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Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. NBC brings you Dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned to homicide. Somewhere in the tangled web of your city, there's a killer on the loose. A young woman has been brutally murdered. The weapon, a steel bludgeon. Your job is to get him. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime investigated and solved by the men who unrelentingly stan…

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In The Helen Corday Murder, detectives Joe Friday and Ben Romero are thrust into a harrowing investigation when a well-liked waitress, Helen Corday, is found brutally murdered. The crime scene reveals a steel pipe as the murder weapon, and the detectives quickly realize they are dealing with a violent crime that has shaken the community. With the clock ticking, they must gather evidence and identify the killer before he can evade justice.

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Barton Yarborough

Jack Webb

Raymond Burr

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Dragnet, Episode 5

The Helen Corday Murder

Thursday, July 7, 1949 · 29:51

Dragnet, Episode 5

The Helen Corday Murder

Thursday, July 7, 1949 · 29:51

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Detectives investigate the brutal murder of waitress Helen Corday, who is killed with a steel pipe. They must track down the killer before he strikes again.

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