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    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 1, May 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, 96pp+, quarto s/b, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from Table of Contents.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Edward Oscar Heinrich · [uncredited] · ar
    • 6 · Murder on Call · Lum Smith · tc; “Chicago’s current Eli Daiches case”. Murder of Eli Daiches, March 3, 1934.
    • 12 · Slaughter in Siskiyou Tunnel · James W. Booth · tc; “Oregon’s D’Autremont brothers case”. October 11, 1923. Solved by Edward Oscar Heinrich.
    • 18 · Death Rides the Rumble Seat · James Purvis · tc; “Michigan’s Clarence Frechette case”. Murder of Robert Brown, January 29, 1935.
    • 24 · The Clue of the Artificial Hand · Viola Waers · tc; “A thrilling Missouri murder mystery”.
    • 26 · Perfect Alibi · Fletcher Pratt · tc; featuring Detective Ellis Parker.
    • 30 · Greed · Anthony Field · tc; “Philadelphia’s Dan McNichol case”. 1914 trunk murder of Daniel J. McNichol.
    • 33 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 36 · The Symbol of the White Carnation · Adrian B. Lopez · tc; “The inside story of the Chinese tong wars”.
    • 42 · Double Murder · Herbert Hall Taylor · tc; “An amazing New England murder mystery”.
    • 48 · When Silence Speaks · Wilton Gray · tc; “Pennsylvania’s most baffling detective story”.

    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 2, June 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
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    • 5 · An American Detective: Johnny Broderick · [uncredited] · ms
    • 6 · Baited Trap · Margie Harris · ts; the April 1935 capture of Bonnie & Clyde gang member Ray Hamilton.
    • 14 · The Case of the Howling Dog · Wilton Gray · ts; “Brooklyn’s McVey double murder” April 1935.
    • 20 · Death in the Tombs · Michael Stern · ts; “New York’s great Tombs prison break”.
    • 28 · The Mark of Zoro · Robert Sothern · ts; the Aug. 1931 murder of Felix A. Williams, San Francisco.
    • 34 · The Seeds of Madness [Ellis Parker] · Fletcher Pratt · ts; featuring Detective Ellis Parker. New Jersey horsethief arsonist “Slippery Joe” Thomas, 1911. became a chapter in Pratt’s 1936 book The Cunning Mulatto and Other Cases of Ellis Parker, American Detective (Harrison Smith & Robert Hass, 1935).
    • 37 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 40 · The Mystery of the Hysterical Woman · Lum Smith · ts; the Oct. 1934 attempted murder of Russell A. Hey on the Palisades cliffs, Alpine NJ.
    • 44 · Strangler’s Stain · Adrian B. Lopez · ts; a Newark NJ murder & manhunt.
    • 48 · Lightning · George Allan Moffatt · ts; the November 1931 shooting death of school superintendent W. W. McConnell, Winfield KS.
    • 52 · The Uninvited Guest · Roscoe Dowell · ts; “the dramatic prelude to Walla Walla’s jail delivery”.

    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 4, August 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McGowan) []
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    • 5 · An American Detective: Sheriff T. A. Binford, Harris County, TX · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · G-Men Break Weyerhaeuser Case · Stephen Manners · ts; the May 1935 George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping.
    • 12 · Atonement · George Allan Moffatt · ts; the March 1919 Fred Heuback murder, Harper KS.
    • 18 · The Mystery of the Open Switch · Wilton Gray · ts; the December 1934 Columbus OH train wreck.
    • 24 · Torch Murder · Ernest Martin · ts; the May 1935 Boston murder of Daniel M. Crowley by Frank Di Stasio.
    • 28 · The Clue of the Bloody Shoes · Edward A. Dieckmann · ts; “thrilling Chinatown mystery in San Diego”.
    • 34 · The Case of the Perfect Marksman [Ellis Parker] · Fletcher Pratt · ts; featuring Detective Ellis Parker. Robert Evans/Albert Duffy murders, Lakehurst NJ, May 1930. became a chapter in Pratt’s 1936 book The Cunning Mulatto and Other Cases of Ellis Parker, American Detective (Harrison Smith & Robert Hass, 1935), as “The Marine Corps Murder”.
    • 40 · Splinters of Glass · Lum Smith · ts; hit-and-run murder, Long Island, NY.
    • 43 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 46 · The Borgia of the Sage-Brush · Hollis B. Fultz · ts; the Lydia Southard poison case.
    • 52 · Unfinished Business · Adrian B. Lopez · ts; a Newark NJ robbery-murder.

