Episodes
1. Alvin Karpis
March 20, 1952
30 min
Detectives set out to track down a gang of international jewel thieves who have just stolen more than a million dollars worth of valuables from an estate in New York.
Guest Stars:
Aline Towne, William Boyett, Lyle Talbot, Sam Edwards
2. The Phantom
30 min
Charles Mendoro, an erstwhile family man, and his partner use poison gas to rob currency exchanges in Chicago.
Guest Stars:
Marie Blake, Rick Vallin, Terry Frost, Holly Bane
3. The Unholy Three
5.0
30 min
FBI special agents are called in to capture the notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis, the machine gun blasting thug who provides the muscle for the infamous Karpis-Barker gang. Federal heat forces Karpis from hideout to hideout but Karpis always stays one step of the FBI. The G-men play their trump card and, knowing that the gangster loves fishing, manage to track their quarry to popular pier.
Guest Stars:
Howard Culver, Ray Bennett, Tudor Owen, Jim Hayward
4. Dillinger
30 min
Federal agents set off on the trail of a family of bank robbers who have stolen more than $50,000 from an Oregon bank.
Guest Stars:
Myron Healey, Richard Crane
5. Bailat-Fiaschetti
30 min
A Canadian-born cat burglar tries to maintain his blissful domestic life while stealing guests jewelry at parties on both coasts and selling them to unwitting gem merchants in other major cities. Police begin to close in when one of the merchants recognizes the man from a wanted poster he accidentally saw while applying for a gun license.
Guest Stars:
Helen Gerald
6. Charles Mendoro
30 min
Police in Buffalo, NY, mount a search for a ring of deadly jewel thieves believed to be hiding across the border in Canada.
Guest Stars:
Henry Corden, Frank Sully
7. Homer Van Meter
30 min
A masked phantom and his gang commit a series of payroll robberies, and the police can't seem to find a trace of them.
Guest Stars:
Myron Healey, Richard Crane, Lane Chandler, Percy Helton
10. The Bayless Case
30 min
The story of bank robber/forger John Richard Bayless who was nabbed after being recognized on an airplane by an alert flight attendant.
Guest Stars:
Connie Cezon, Diane Brewster, John Hart, Holly Bane
11. The Blonde Tigress
30 min
A policewoman is sent undercover to infiltrate and break up a gang led by a nasty blonde damsel.
Guest Stars:
Rolfe Sedan, Rick Vallin, Tyler McVey, Herb Vigran, Myrna Dell
14. The Durable Mike Malloy Case
30 min
A Depression Era gang devises a plot to take out life insurance policies on derelicts then kill them and collect the proceeds. Unfortunately, one of their intended victims proves hard to kill.
Guest Stars:
Elsie Baker
16. Herbert Noble Case
25 min
Herbert Noble starts an illegal casino despite his wife's objections that it will attract criminal elements. He survives many attempts on his life made as a result of his failure to pay protection money to the syndicate for his gambling enterprises.
Guest Stars:
Bill Zuckert
17. The Scissors Case
30 min
Connecticut State Police are desperate to apprehend the Scissors Gang who have committed over 50 robberies all across the Nutmeg State.
Guest Stars:
William Phipps, Lyle Talbot