Episode 148 – Murder Makes Merry (Boston Blackie, Johnny Dollar, & Night Beat)

Holidays and homicide go hand in hand in the "Down These Mean Streets" Christmas special. We'll hear yuletide mysteries from some of your favorite radio detectives to wrap up 2015. First, Richard Kollmar is Boston Blackie in the syndicated episode "Stolen Rings at Christmas." Then, Charles Russell is Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar in "How I Played Santa Claus, and Almost Got Left Holding the Bag" (originally aired on CBS on December 24, 1949). Finally, Frank Lovejoy is Randy Stone in "Five Days Off for Christmas" from Night Beat (originally aired on NBC on December 21, 1951).