'd you have no final fellow? 26 00:02:42,759 --> 00:02:42,879 Speaker 4: Oh? 27 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 2: I told you. I was walking here in the park. 28 00:02:45,319 --> 00:02:48,360 It's a nice night. I happened to look in. At 29 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,599 first I thought they were just sitting sort of connection, yes, 30 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,599 Then I took a closer look. 31 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: That. 32 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 2: That's when I ran to the drug store and called, hey, 33 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,520 what's the matter, officer. We're in for a lot of grief. 34 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,439 You look at these marks made biolipstick three x's. This 35 00:03:03,719 --> 00:03:08,800 must be the work of some some speed. This is 36 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,360 Steve Granger, private attractive with a story about a killer 37 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,800 with a trademark a triple X, which meant murder plus mania. 38 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:16,960 In just a moment, I'll take you back to one 39 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:28,360 of my most interesting cases. There is Granger. I was 40 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,719 sitting in my office reading the paper an account of 41 00:03:30,719 --> 00:03:33,479 a twin killing in Pelham Bay Park the night before. 42 00:03:34,719 --> 00:03:37,520 A killing was signed by three x's on the forehead 43 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,240 of each body. Was a sort of case that gave 44 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,159 you a cold, creepy feeling in spite of the fact 45 00:03:42,199 --> 00:03:45,280 that the sun was shining outside. Then my door. 46 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:50,199 Speaker 4: Opened, mister Granger, mister Granger, I've come here for help. 47 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 5: I need you. 48 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 2: Sit down, man, thank you. 49 00:03:52,759 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 4: I'm Matha Morton. 50 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 3: I want you to try to exonerate my son John. 51 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:57,159 Speaker 2: Why was he done? 52 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 3: I haven't read that in Piastre in your paper, mister Grainger, 53 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:04,439 Where wouldn't what? John is in jail. He's under suspicion 54 00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:07,400 of being a free excuer. But he couldn't con those murders. 55 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:08,120 I know he couldn't. 56 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:10,159 Speaker 2: Why not. He's just not that sort of boy. 57 00:04:10,719 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 3: I know I've not been able to give him all 58 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,120 the time he should have had. But he's not the 59 00:04:14,199 --> 00:04:16,040 kind of boy to do anything as horrible as that. 60 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:17,759 Speaker 2: You could be wrong, you know, Missus Martin. 61 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 3: No, I'm not wrong. That's why I want your help. 62 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 2: Okay, I'll drop down. I'll have a talk with him. 63 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,959 I see he's being held downtown. Mister Granger. Please, if 64 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,279 you make it easy, Missus Martin, if he's innocent, he 65 00:04:29,319 --> 00:04:37,240 won't be convicted. I grabbed some transportation and went down 66 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,839 to police headquarters. I explained my arm and was rushed 67 00:04:39,879 --> 00:04:42,519 into the office of Lieutenant my Carting Granger, I think 68 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,720 you picked a bad one this time. Why what have 69 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,399 you got on, young Martin? Everything? A girl came to 70 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,839 us earlier this morning. She was scared of death, hysterical. 71 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,720 She went a protection from home and why. The dead 72 00:04:54,759 --> 00:04:57,240 girl and boy were both friends of hers. They all 73 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,959 had a date last night. The dead girl forgot about 74 00:05:00,079 --> 00:05:02,439 the second date she had with the Morton boy. Both 75 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:05,879 boys showed up. They tossed a coin. Morton lost. He 76 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,879 went away angry with the girl, who later reported him. 77 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,879 That's still not proof of murder. The lampman made some 78 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,199 casts around the car. They fit the boy's shoes. Shoes 79 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,759 gonna be similar. Cut it out. We matched the tires 80 00:05:17,759 --> 00:05:20,720 on Morton's car with some tire prints. They were alike too. 81 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,040 I want to go talk with him, Mike, Okay, come on, 82 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,680 how's a kid impress you? Oh it looks like a 83 00:05:32,759 --> 00:05:37,360 nice boy. And i've seen angel face killers before by 84 00:05:38,079 --> 00:05:48,600 Yeah she's nice too. Yeah, this is herself, John. I'm 85 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:50,959 Steve Granger. Your mother employed me to turn and get 86 00:05:50,959 --> 00:05:51,399 you out of this. 87 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:52,439 Speaker 5: I didn't do it. 88 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,519 Speaker 2: I didn't take it easy, kid. I'll do everything I can. 89 00:05:56,879 --> 00:05:59,439 What happened after you flipped the nickel and lost, I 90 00:05:59,519 --> 00:06:01,480 left him went out with the other girl, the one 91 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:07,040 who reported you. Yes, annalong, I was mad. See. I 92 00:06:07,079 --> 00:06:08,879 took a home early, and then I drove my car 93 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,519 around the park looking for the other couple. Yeah, I 94 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,959 wanted to spoil their fun if I could. They wanted 95 00:06:13,959 --> 00:06:15,720 to pick a fight with the other guy. I didn't 96 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,639 like him, but mister Greener, I never killed them, but 97 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,839 you did find them. Sure. I spotted the car pocked 98 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,319 on that side driveway. I coasted up in back so 99 00:06:24,319 --> 00:06:26,319 they wouldn't hear me. I wanted to see what was 100 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,800 going on, so when I got to the car, I 101 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,079 could see there was something wrong. When I saw the 102 00:06:32,079 --> 00:06:33,639 three exits marked on the fire and I went home 103 00:06:33,639 --> 00:06:36,279 as fast as I could. Why didn't you notify the police? Well, 104 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,160 I was going too, But just as I got back 105 00:06:39,199 --> 00:06:41,480 in my own car, I heard the sirens I got 106 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,079 out of there. I guess I lost my head. Yeah, yeah, 107 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:48,439 I guess you did. Okay, John, try and relax. I'll 108 00:06:48,439 --> 00:06:56,560 do what I can. I didn't think you've got the 109 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:59,959 boy wrong. It's got a pretty straight story. But no 110 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,920 witness did your par his hands? Granger, you stick to 111 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,720 your business and let me stick to mine. 112 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:05,399 Speaker 5: I know the. 113 00:07:05,399 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 2: Routine, Okay, no offense after all? Is the logical suspect, 114 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:17,399 isn't it? Yeah? Maybe too logical. Anything else I can do? 115 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,240 Or will you permit me to go about my own affairs? All? 116 00:07:20,279 --> 00:07:23,240 Lieutenant Harding, I've been waiting for you, but I want 117 00:07:23,279 --> 00:07:25,319 to help that poor boy. I wish you too would 118 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,000 go someplace and get lost. Oh, Grainger, this is Graham 119 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,920 Dwyer Steve Gringer. According to the papers, you found the body. Yes, 120 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,120 I did, but I don't believe that youngster did the killing. 121 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:39,319 I offered my services to the lieutenant here, but he's 122 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,920 refused them. I happen to be interested in crime. I'm 123 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,879 an amateur criminology. I see well, So long Harding. Oh, 124 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,800 one moment Grainger has the boys, not that retains you? 125 00:07:49,199 --> 00:07:52,120 Suppose she has stain. Why can't we work together? My 126 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:56,040 work would be free, of course, you know, Granger, that's 127 00:07:56,079 --> 00:07:58,879 an excellent suggestion. The second hand, and I have both 128 00:07:58,879 --> 00:08:06,839 of you shirlocks out of my hair. I got away 129 00:08:06,839 --> 00:08:08,720 from grand Wire by simply telling him to get in 130 00:08:08,759 --> 00:08:10,680 touch with me later at my office, a place i'd 131 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,079 try not to be at that time I knowed so 132 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,480 long at him left the building and grabbed a cab uptown. 133 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:26,879 Thanks driver to keep the change. I moved towards the 134 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:35,120 entrance of my building. I'll continue with this interesting story 135 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:43,840 in a minute. When the shots came, I dropped the 136 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,399 sidewalk fast. You gotta be pretty fast on the fall 137 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,960 in my profession. Hoday. They were waiting for some more shots, 138 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:50,759 but they never came. Only the son of a car 139 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,679 roaring off. I could look at the license plates and 140 00:08:53,799 --> 00:08:59,559 made it in a hurry to my telephone. Ah, this 141 00:08:59,639 --> 00:09:01,480 is range was my guy just took a pot shot 142 00:09:01,519 --> 00:09:03,279 at me from a car. I got the license number. 143 00:09:03,279 --> 00:09:04,240 Could you check the owner phone? 