07-21-21 OTR Mysteries - Gangbusters - Case of the Tennessee Valley Killer

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Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Wednesday, July 21, 2021 - OTR Mysteries Gang Busters - "The Tennessee Valley Killer" In a courthouse square of a small town in a tobacco growing region of North Carolina, Mr. Clark, a local farmer meets a stranger, Troy Blankenship, on a park bench. Both men have something in common -- they raise fighting roosters. After a spirited discussion, they arrange for a showdown between their prized game cocks for later in the evening. Blankenship, however, has two accomplices who will not be at the cock fight. While the whole town turns out to watch the inhumane blood sport, they will be robbing a safe. It ends up Blankenship is an escaped felon who has been committing an assortment of crimes in several states throughout the Tennessee Valley -- even murder. Featuring: Arthur Vinton, Wil Geer, Don Gardner Original Air Date: December 20, 1947 on CBS To hear more of the best old time radio programs, visit our website: https://bestoldtimeradio.com Contact: [e-mail]