Duke Murders Jo Jo: Boston Blackie (April 6, 1949)

“Duke Murders Jo Jo” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 6, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

JoJo Thomas visits Boston Blackie at night claiming that Duke Bronson, supposedly in jail, is threatening to kill him. The next morning JoJo is found dead in an alley. When Inspector Faraday checks the prison, Duke is confirmed to still be locked up, but the case grows more complex as Harry Clark, a gangland boss, becomes the prime suspect in multiple murders.

A city with a police department, jail, gangland operations, and various locations including a railroad track and jewelry shop.

Characters: Boston Blackie, JoJo Thomas, Duke Bronson, Inspector Faraday, Harry Clark, Mona Martin, Fred Benton, Detective Rollins

Listen for: The mystery of how Duke Bronson could commit a murder while locked in jail, revealed through Blackie's investigation and his discovery of a tunnel beneath the prison walls that allows him to slip in and out undetected.

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.