Whitehall 1212: “The Man Who Murdered His Wife”, first broadcast on December 16, 1951. Old-time radio detective drama.

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Commander Rawlings of Scotland Yard investigates the 1942 discovery of a skeleton in the ruins of a Kensington chapel, bombed during the London Blitz. Detectives Hatton and Rawlings work to identify the remains and determine how the woman died. Their inquiries turn to her estranged husband, Harry Dobkin, a fire watcher who was on duty near the chapel. The series Whitehall 1212 presents these case files from Scotland Yard, first aired on November 13, 1951, and this episode is an audition recording.

With Commander Rawlings, Detective Inspector Hatton, Keith Simpson, Sergeant McLeod, Harry Dobkin, Rachel Dobkin.

Listen for: The discovery of the skeleton in the Kensington chapel ruins and the missing purse traced to Guildford

First aired on November 13, 1951.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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