144 00:09:06,399 --> 00:09:06,879 Speaker 3: How do I know? 145 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 2: I'm no profit? You're not. While waiting for Haunting to 146 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,399 call back, I studied the newspaper account of the three 147 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,919 X killing. The police said only one suspect, and that 148 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,480 was John Martin. I hoped I could dig up an 149 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,559 alibi for him, because the law was going to be 150 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,679 tough about this. I'd got the address of the girl 151 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,919 who put the finger on John Martin. Her name was 152 00:09:28,919 --> 00:09:32,639 Anna Long. I decided to talk with her. Was in order. 153 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:36,639 Anna a long lived on Colonial avenue a Jason Fullam 154 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:45,679 Bay Park. I phoned told her I'd be out. Yeah, 155 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,279 you're Anna Long, I'm Steve Granger the menophone. 156 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 4: Oh yes, come on in this scranger. 157 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:50,639 Speaker 2: Thanks. 158 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 4: You said it was about John. 159 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: I want you to tell me everything you know about him. 160 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:56,919 Speaker 4: Well, he always acted off. 161 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 2: His sweet then why did you report him to the 162 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,320 police that night? 163 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,399 Speaker 4: He was sort of different. He wanted that date with 164 00:10:04,519 --> 00:10:06,639 Nell and he was terribly upset when Tommy showed out. 165 00:10:06,639 --> 00:10:08,679 Did he make any threats, No, he just grumbled about 166 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:10,399 it always being her or something like that. 167 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,039 Speaker 2: You said he acts a different What do you mean 168 00:10:12,039 --> 00:10:12,360 by that? 169 00:10:12,639 --> 00:10:15,279 Speaker 4: Well, we we rode around and then we stopped off 170 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,320 Pistoda at the corner, and well, John wouldn't talk for anything. 171 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,279 Speaker 2: Then he took me home just like that, didn't even 172 00:10:21,279 --> 00:10:23,799 say good night. Do you think he could have killed 173 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:24,840 his two friends? 174 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,159 Speaker 4: He didn't like Tommy at all, and he was crazy 175 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,960 jealous of new. 176 00:10:31,519 --> 00:10:33,799 Speaker 2: The talk with an along brought out nothing. There was 177 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:36,279 no way of establishing an alibi for John Morton since 178 00:10:36,279 --> 00:10:38,759 he'd been driving around alone. I think the girl left 179 00:10:38,759 --> 00:10:40,480 the house and started down the streets in search of 180 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,879 a cab. I walked along and joined the clear weather. 181 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,399 I hardly noticed the car as I came up to it. 182 00:10:48,399 --> 00:10:53,480 It was facing me. I dropped to the ground, but 183 00:10:53,519 --> 00:10:55,039 not until I got a good luck at that driver, 184 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,279 and he was wearing a gray half dark glasses and 185 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,120 a mustache. I got something else too, the license I'm 186 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:01,840 on the plates the same as before. 187 00:11:08,399 --> 00:11:11,279 Speaker 5: Well, honey, sure, sure, I've got to make on the 188 00:11:11,279 --> 00:11:11,759 car for you. 189 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,279 Speaker 2: Thanks. You took your time about it, didn't you come? 190 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:17,799 I just don't like being shot at. 191 00:11:18,159 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 5: You want to protection and be glad to sign a 192 00:11:20,039 --> 00:11:21,279 uniphone opposite the body. 193 00:11:21,279 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 2: He's that comedy and give me the information. 194 00:11:23,759 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 5: It won't make you happy. 195 00:11:25,159 --> 00:11:26,039 Speaker 2: We checked with the car. 196 00:11:26,639 --> 00:11:29,879 Speaker 5: He lifted his peas in the car. It disappeared naturally, 197 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:31,720 and it's thanks. 198 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 2: There's one thing about you, Mike. They're always useful. About 199 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:43,120 as useful as a Nihilon shirt and a bladded. As 200 00:11:43,159 --> 00:11:44,840 I hung up the phone, a thought struck me. The 201 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,360 man who'd fired me from the car had fired high. 202 00:11:47,639 --> 00:11:49,519 Thence he had a perfect sight on me. Apparently he 203 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,399 was just trying to scam me off the Morton case. 204 00:11:51,759 --> 00:11:55,080 The trouble was he was practically to succeeding. In just 205 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:56,840 a moment, I'll bring you with the climax of the case. 206 00:12:03,919 --> 00:12:05,840 On my way back to my office, I passed pretty 207 00:12:05,879 --> 00:12:08,320 near to cal Hendrick's place, since I was getting nowhere 208 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,759 fast with this case. Since Cow has more than once 209 00:12:10,799 --> 00:12:13,960 been able to help, though, i'd pay him a call. Well, Well, 210 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,000 in trouble again, Steve, What do you mean again? I'm 211 00:12:17,039 --> 00:12:19,279 just a sucker for it, Strife. Read about the three 212 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,360 ex killer, Steve. I'm working on it. That Morton kid. 213 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,000 I don't think he didn't. Thanks, you're my first friend today. 