# The Big Story: Shotgun and Fatal Accident (EP4972)

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Podcast: [The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-daily-mystery-dramas-162279)
Published: 2026-05-12T07:00:03+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1857

## Resource

Today's Mystery: A wealthy man claims that his wife was accidentally killed by a shotgun. A reporter searches for evidence that the wife was murdered. Original Radio Broadcast: July 12, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Bill Quinn as Bill Griffin; Amzie Strickland; Anita Anton; Paul McGrath; Roger De Coven; Lyle Sudrow; Mason Adams; Bob Dryden Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Rosa, Patreon supporter since January 2020. Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

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