Confession of Murder: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (May 5, 1955)

“Confession of Murder” is an episode of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 5, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A teenage gang member named Spike Sanger confesses to a murder that occurred during an armed robbery at a loan association a month ago. Barry Craig, skeptical of the confession despite Spike's detailed knowledge of the crime, investigates further to uncover the truth behind the boy's admission of guilt.

A city, primarily in Barry Craig's office, police station, and the homes and streets of the slums

Characters: Barry Craig, confidential investigator, Spike Sanger, teenage gang member, Sergeant Kennedy, career cop, Bernice Cannon, 17-year-old girl who keeps company with Spike, Mrs. Stella Sanger, Spike's mother

Listen for: The investigation into whether Spike's confession is genuine or a cover for something else; details about Spike's troubled past and his relationships with Bernice and his mother

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.