Crime Classics was a U. S. radio docudrama which aired over CBS from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. Created, produced, and directed by radio actor/director Elliott Lewis, the program was basically a historical true crime series, examining crimes, and especially murders, from the past. It grew out of Lewis's personal interest in famous murder cases, and took a documentary-like approach to the subject, carefully recreating the facts, personages, and feel of the time period. Comparatively little dramatic license was taken with the facts and events, but the tragedy was leavened with humor, expressed largely through the narration
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1953-06-29 Checkered Life And Sudden Death Of James Fisk Junior, The
1953-07-20 Death Of A Picture Hanger
1953-08-10 Axe And Droot Family How They Fared
1953-08-24 Alsop Family How It Diminished And Grew Again
1953-09-30 Bloody Banks Of Fall River
1953-10-21 Billy Bonny Bloodletter Also Known As The Kid
1953-11-11 Blackbeard's 14th Wife Why She Was No Good For Him
For more information about this show, please see Wikipedia's Entry, as this is where the above information was sourced.
