The Big Story
Cautious Killer
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In this episode of The Big Story, reporter Ed Neumeier recounts the case of Henry Guldbransen, a former Merchant Marine and parolee who became known as the “Valley of the Moon Killer.” On July 4, 1949, Guldbransen killed two men and attacked a woman with a stone grinding pestle in California’s Sonoma Valley, near Jack London’s farm.
Guldbransen’s identity was initially unknown, and police pursued the killer for nearly three months. He was eventually found guilty and sentenced to execution in the gas chamber. The case came to Neumeier through an interview in which Guldbransen confessed to the crimes, giving the young reporter an early career scoop while he was working for the Humboldt Times in Eureka, California.
The Big Story brings newspaper reporting to radio drama, presenting crime stories through the journalists who investigated them. This episode centers on the pursuit, confession, and reporting behind a brutal case, with a sober focus on the people and events that made it news.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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