Crime Classics - "Jean Baptiste Troppmann Killer of Many" (Old Time Radio, 1954)

Crime Classics presents “Jean Baptiste Troppmann Killer of Many,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on February 17, 1954. Episode 33 of the series, this archival drama was written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

Narrator Thomas Hyland, played by Lou Merrill, recounts a notorious 1869 French criminal case involving young Alsatian mechanic Jean-Baptiste Troppmann and the disappearance of the Kinck family. As investigators focus on disturbed ground near Pantin, outside Paris, a troubling Second Empire mystery begins to unfold.

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

00:44 Original Broadcast

28:40 Closing

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