For Love of Murder: Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator (August 3, 1954)

“For Love of Murder” is an episode of Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 3, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Maxie Potter, recently bailed out by investigator Barry Craig after hitting talent agent Randy Lomax with a brick, claims he's being framed. Lomax refuses to drop charges unless Maxie leaves the country permanently, and insists that Maxie is sending him threatening cartridges. Craig must untangle whether Maxie is truly guilty or if someone else wants Lomax dead.

Jersey City and New York, including Craig's office, a diner, and Lomax's home

Characters: Barry Craig, confidential investigator, Maxie Potter, a man in trouble, Randy Lomax, a talent agent, Sadie Sacks, also known as Paula Paloma, Maxie's girl, Daisy, Lomax's ex-wife

Listen for: The mystery of who is really sending the threatening cartridges to Lomax, and whether Maxie is guilty or being set up.

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.