Dead Aunt Sarah: Boston Blackie (October 8, 1947)

“Dead Aunt Sarah” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 8, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A man named Williams hires Bill Lynch, a shady character, to provide him with an alibi for the time of a wealthy woman's death. When the woman is found shot, Boston Blackie investigates and discovers that the victim's niece Sue has accused her cousin Robert of the murder. As Blackie digs deeper, he uncovers conflicting alibis and must determine who truly killed the woman and why.

A city with multiple locations including Lynch's place and a police investigation scene.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Bill Lynch, Sue Williams, Robert Williams, Frank, Inspector, Mary Westley

Listen for: Blackie investigating a murder with conflicting alibis, interrogating suspects about their whereabouts, and uncovering the truth behind the killing.

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.