Episode 657 - Where's the Beef? (Boston Blackie, Suspense, The Saint, & Richard Diamond)

We're serving up thick cuts of old time radio mystery with four stories involving butchers and their wares. First, Boston Blackie faces off against a black market meat ring in an adventure starring Chester Morris (originally aired on NBC on July 21, 1944). Kirk Douglas embarks on a dangerous affair in the grocery store aisles in "The Butcher's Wife" from Suspense (originally aired on CBS on February 9, 1950). After a disappointing dinner, The Saint finds a dead body in his trunk in "The Horrible Hamburger" (originally aired on NBC on September 10, 1950). Finally, Dick Powell goes undercover to protect a butcher from a protection racket in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (originally aired on ABC on March 9, 1951).

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Episode 657 - Where's the Beef? (Boston Blackie, Suspense, The Saint, & Richard Diamond) is an episode from Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) by Jack Mooney.

This episode is 02:06:36 long.

This episode was published on Feb 22, 2026.

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