214 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,360 A kid like that might kill an anger. But when 215 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,759 they start marking their corpses with three x'es on the forard, 216 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,679 look for a psychopathic murder. If you'll just find him 217 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,039 out to me, I can say, missus Morton law of heartbreak, 218 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:37,919 and this is one time I can be of no help. 219 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,519 I thought i'd probably find you here, Grinchent. Wow, Well, 220 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,320 well the boy lieutenant from homicide. All right, that's enough, 221 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,960 Hendricks yere, you're holding an innocent kid for murder. I'll 222 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,039 look here, I'll needle him. Cow, we'll tell him his 223 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,919 high blood pressure. What do you want with me, sir? 224 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,360 That Graham Dwyer remember him. He said that now you 225 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,679 and he were working together, you would have a startling 226 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,480 revelation to make fine morning. Oh he said, that is 227 00:13:00,519 --> 00:13:04,440 it true? No, Mike, it'll make you feel better than that. Thanks, 228 00:13:04,919 --> 00:13:07,559 even if my feet are sore. That no, was what 229 00:13:07,799 --> 00:13:13,000 the trip up here? I left Cal's place one of 230 00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:15,399 my office and reported to missus Morton, Well, I couldn't 231 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,720 encourage it too much. I couldn't insinuate I was getting 232 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,039 a break on the case. At midnight. I got it. 233 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 5: Hello Granger, have you been listening to the radio? 234 00:13:29,399 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 2: No? Who is this? 235 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 5: What is scream here? The man who's whipping with you? 236 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:36,759 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah? The radio? 237 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 5: And they didn't look at proved that didn't kill it? 238 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:45,639 Speaker 2: Going through what proves? What? What are you talking about? 239 00:13:45,919 --> 00:13:50,320 Say that again? The report, same place Ulm Park. 240 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 5: Sure in this pring it was only a woman only 241 00:13:54,919 --> 00:13:57,879 she was shut and killing Mark three acts of the 242 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:58,919 pork with a lipstick. 243 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:04,039 Speaker 2: Got out. Pick you up and we can go up there. 244 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,480 There's no sense in doing that to wire. By this 245 00:14:06,519 --> 00:14:08,879 time the police have removed the body. The examination will 246 00:14:08,919 --> 00:14:14,799 be over. Okay, okay, I'll get dressed, go down and 247 00:14:14,799 --> 00:14:20,759 get him out. If I can in the morning. Why 248 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:26,799 are you pitch the wheel killer? Wow? Thanks, thanks a lot. 249 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,399 I hung up on that nauseating prospect and mudded this 250 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,879 latest development over in my mind. Then I got into 251 00:14:35,919 --> 00:14:38,200 my clothes and went down to the mark. But Jennon 252 00:14:38,279 --> 00:14:40,159 Harding was there ahead of me, as ugly as a 253 00:14:40,159 --> 00:14:42,559 bear with a singed tail, and I might have known. 254 00:14:42,639 --> 00:14:46,000 You show up sure as sort of clear as my client. 255 00:14:46,159 --> 00:14:48,759 So you'll be in such a hurry if you identify 256 00:14:48,799 --> 00:14:52,240 the murdered woman in her purse. She carried a driver's license, 257 00:14:52,279 --> 00:14:56,360 a hotel credit card, and the birth certificate. Now have 258 00:14:56,519 --> 00:15:01,039 we don't be so grumpy, Mike. This means you'll have 259 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,440 to release that kid. Yes, his mother will be down 260 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,279 here with a wrist. I'll have to let him go. 261 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:07,519 But that doesn't mean he won't still be under suspicion. 262 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,200 Find the clues in the park, footprints, millions of her 263 00:15:11,559 --> 00:15:14,039 made by the curious public as they trampled the place 264 00:15:14,159 --> 00:15:16,679 like a bull, ring anything of the dead woman's effects. 265 00:15:16,799 --> 00:15:20,919 No newspapers are gonna get on you, weren't they might grange. 