The Big Story
The Unfinished Love Song
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A bank guard is killed in 1924, but the man convicted of the crime insists he is innocent. Thirteen years later, John Kosinski—now living under the name Fred Guss and leading a dance band in New York—is arrested and convicted of second-degree murder. His changed name and new life appear suspicious, though the account says he could not have committed the crime.
The reporter at the center of the story uncovers confusion in the investigation and finds a witness who had been intimidated into withholding the truth about the actual killers. Howard Beaufait of the Cleveland News persuades her to tell what she saw. Kosinski is eventually paroled and freed by the governor in 1940, though he does not receive a pardon. The story follows a determined effort to correct a grave injustice, with the reporter’s investigation bringing hidden facts to light.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.