# Murder By Experts

Networks named by its archives: Mutual. Heard 1949–1950. 17 episodes.

MURDER BY EXPERTS Murder By Experts ran on Mutual from June 1949 through December of 1951. Its total run consisted of 130 episodes of crime and mystery that quickly birthed a loyal following of listeners and swiftly gained the respect and approval from the radio world at large. This show boasted the genius of Robert Arthur and David Kogan of The Mysterious Traveler fame along with famous mystery writers like John Dickson Carr and Brett Halliday who hosted the program and also included many familiar names from the deep pool of New York acting talent like Lawson Zerbe, Ann Shepherd, Santos Ortega, Ralph Bell, and William Zuckert. The program featured stories by well known writers of the time and chosen by "guest experts" like Craig Rice, Bruno Fisher, Lawrence Blochman and other household detective fiction names. The host would begin by saying something like "This weeks show has been chosen for your approval by one of the worlds leading detective writers", would then name the story, its author and the name of the guest expert. When the play came to a close the narrator would return to the air saying "and so the curtain falls on", gives the title of the play again and gives a preview of next week's drama. This radio show was such an immediate favorite that it won the prestigious "Edgar Award" for the best radio drama in 1950 after being on the air for only six months. This was no surprise given the fact that the Arthur/Kogan Collaboration had already achieved much success…

## Sets

- Murder By Experts - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles
- Murder By Experts (Page 2) (Old Time Radio): Marked Public domain (Creative Commons dedication) by its uploader at the Internet Archive; the record gives no basis for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/MurderByExpertspage2
- Murder By Experts (Listeners' uploads): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/MurderByExperts_83

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [Summer Heat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/cf4c72fb09bc), aired 13 June 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-06-13_001_Summer_Heat.mp3
1. [Two Coffins To Fill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/aaee84e3ccae), aired 2 July 1949 (27 min): https://archive.org/download/MurderByExperts_83/MurderByExperts490702TwoCoffinsToFill.mp3
1. [Two Coffins To Fill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/395eef616f85), aired 4 July 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-07-04_004_Two_Coffins_To_Fill.mp3
1. [Prescription for Murder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/4222b6bea05e), aired 11 July 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-07-11_005_Prescription_for_Murder.mp3
1. [The Creeper](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/ff7fa3426d01), aired 18 July 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-07-18_006_The_Creeper.mp3
1. [The Big Money](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/44a86052bbbd), aired 25 July 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-07-25_007_The_Big_Money.mp3
1. [The Dark Island](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/160a55f6d655), aired 8 August 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-08-08_009_The_Dark_Island.mp3
1. [Dig Your Own Grave](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/75f8f395dd63), aired 15 August 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-08-15_010_Dig_Your_Own_Grave.mp3
1. [It's Luck That Counts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/438506be3b9f), aired 29 August 1949 (29 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-08-29_012_Its_Luck_That_Counts.mp3
1. [Return Trip](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/f6ee4bcb34d7), aired 5 September 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-09-05_013_Return_Trip.mp3
1. [I Dreampt I Died](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/f4b9e37e9f76), aired 12 September 1949 (31 min): https://archive.org/download/MurderByExpertspage2/Murder_By_Experts-49-09-12_014_I_Dreampt_I_Died.mp3
1. [I Dreamt I Died](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/4d0dc49b677b), aired 12 September 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-09-12_014_I_Dreamt_I_Died.mp3
1. [The Unseeing Witness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/cbcb69117794), aired 26 September 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-09-26_016_The_Unseeing_Witness.mp3
1. [The Case of the Missing Mind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/8f3db032a977), aired 26 December 1949 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_49-12-26_029_The_Case_of_the_Missing_Mind.mp3
1. [Two Can Die as Cheaply as One](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/b16dc918b6b5), aired 17 April 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_50-04-17_045_Two_Can_Die_as_Cheaply_as_One.mp3
1. [Conspiracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/3c3f081ca163), aired 24 April 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_50-04-24_046_Conspiracy.mp3
1. [Three's a Crowd](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/murder-by-experts/da3e8df67bbe), aired 22 May 1950 (30 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Murder_By_Experts_Singles/Murder_by_Experts_50-05-22_050_Threes_a_Crowd.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

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