266 00:15:21,159 --> 00:15:29,360 Don't needle me. This isn't funny. Murder never is. At 267 00:15:29,399 --> 00:15:31,039 ten The next morning, I was reading the account of 268 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,600 the latest murder when my pal walked in. Well, mister Grange, 269 00:15:35,039 --> 00:15:37,759 I am just as I promised. I've been waiting with 270 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:41,440 vated Breathwire. Good. Now here's what we can do. Go 271 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,519 out to that dead woman's place and look around. Why 272 00:15:43,679 --> 00:15:45,960 just a minute, the police have done that already. They 273 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:54,559 could miss something. Pardon me right here? Yeah, I know 274 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:59,720 he'd been released. Let me advise you, missus Martin, keep 275 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:01,200 John one way. You can watch him for a while. 276 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:06,879 The police still have him under suspicion. Don't bother. I 277 00:16:06,919 --> 00:16:09,919 didn't do a thing. Real killer clear Joe boy, and 278 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,360 you're by That was Missus Martin. Else, I knew that 279 00:16:14,399 --> 00:16:17,120 boy wasn't guilty from the very first. The real three 280 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,159 X killer is a clever man, not a kid. Now, 281 00:16:20,159 --> 00:16:22,200 why don't we go out to that woman's price? I 282 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,320 want to, but I can't, Wire, But why don't you 283 00:16:25,399 --> 00:16:27,080 go out and look around? Use my name if you 284 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,000 want to, thank you, and if anything breaks about another killing, 285 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:37,519 we'll investigate it together. Right, Ranger, that's the deal. It 286 00:16:37,559 --> 00:16:39,879 was such a logical way of losing Grand Wire. I 287 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,840 took it in a hurry. Also, he would do no 288 00:16:41,919 --> 00:16:44,480 more harm swooping around Pelham Bay Park during the morning. 289 00:16:45,159 --> 00:16:46,919 A few minutes after he left, I went out to 290 00:16:46,919 --> 00:16:50,440 see Lieutenant Harding. He still hadn't been to bed. Don't 291 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,919 you start anything this morning. Don't you'll out. Take it easy, Mike, 292 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,639 you're losing your perspective. Have you seen the papers? If 293 00:16:56,639 --> 00:16:58,840 we don't do something about this three X Killer, I'll 294 00:16:58,879 --> 00:17:01,360 lose more than my perspect if my God, I said 295 00:17:01,399 --> 00:17:03,919 take it easy. All I need now is that nutty 296 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,240 Dwyer character around. I got rid of him. I sent 297 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:08,519 him out to pell him bay look for clues. I 298 00:17:08,559 --> 00:17:10,880 hope he falls in the lake. How have you ever 299 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,480 figured that you're dealing with a psychopathic killer? I figured everything, 300 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,359 but he's still loose. I think I know how we 301 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:20,759 can catch him weed, and what have you got to 302 00:17:20,799 --> 00:17:24,359 do with it? Figured I could help you trap him? 303 00:17:24,519 --> 00:17:29,039 A grange heer. If this is another stunning Listen will 304 00:17:29,039 --> 00:17:32,359 go on. The three X Killer must be an egomaniac. 305 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:35,240 He loves to see his trademark written up on the papers. 306 00:17:35,279 --> 00:17:37,640 And now suppose somebody comes along and claims to be 307 00:17:37,839 --> 00:17:40,839 the three X Killer, A real one gets jealous. You 308 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,839 want to get even with a fake one. In short, 309 00:17:42,880 --> 00:17:45,039 you want me to take my gun murder an innocent 310 00:17:45,079 --> 00:17:47,440 citizen to make it look like a three X killing. 311 00:17:47,559 --> 00:17:49,640 You don't have to go as far as that. You 312 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,440 can get hold of a body, can't you. I'm an 313 00:17:51,519 --> 00:17:55,440 unidentified woman. You no, You set up the whole thing. 314 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,039 Get a police officer and a policewoman is staged. The 315 00:17:58,039 --> 00:18:00,680 woman is found dead after being shot by the reex killer. 316 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,519 The wagon comes up and takes her down here. Nobody 317 00:18:04,559 --> 00:18:07,359 knows if she's alive or dead, and in the meantime, 318 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,720 the real three X killer pops up in Times Square. 319 00:18:09,759 --> 00:18:12,599 It's a chance she'll have to take me. I thought 320 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:18,240 it was going to be we hiding. Demurred with every 321 00:18:18,279 --> 00:18:20,680 demur could dig up, but I finally reasoned them into it, 322 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,119 and he agreed. It was one way the three X 323 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,359 killer could be brought into the open. That night, just 324 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:32,039 before midnight, the supposed killing took place. The police woman, 325 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,920 posing as a casual pedestrian, was walking down one of 326 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:39,039 the drives. The man slipped up behind her. The woman 327 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,480 staggered the grass and dropped. The man ran between some 328 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:47,599 trees and disappeared. Two plain clothesmen ran out with the 329 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,880 body of the woman brought from the mague a woman 330 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,880 wearing three exits on a forehead. They placed her where 331 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,480 a fake shooting had taken place. While the police woman 332 00:18:55,599 --> 00:19:03,400 slipped out of sight. The stage was set. Justice hiding 333 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,039 and I had planned. The radio at midnight came out 334 00:19:06,039 --> 00:19:14,799 with the news that another three X killing had taken place. Yeah, 335 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:18,720 we're here. Are you here? I just gonna call you. 336 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 5: We're coming up there. 