Crime Classics - "Death of a Baltimore Birdie and Friend" (Old Time Radio, 1954)

Crime Classics presents “Death of a Baltimore Birdie and Friend,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 16, 1954. Episode 49 is narrated by Lou Merrill as Thomas Hyland, with a script by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and music composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann.

In contemporary Baltimore, a noisy late-summer gathering on Utah Place—complete with Chesapeake crabs, beer, bourbon, and uneasy conversation—takes on a darker tone. Drawing on court reports and newspaper accounts, Hyland recounts a remarkably recent case in which names were changed to spare those still living.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:

00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction

00:52 Original Broadcast

30:35 Closing

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