Crime Syndicated
[1] The program featured dramatizations of actual cases from the FBI and local law enforcement agencies.The series was hosted by Rudolph Halley, the Chief Counsel to the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, when he became president of the New York City Council in 1951, he alternated hosting with Maryland senator Herbert O'Conor.[4] Jack Gould, The New York Times's television critic, described the program's debut episode as "riddled with implausibilities and absurdities".[5] He summarized elements of the plot that "made the courts, judges, police and prosecuting attorneys appear to be utterly stupid and incompetent".[5] Media critic John Crosby wrote, "After Mr. Halley gets out of the way and the dramatic portion open, you'll find it's a very honest show, full of authentic crime stuff .