337 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,279 Speaker 2: The radio said it was the left dry spots right 338 00:19:34,319 --> 00:19:36,960 up ahead. See the police car is my my? This 339 00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:39,759 one really attracted crowd. Will out there, we can walk 340 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,160 this time, will pick up the clues. We can come 341 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,359 up with the three X killers. Don't be too sure. 342 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,279 We'll see you listening and hidings on the job. Yeah, 343 00:20:00,319 --> 00:20:02,960 that poor guy hasn't slept for three days. You'll see 344 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,039 you're walking right along here. Yes, officer, Hi, you're Lieutenant Stranger. 345 00:20:07,279 --> 00:20:09,960 Don't tell me you're what did you bring him along for? 346 00:20:10,319 --> 00:20:12,359 We aren't going to find the three X killer for you. 347 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,799 You're going to mind your own business. I'll be locked up. 348 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:16,960 You can't do that. I'm a low bidy citizen. You'll 349 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,359 get on our way. You'll be obstructing justice. I'll behave 350 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,440 you missed it. Going with the story, I was quite 351 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,400 a waste down the drive when I heard the shot. 352 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,359 You see the man who fired it? I think so 353 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,880 good enough to describe him, Yes, I believe so. He 354 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,240 was wearing a dog sooth, his hat was gray because 355 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,920 he had a decided limb and anything else. He ran 356 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:40,440 over into those trees harding, looked at me, and one 357 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:43,519 eyelad dropped in a surreptitious wink. I nodded. A few 358 00:20:43,519 --> 00:20:46,200 minutes later, a man wearing a dark blue suit, gray hat, 359 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:52,240 and sporting an assided limp was moving through those trees. 360 00:20:52,799 --> 00:20:55,240 Nobody except the police and I. He knew that this 361 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:58,160 had all been rehearsed, but both the witness and the 362 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,359 man with the limp were really a police officer. I 363 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,599 looked around carefully, hoping to spot anyone who looked suspicious. 364 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,480 Then I discovered something, something that sent me on the 365 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,920 heels of a man posing as the three X killer. 366 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,359 It was not so light now, and I had difficulty 367 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,319 spotting my quarry. Then he moved up ahead, the limp 368 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,039 as evident as ever. I stayed behind, just a little 369 00:21:22,079 --> 00:21:27,799 out of sight. The phony murderer was being obvious. Also, 370 00:21:27,839 --> 00:21:30,240 he was taking a chance because some civic minded citizen 371 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:37,039 might choose first and ask later. Then another figure slipped 372 00:21:37,039 --> 00:21:39,359 out of a clump of bushes up behind the supposed killer. 373 00:21:39,839 --> 00:21:43,440 The gleam of a nickel plated revolver glinted dimly. The 374 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,720 second man prodded the first out of sight. I moved in. 375 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:47,519 Don't stand there. 376 00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:48,599 Speaker 5: I can answer her. 377 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 2: Why you killed that woman? I'm the three X killer. Okay, 378 00:21:52,039 --> 00:21:54,720 you caught me. Take me back there. You're the three 379 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,599 X killer. The three or three X killer is clever, 380 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,640 his murders mited without leaving traces. You're a fumbling pool 381 00:22:02,759 --> 00:22:05,680 and a three X killer. You're n this wife and 382 00:22:05,759 --> 00:22:08,079 plans is a three X killer plans? This was stupid, 383 00:22:08,519 --> 00:22:11,400 the three X killers intelligence. He uses reason You'll can't 384 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,599 frame that boy for between kimmings in the car. That 385 00:22:13,759 --> 00:22:17,279 took reasoning. Yeah, you you're a fake. You're cashing one 386 00:22:17,279 --> 00:22:19,799 the publicity into your original free X killer. Guys, you 387 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,640 were jeerious of a success. You're the cheapest of our people. 