THE BIG REVISION and THE BIG SQUEALER DRAGNET

🎙️ 1001 RADIO CRIME SOLVERS SHOW NOTES   🕵️‍♂️ Dragnet – "The Big Revision" Original Air Date: January 11, 1951 Series: Dragnet (Radio) Episode Length: ~30 minutes

Cast Jack Webb — Sgt. Joe Friday

Barton Yarborough — Sgt. Ben Romero

Herb Butterfield — Supporting role

Harry Bartell — Supporting role

Additional ensemble typical of Dragnet's 1951 cast

Summary Friday and Romero investigate a case involving forged school transcripts and falsified academic records. A young man seeking a government job has submitted paperwork that doesn't add up, and the detectives soon discover a small but active ring of document forgers operating out of Los Angeles.

The case becomes a study in motive: some clients want better jobs, others want to erase past failures, and a few simply want to reinvent themselves. As Friday and Romero follow the trail through teachers, clerks, and former classmates, they uncover the mastermind — a disgruntled former educator who sells "revised" transcripts to anyone willing to pay.

The episode is a sharp reminder that fraud doesn't always involve big money; sometimes it's built on the quiet desperation of people trying to rewrite their past.

🕵️‍♂️ Dragnet – "The Big Squealer" Original Air Date: April 6, 1950 Series: Dragnet (Radio) Episode Length: ~30 minutes

Cast Jack Webb — Sgt. Joe Friday

Barton Yarborough — Sgt. Ben Romero