    American Detective [Vol. 3 No. 5, September 1935] ed. Hugh Layne (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, cover by Arthur Ray McCowen) []
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    • 5 · An American Detective · [uncredited] · bg; profile of Fred W. Frahm, chief of detectives, Detroit.
    • 6 · The Riddle of River Rouge · Stephen Manners · tc; about the Howard Carter Dickinson murder, Detroit, June 1935.
    • 12 · Hyenas Prey at Night · Edwin V. Burkholder · tc; about the Mildred Hallmark murder, Peoria IL, June 1935.
    • 18 · The Return of the Killer · Jack DeWitt · tc; “an Oregon murder mystery”.
    • 24 · With the Aid of Scotland Yard · Fletcher Pratt · tc; about Detective Ellis Parker.
    • 26 · The Clue of the Cold Hand · Wilton Gray · tc; about the Jessie Scott Hughes murder, San Francisco, April 1932.
    • 32 · The Bloody Double Cross · James W. Booth · tc; “a sensational Texas robbery and murder case”.
    • 34 · The Case of the Fan-Tan Welchers · Adrian B. Lopez · tc; about the Santiago Rosa murder, Newark NJ, December 1931.
    • 38 · Diamond Deadline · Ernest Martin · tc; “New York jewel robbers dare to break the police ’deadline’”.
    • 41 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi
    • 44 · The Bluebeard of Cripple Creek · Jesse T. Simmons · tc; about the Ida Mae Hanson murder, Cripple Creek CO, May 1933.
    • 50 · Lover’s Alibi · George Allan Moffatt · tc; about the “Happy” Parker case, New York.
    • 54 · The Little Dreyfus of Devil’s Island · W. Adolphe Roberts · tc; “a foreign espionage detective thriller”.

    American Detective [v4 #3, February 1936] ed. Rose Bolsen (Artvision Publishing Company, 25¢, 96pp+, 8.5″ x 11.5″, cover by Clyde Prettyman) []
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    • 5 · An American Detective: District Attorney Thomas Whelan · [uncredited] · bg
    • 6 · The Enigma of the Masked Midget · [uncredited] · tc; about Henry J. Fernekes, “The Midget Bandit”, featuring the William J. Burns Detective Agency.
    • 10 · The Trail of the Dead · [uncredited] · tc; about the Joseph Amberg slaying, Sept. 30, 1935, featuring Capt. John J. McGowan, Homicide Bureau, Brooklyn.
    • 16 · The Clue of the Chinese Pheasant · [uncredited] · tc; about the Ernest Loll murder, Sept. 29, 1935, featuring Deputy Sheriff Gus Schirmer, Portland, Oregon.
    • 20 · The Strange Case of the Green Murders · [uncredited] · tc; about the Winona Green killings, 1924, featuring Major James A. Pitcock, Chief of Detectives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
    • 24 · The Mystery of the Missing Crime · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Sheriff George A. Bates, Clare County, Michigan.
    • 30 · The Wild Killer of the Sierras · [uncredited] · tc; featuring the US Post Office Inspection Service.
    • 34 · The Crimson Crime of Emasculation · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Capt. Daniel Gregory, State Attorney’s Office, Chicago.
    • 38 · The Sentence of Silence [Part ? of ?] · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Asst. DA Miles M. O’Brien, New York City.
    • 41 · Dragnet · [uncredited] · pi; news briefs.
    • 44 · Master Mind Murder · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Frank P. Burton, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Patrick County, Virginia.
    • 50 · Honor for Sale · [uncredited] · tc; featuring Alphonse Bertillon, French Sûreté.
    • 54 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl

