Nude Prowler (Aired April 5, 1954)
The "star" of the series was reporter Donn Reid, who wore a tape-deck on his back and wielded a microphone hidden in a fake flashlight. He rode with Culver City police, recording their skirmishes with civilians during the night shift. Because of the nature of the program and the loosening of content censorship at the time, the series dealt with surprisingly adult subject matter for its time (1954-1955). Flashers, rape and child molestation were some of the many cases Reid documented on the show, sometimes even interviewing the perps in their cells as they contemplated suicide. (According to old-radio historian John Dunning, Reid himself was shot at and even knifed by some of the bad guys he tape-recorded.)
THIS EPISODE:
April 5, 1954 - A woman is pushed in the bathroom by an alcoholic young man wearing a tie. He's captured in another house...wearing no clothes! A patrol through Culver City. Later, two witnesses to a homicide are interviewed. The suspect is captured and confesses on the air. Chief W. N. Hildebrand tells how the cases were resolved. Sterling Tracy (supervisor), Donn Reed (police reporter), W. N. Hildebrand. 25:34
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