388 00:22:22,799 --> 00:22:27,119 You're imitated. Oh you know, Beta, I happened to be 389 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,279 the original three eggs. It was I do you understand? Okay? 390 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,559 Why fight down that gun. So you find me, Rangy, 391 00:22:35,079 --> 00:22:37,000 you knew all the time, didn't you drop the guys? 392 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:45,359 Until I take care of the people, say, well, fans, 393 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,759 that's the story. I'll beat to wrap up the case 394 00:22:47,799 --> 00:22:56,559 in just a minute. I merely pulled the trigger and 395 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:59,200 Graham Wire dropped with a bullet in the leg. The 396 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,759 opisode had been posing of the fake killer grabbed his gun. 397 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,480 So that was that. Mike Harning asked me to meet 398 00:23:05,519 --> 00:23:08,400 him the following day. Have you seen the newspapers? They're 399 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,480 playing up the hoaxwee pool like they know about it 400 00:23:10,559 --> 00:23:13,559 all the time. They're good guys, and I suppose I'll 401 00:23:13,559 --> 00:23:15,480 have to thank you. You know. When it was that 402 00:23:15,599 --> 00:23:18,359 dreamboat idea he brought in from left field, it snared Dwyer. 403 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,359 I don't bother, dear boy. It was a pleasure to 404 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,559 get you off the hook. Yeah. I was hanging there 405 00:23:22,599 --> 00:23:26,240 like a flounder. What happens with Dwyer? And he's insane. 406 00:23:26,799 --> 00:23:28,680 When we raided his apartment, we found it was a 407 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,960 storehouse of information on murder. Finally went to his head. 408 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,200 Well were I never shot to kill? And he chased 409 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,079 me around in a stolen car. He explained, that he 410 00:23:38,279 --> 00:23:41,759 loved making a monkey out of him. Thanks love being 411 00:23:41,799 --> 00:23:44,119 a monkey and alive on me, Lieutenant of the bunch 412 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,240 at the office. I what for? They've been a shooting 413 00:23:46,279 --> 00:23:49,359 on the west side coming along Grange yet No, this 414 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:53,200 one's on you. I figure on taking a rest, a 415 00:23:53,400 --> 00:24:01,079 long rest. There's Steve Ranger. You've been listening to some 416 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:04,039 of the most interesting cases in my files. I hope 417 00:24:04,079 --> 00:24:22,359 you enjoyed them. See you around sometimes. 418 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: Welcome back. One thing I will say is that, in 419 00:24:18,839 --> 00:24:23,880 terms of put downs of Granger, Lieutenant Harding in this 420 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:28,079 episode delivers some that are worthy of Ken Lynch's take 421 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,880 on Sergeant Corbett. The voice of the actor who played 422 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:36,640 Dwyer reminded me a lot of Dink Trout, who played 423 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:41,079 many character roles on radio throughout the nineteen forties, though 424 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:45,000 if you're not into old time radio, this thing that 425 00:24:45,039 --> 00:24:48,720 he's probably most recognized for is the voice of the 426 00:24:48,839 --> 00:24:52,720 King in Alice in Wonderland. Of course it wasn't Dink 427 00:24:52,839 --> 00:24:56,799 Trout because the Volion production and that wasn't somewhere where 428 00:24:56,839 --> 00:25:01,079 Trout were and perhaps even more relevant, Route passed away 429 00:25:01,279 --> 00:25:05,880 in nineteen fifty. But I wonder if the actor who 430 00:25:06,319 --> 00:25:10,880 performed it based his performance on Trout, either from having 431 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,319 heard him on the radio at some point or seen 432 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:18,599 Alice in Wonderland, or if this was a voice he 433 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:23,240 typically used. As for the mystery itself, I'm not certain 434 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,440 if it could have been made more obvious that Dwyer 435 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,960 was the killer. I was kind of suspicious of him 436 00:25:30,079 --> 00:25:33,039 a little bit from the beginning, but then I was 437 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:37,480 certain of it after the initial suspect was cleared and 438 00:25:37,519 --> 00:25:41,519 he started making comments about the Triple X killer being 439 00:25:41,559 --> 00:25:45,079 a clever man, that he was definitely the guy. So 440 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,640 a lot of this episode was obvious in terms of 441 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,920 where the solution was going. All right, Listener comments and 442 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:57,000 feedback now starting out on Spotify, Mechanics sixty six riots 443 00:25:57,079 --> 00:26:01,519 regarding the episode the rainy damer or good one, though 444 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,759 Pat was a bit annoying, And then I have an 445 00:26:04,799 --> 00:26:09,559 email from Lawrence who writes, never mind the eye in 446 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,599 granger or Granger. I wish the OZ folks would have 447 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:19,240 learned to pronounce the American way of the word garage 448 00:26:19,519 --> 00:26:24,759 instead of garage. Continued success and on a similar note, 449 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:29,960 Ryn Sir set over on YouTube regarding the episode hired 450 00:26:30,079 --> 00:26:34,880 help Yanks, Don't say garage that way, well, thanks so 451 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:39,799 much and a fair point, and it does illustrate the 452 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:44,880 challenge of trying to write about another culture in a 453 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,559 way that will be believable. And certainly, given the intention 454 00:26:50,039 --> 00:26:53,599 of having the syndicated in the States, it was important 455 00:26:53,599 --> 00:26:58,359 to make it sound as naturally American as possible. But 456 00:26:58,519 --> 00:27:02,759 it kind of illustrates how hard it can be to 457 00:27:03,559 --> 00:27:09,200 write another culture believably and seamlessly to the degree that 458 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:15,079 people who belonged to that culture aren't going to find inconsistencies. 