    American Detective [Volume 5 Number 2, July 1936] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, cover by Delos Palmer) []
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    • 5 · An American Detective: Albert S. Osborn · [uncredited] · bg; “Examiner of Questioned Documents”.
    • 6 · New York’s Great Titterton Mystery · Michael Stern · tc; about the murder of Nancy Evans Titterton, New York, April 10 1936.
    • 18 · The Ragged Stranger of Los Angeles · Jack De Witt · tc; featuring Detective Lt. Thad Brown, Los Angeles.
    • 26 · Casanova of the Cornfields · George Allan Moffatt · tc; featuring Prosecutor Roger F. Warin, Taylor County, Iowa.
    • 36 · The Secret of Red Helen · Joseph Linarducci; as told to Adrian Lopez · tc; about the murder of Salvatore Conforti and James LaMorte by James Bassone, July 8 1928.
    • 44 · Solving Chicago’s Peacock Slaying · Detective Sgt. Patrick McShane; as told to William Fitzgerald · tc
    • 52 · American Detective Bulletin Board · [uncredited] · qa
    • 54 · Honky-Tonk Murder · Isabel Stephen · tc; featuring the NYPD Undercover Squad; about the murder of diamond merchant Achille Mirner in New York City, October 31 1932.
    • 66 · The Clue of Another Crime · Wilton Grey · tc; featuring John J. McCarthy, Chief of Police, St. Louis, Missouri.
    • 72 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl
    • 74 · Fire of Experience · Margie Harris · tc; featuring Ranger Dan Hines and Sheriff Jess Sweeton of Henderson County, Texas.
    • 82 · The Navajo Patrol Rides Again · Gerard Franklin · tc; featuring the Navajo Patrol of Southern Utah.
    • 88 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms
    • 90 · The Monster of Mount Airy · Capt. R. E. Lawrence; as told to Walden Snell · tc

    American Detective [v5 #3, August 1936] ed. Robert Borden (Artvision Publishing Co., 25¢, 96pp+, cover by Delos Palmer) [] (Full Text)
    Details supplied by Richard Newsome from an online copy at The Internet Archive.
    • 5 · An American Detective: Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Superintendent of New Jersey State Police · [uncredited] · bg; the father of Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., the commander of American forces in the first Gulf War.
    • 6 · The Story of “Magic” Karpis · Edwin V. Burkholder · tc; about the capture of Alvin Karpis May 2 1936, featuring J. Edgar Hoover.
    • 18 · Viper’s Venom · Lt. Jack Killion; as told to Jack De Witt · tc; about the murder of Mary Emma Busch James, Los Angeles, Aug 1935.
    • 26 · Death in the Dark · Dan T. Kelliher · tc; about the Floyd Tony Caldwell murder, Hickman Mills, Missouri, March 1936, featuring chief deputy sheriff John C. Kelley.
    • 33 · X Marks the Spot · [uncredited] · pi; “pictures in the news of innocent victims of crime and killers who have had a rendezvous with death”.
    • 34 · The Horror of the Hanging Corpse · Deputy Sheriff Steele Hill; as told to Margie Harris · tc; about the H. L. McBee murder, Eastland County, Texas, May 1933.
    • 42 · The Problem of Profanity Hill · Deputy Prosecuting Attorney William J. Wilkins; as told to H. Richard Seller · tc; about the Pom Pom Club killings, Seattle, June 13 1933.
    • 50 · American Detective Bulletin Board · Edward A. Dieckmann · qa
    • 52 · The Deadly Duck Pin · Fletcher Pratt · tc; about the Herman Meyerson murder, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 20 1936, featuring Detectives Harry States & William King.
    • 58 · Murders in the Nude · Sam D. Melson · tc; about the Marcus C. Powell case, Jacksonville, Florida, March 1936, featuring Detective Inspector E. L. Acosta & County Detective S.H. Hurlbert.
    • 64 · Cavalcade of Courage · [uncredited] · cl
    • _64 · [untitled true experience] · Officer Harold J. Kniskern · tc
    • _65 · [untitled true experience] · Police Capt. L. W. Hardenbrook · tc
    • 66 · Veil of Mystery—Have You Seen “Heliotrope Andy”? · James Warner; as told to Gerard Franklin · tc; about the Ann Haworth murder, Ogden, Utah, May 19 1928.
    • 72 · Solving Seattle’s Tavern Killings · J. W. Tribble; as told to Hollis B. Fultz · tc; about the killing of policemen Trent Sickles & Ted Stevens at Elk Tavern, Seattle, Nov 26 1935, told by Chief of Police J. W. Tribble, Bremerton, Washington.
    • 80 · Calling All Cars · [uncredited] · ms; “criminals at large wanted by police”.
    • 82 · May-December Madness · Wilton Grey · tc; about the Dan Shine murder, Elkader, Iowa, May 1936, featuring Sheriff L. J. Palas.
    • 90 · The Case of the Mimicked Murder · Charles Prybl; as told to Ray Brennan · tc; about the Stanley Gross murder, Chicago, May 23 1933, told by an investigator for the Cook County State’s Attorney.

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