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The Big Lie
Originally Aired: October 12, 1952 Dragnet #173, "The Big Lie," Sergeant Joe Friday and Officer Frank Smith respond to a homicide call on Byrne Street, where they meet Edith Curtis, a grief-stricken mother whose son Jeff has been shot to death. Mrs. Curtis explains that Jeff was cleaning his gun at the kitchen table when she heard loud voices followed by a gunshot. Rushing to the living room, she discovered her son lying dead and spotted an unfamiliar man fleeing the scene. She provides the detectives with a detailed description of the suspect: a man in his thirties or early forties, over six…
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