EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 14 MIN
The Macormack Matter Ep 1
from Detectives on the Air · host OTR.FM Network
Originally Aired: October 3, 1955Johnny Dollar #231, "The Macormack Matter Ep 1,"Johnny receives an urgent call from Father Taggart, a chaplain at Sing Sing prison, asking him to visit Michael Cairn, a dying inmate. Cairn is an old-time con man whom Johnny's testimony helped put behind bars years ago. Despite their history, Johnny agrees to make the trip when he learns Michael is dying of a lung condition. At the prison infirmary, the frail Cairn reveals he's been cellmates with Jojo Panny, a convict who recently received parole. Mike believes Jojo was involved in the unsolved 1951 McCormick jewelry heist, where a man named Julian McCormick lost $100,000 worth of jewels. Jojo's cheerful attitude during his five-year sentence and his sleep-talking about "McCormick" convinces Mike that the loot is hidden somewhere, waiting for Jojo's release.Before dying, Mike asks Johnny to investigate and collect the insurance reward, requesting that half be sent to his ex-wife. Johnny heads to New York to research the case and contacts Frank Porter at Allied Casualty's adjustment office, learning there's a $7,500 reward being offered for recovering the stolen jewelry.
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Originally Aired: October 3, 1955Johnny Dollar #231, "The Macormack Matter Ep 1,"Johnny receives an urgent call from Father Taggart, a chaplain at Sing Sing prison, asking him to visit Michael Cairn, a dying inmate. Cairn is an old-time con man whom Johnny's testimony helped put behind bars years ago. Despite their history, Johnny agrees to make the trip when he learns Michael is dying of a lung condition. At the prison infirmary, the frail Cairn reveals he's been cellmates with Jojo Panny, a convict who recently received parole. Mike believes Jojo was involved in the unsolved 1951 McCormick jewelry heist, where a man named Julian McCormick lost $100,000 worth of jewels. Jojo's cheerful attitude during his five-year sentence and his sleep-talking about "McCormick" convinces Mike that the loot is hidden somewhere, waiting for Jojo's release.Before dying, Mike asks Johnny to investigate and collect the insurance reward, requesting that half be sent to his ex-wife. Johnny heads to New York to research the case and contacts Frank Porter at Allied Casualty's adjustment office, learning there's a $7,500 reward being offered for recovering the stolen jewelry.
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