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Markham and Vance grill "Pop" Cleaver when new evidence places him at the murder scene Monday evening at 11pm.  New information comes to light.  Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com and follow us and share at our new Twitter address which is @1001Stories.
Published 10/20/24
Markham questions Dr. Linquist with interesting results, while Vance blows up Mannix's alibi by questioning his performer girlfriend.   Follow our website at www.bestof1001stories.com
Published 10/13/24
Published 10/13/24
Vance manages to find Ms. O'Dell's best girl chum and she reveals a mountain of information about O'Dell's boyfriends.
Published 10/06/24
Markham and Vance narrow the suspects down to 4 men- but more imnportantly, Vance changes Markham's thinking about the nature of the suspect. Vance believes that robbery was not the motive- murder was the motive- and that the killer had planned this all out carefully for a long time. He also believes that Skein was present, hiding in the closet, and saw the murder through the keyhole.
Published 09/29/24
Markham and Vance continue to question suspects but progress is slow. Finally, Vance suggests they go after Mannix- the only remaining love interest. Vance's theory places two men, unknown to each other, hiding in Ms.O'Dell's apartment the night of her murder.
Published 09/22/24
A good lead directs Markheim to a neurologist who was seeing the Canary often at night, and, after beggining the interview in a haughty manner, he became extremely agitated nupon having to give the details of where he was the night of the murder.   Enjoy archives from all 12 1001 shows at www.1001bestof1001stories.com.
Published 09/15/24
As the investigation continues, some breaks come to Markheim - notably, the man who dated Miss O'Dell on her last night comes forward and relates his story to the D.A., who knows him to be a reputable man.  Fingerprints come in showing that one man in the apartment that night had served time in at least 5 prisons- althouhg not for murder. 
Published 09/08/24
Markham and his detective question the key witnesses while Vance observes, but still no answer as to how Ms. Odell's killer got in the apartment, unless he was hiding in there through the day- which the maid's testimony pretty well destroyed. 
Published 09/01/24
The story of Buddy Holly's plane crash of 1959 and Don Mcleans' 1971 hit "American Pie", which described metaphorically how rock changed after the death of Buddy Holly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 08/30/24
Detectives scour thecrime scene where the young woman was murdered to try to determine what evidence was left and what exactly happened and why.  Philo Vance is asked to tag along and while there he brings up a number of very good suggestions- including dusting the inside handle of a closet door- the closet being the only area of the apartment that hasn't been turned upside by the perpetrators, who were searching for something. The search included a stell jewel box which had been forced...
Published 08/25/24
Betsy Ross is credited as being the seamstress who stitched our first "Stars and Stripes", but some historians say that there is no proof of it. The story was handed down through her family and shared by her grandson William Canby at a Philadephia celebration of our Declaration of Independence in 1876. Betsy Ross suffered the fate of many wives during the American Revolution, losing two husbands to the war. Her can-do attitude and her willingness to help her country in any way she could is...
Published 08/23/24
New York City, 1920's. Prohibition in full swing. Organized crime opening nightclubs all around Broadway. A beautiful performer popularly called "The Canary" is found strangled in her apartment and the D.A. calls in an old friend named Philo Vance to help solve a murder that looks impossible to solve. This was the second of S.S. Van Dine's murder mysteries and one of the best ever written, according to a number of critics.  Check out all 11 of our 1001 podcasts and over 2,500 episodes for...
Published 08/18/24
Tarzan Otubo, Bertha Kircher, and Lt. Smith Oldwick are pursued into a desert gorge and attacked by the Xujians and their lions- only a miracle can save them this time.   Enjoy all 11 podcasts at www.bestof1001stories.com.    
Published 08/11/24
Look for "Best of"specials on Friday mornings at 12:15 AM ET and enjoy our listener favorites in our archives. The hymn Amazing Grace, written by Englishman John Newton, is known and revered around the world, and stirs the heart in a way that few other pieces of music do. Subscribe FREE to 1001 Stories for the Road Here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-the-road/id1227478901 Enjoy all our 1001 Shows Here: www.1001storiespodcast.com "Like" us at...
Published 08/09/24
Tarzan, Lt. Smith-Oldwick, and Bertha Kirchner unite and Umbopo fight their way toward the gate of the walled city, receiving some powerful help along the way.   Explore lots of short stories, novels, history, and old radio shows at our new website www.bestof1001stories.com today!
Published 08/04/24
Tarzan, Lt, Percy Smith Oldwick, and Bertha Kircher each struggle for the their lives while inside the insane city   Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com and catch some 1001 shows you might have missed!
Published 07/28/24
Inside the walled city, Bertha Kircher is escorted into the main palace, where she meets a very unexpected captive.  Looking for more great stories? Try our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com and browse 11 1001 shows- you are guaranteed to find great quality stories and interviews.
Published 07/21/24
Tarzan sets out upon the trail left by Bertha, the lieutenant, and their captors, and finds himself in a very unsual jungle in the middle of a desert.  Just beyond the jungle, a walled ancient city, one in which he is sure he will find Lt. Smith Oldwick and Bertha Kircher. But he has to survive a hungry lion before he can reach them. Check out our new website at www.bestof1001stories.com!  Lots of shows and lots of good stories to enjoy. 
Published 07/14/24
Tarzan heads in the direction to which he believes the downed plane is located. Later, he encounters the black lion again in a desperate struggle for survival. Check out our new website (July 2024) at www.Bestof1001stories.com   Join our mailing list for a monthly newsletter so you can keep up with events here!
Published 07/07/24
Tarzan arrives on the scene just as Usanga is taking off with Bertha Kircher captive in the rear seat. Soon after he frees a rare black lion from a pit trap.
Published 06/30/24
Tarzan the British Flyer, and Berha Kircher return from their close call to their boma, but not before Sheeta tries to attack the pilot and bertha but is thwarted by Tarzan. When Tarzan goes off on a hunting trip, the Englishman convinces Bertha that they must leave together to search for a safe white town, and that Tarzan haes her- so why stay. She agrees, and they leave heading for his abandoned plane.
Published 06/23/24
Tarzan takes a break from hunting a dinner for Bertha and stops by the native village from which she had recently escaped to find them preparing a cannibal feast for a captive. A branch breaks under him as he is watching, he falls, and soon becomes their intended second course.   Meanwhile, one of the smartest and strongest of the yuong apes guarding Bertha Kircher returns from his forays excited and wanting to tell her something- finally she understands he wants her to accompany him and 8...
Published 06/16/24
A British spotter pilot is forced to land his plane in a open area surrounded cby jungle and is soon captured by unfriendly natives. At the same time, not far away, Tarzan and Bertha Kircher are building a protective boma in the jungle in order to get a peaceful night's sleepm while traveling back to British HQ where Tarzan hopes to turn her in as a spy.  They both discover the other can speak English, and so begin to converse with each other.  She is soon confronted by Kublat.
Published 06/09/24
Tarzan, after deciding to rejoin his former life, has finally reached the hunting ground of the apes, only to discover that a company of native soldiers, recently deserted from the German East Africa Corps, are holding Bertha Kircher captive. 
Published 06/02/24