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Theatre of the Mind
Supplemental editing, narration, & sound effects, produced by Brian Newberry at Project Wasabi™, Hollywood, California.
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AUDIO-DRAMA
Columbo
Death Lends A Hand
Synopsis: When a private investigator threatens to tell a woman’s husband about her extramarital affair – she counters saying she’s going to tell him first, and she’s also going to expose the private investigator’s blackmail scheme.
The following morning LAPD Detective Columbo is called to investigate a dead body found in a Sylmar wrecking yard.
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MIT - Murder Investigation Team
Charity & Vice
Synopsis: Homicide detectives are called in when construction workers discover the body of a woman, buried up to her neck in the concrete foundation of a two-story building.
Synopsis: Homicide detectives are called in when construction workers discover the body of a woman, buried up to her neck in the concrete foundation of a two-story building.
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NON-FICTION
LIMITED TWO-WEEK SERIES: May 26 - June 7, 2020
Project Wasabi's audible recap of important events from around the world...
LEGACY OF GREED
The true crime story of Larry Phillips Jr & Emil Matasareanu - the violent bandits responsible for a spate of armed robberies culminating in 1997's Bank of America Robbery, North Hollywood.
For a bibliography of source articles, maps, research and videos, check out Legacy of Greed; SPECIAL FEATURES
AUDIO-DRAMA
LA Dragnet
Redemption
Synopsis: Beautiful, wealthy, loved by her family & engaged to be married, 26-year-old business consultant Lisa Paris is found dead - alone in her two story house.
Add to that - the blunt force trauma to her head, and the front door to her house left wide open - detectives Friday and Beltran cannot write this off as mere "suicide".
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Robbery Homicide Division
City of Strivers
Synopsis: A security guard calls police to report a burglary has occurred at an airport warehouse.
Subsequent investigation leads cops to suspect to an LA street gang...
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Law & Order UK
Mortal
Synopsis: Following a break-in, a frail, elderly woman is found dead in her flat. DS Ronnie Brooks and DS Sam Casey suspect a robbery gone wrong and treat it as murder.
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The Streets of San Francisco
Inferno
Synopsis: Detectives Mike Stone and Steve Keller team up with Fire Inspector Jack "Jacko" O'Malley to track down a cold-hearted contract arsonist.
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Columbo
Candidate for Crime
Synopsis: After faking a series of death threats against himself - senatorial candidate Nelson Hayward (Jackie Cooper) murders his own campaign manager.
To throw off the investigation - the candidate stages it to look like the gunman intended to kill the candidate himself, but mistakenly killed his campaign manager instead.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE!
Law & Order
Big Bang
Synopsis: When a letter bomb kills a woman in her Greenwich Village apartment - detectives turn their attention to a mad scientist seeking revenge!
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Columbo
Prescription Murder
Synopsis: After murdering his wife, a wealthy psychiatrist evades authorities, seeking help from his mistress, and an old college friend now working for the DA's Office.
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LA Dragnet
The Artful Dodger
Synopsis: During a successful multi-million dollar jewel heist, one customer is singled out and executed for no apparent reason, and detectives Friday and Smith are determined to find out why.
While investigating the case - detectives meet a British insurance company investigator who attempts to manipulate the investigation to help her recover the stolen jewels. Friday also knocks heads with the arrogant owner of a private security company.
This title is available only on YouTube.
Columbo
Murder By The Book
Original TV movie written by Steve Bochco, directed by Steven Spielberg.
Synopsis:
Murder-mystery novelists Ken Franklin and James Ferris have become successful as the writing partnership of the popular Mrs. Melville crime fiction novels.
Not exactly "classic literature", but from checkout stands to yard sales - Mrs. Melville has always provided comfortable income for the two authors.
In reality however, the actual "writer" is the shy, artistic James Ferris - while the wildly extravagant Ken Franklin is more their "pitch-man".
But when Ferris wants to depart to try serious writing on his own, Franklin knows their mutual life insurance policy is a treasure just waiting to be tapped!
After killing his partner, one thing Ken Franklin doesn't count on is a blackmailing witness and a police detective who won't be led astray...
Law & Order
Apocrypha
Synopsis: When a car bomb is detonated inside the underground parking garage of a Wall St. Financial Building – the investigation leads detectives through a cacophony of drugs, banks, cathedrals, and a wild array of flavourful characters who leave lasting impressions…!
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Law & Order UK
Defence
Synopsis: After Lunch when an employee returns to his work place at a vintage clothing store, he sees a gory blood bath - his co-workers & one customer have all been slaughtered by someone wielding a sword!!
The investigation leads detectives through a maze of health clinics, libraries, and cosmetic shops.
When they make the arrest - the perpetrator is full of surprises...
Law & Order
Renunciation
Synopsis: Walking his dog late at night – a tall 30-something white guy is hit by a car killing him instantly.
But eyewitness testimony and absence of skid marks suggest this was no accident...
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NON-FICTION
Non-Fiction
Grand Jury Indictment, February 2018
The complete 37-page indictment handed up by a federal grand jury in Washington amounts to a detailed rebuttal of Donald Trump, who has sowed doubts that Russia interfered in the election and dismissed questions about its meddling as “fake news.”
From the Wikipedia article, helicopter, pilot Hugh Thompson was the whistle-blower who exposed the atrocities in the My Lai Massacre in which a group of US soldiers maliciously slaughtered more than 70 unarmed Vietnamese civilian non-combatants as they were fleeing
Non-Fiction
TRUMP DOSSIER
Compiled by Christopher Steele (a former head of the Russia Desk for British intelligence, MI6).
Several key allegations made in June 2016 were later corroborated by the January 2017 report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, namely that Vladimir Putin personally ordered an "influence campaign" to harm Clinton's campaign and to "undermine public faith in the US democratic process"; that he ordered cyberattacks on several US political figures; and that many Trump campaign officials and associates had numerous secretive contacts with Russian agents.
Many of the dossier's other allegations remain unverified.
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