459 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:20,160 And it's very hard to really get into the mindset 460 00:27:20,319 --> 00:27:23,200 totally of another culture. And I think it was even 461 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:29,440 harder back in the mid nineteen fifties because often our 462 00:27:30,039 --> 00:27:35,799 experience of other cultures was limited to what we saw 463 00:27:35,839 --> 00:27:39,720 in media, which could often be quite stereotyped. Although it 464 00:27:39,759 --> 00:27:45,880 should be said that many Australians had interacted with Americans 465 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,920 during the war, and of course some American films had 466 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,240 made their way over to Australia, and so there were 467 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,960 some cultural exports that they could draw from, But there 468 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:01,359 are so many finer points that can be missed. Serby 469 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:06,119 said that American media could be far worse at the 470 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:11,680 way we wrote people from other countries. British might have 471 00:28:11,759 --> 00:28:14,759 the best chance of getting a fair shake, but even 472 00:28:14,839 --> 00:28:18,440 then it'd be off and way off. And of course 473 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,119 the British didn't do a great job of portraying us. 474 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:29,880 Whenever I listened to an old babyc audio drama from 475 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:33,519 say the nineteen fifties or sixties, and they said, oh, 476 00:28:34,039 --> 00:28:36,160 let me go ahead and introduce you to my friend. 477 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,680 He's an American, I'm like, okay, let me brace myself 478 00:28:39,799 --> 00:28:43,720 and just hope that they happened to cast someone who 479 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,880 was an expat, either an American or Canadian, or we 480 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,000 are going to be in for an adventure here. In 481 00:28:51,079 --> 00:28:54,160 the twenty first century, this has gotten a bit easier 482 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:58,759 as access to other cultures and ways to understand how 483 00:28:58,799 --> 00:29:03,559 they live and have become more readily available. In fact, 484 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:08,400 I've heard actors for audio drama state that the way 485 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:13,400 they prepared to play a character of an unfamiliar ethnicity 486 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:17,359 is they went on to YouTube and search for videos 487 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:22,920 of how people in those countries or areas happen to speak, 488 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,200 and we hear a lot more of each other's voices. 489 00:29:27,039 --> 00:29:31,039 I have to admit that the way that British people 490 00:29:31,599 --> 00:29:36,200 can do American accents these days is a bit Unkenny, 491 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:41,559 but you'll still hear occasional oddities like I've heard some 492 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:45,559 British productions that have had Americans say things like I'll 493 00:29:45,559 --> 00:29:48,920 get that sorted, which is not something we say. It's 494 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,720 a saying that means I will go ahead and take 495 00:29:51,759 --> 00:29:54,720 care of it, solve that problem for you. But it 496 00:29:54,799 --> 00:29:58,880 is not a phrase I've ever heard an American youth 497 00:29:59,279 --> 00:30:02,880 in real life or in a media production that isn't 498 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,160 made by a British people. So again, it seems like 499 00:30:06,279 --> 00:30:09,880 no matter how good we get at this and how 500 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,680 much information we have, there are still things that a 501 00:30:13,799 --> 00:30:16,279 local is going to be able to spot and say, 502 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,640 wait a minute. But thanks so much. I do appreciate 503 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,599 the comment, Lawrence. Well, now it is time to thank 504 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,119 our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to 505 00:30:25,119 --> 00:30:29,079 thank Ken, Patreon supporter since March of twenty twenty, currently 506 00:30:29,119 --> 00:30:33,000 supporting the podcast at the Detective Sergeant level of seven 507 00:30:33,039 --> 00:30:35,720 dollars and fourteen cents or more per month. Thanks so 508 00:30:35,799 --> 00:30:37,799 much for your support, Ken, and that will do it 509 00:30:37,839 --> 00:30:41,680 for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us 510 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,640 using your favorite podcast software