Kids Killing: Boston Blackie (January 21, 1948)

“Kids Killing” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 21, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A young boxer is shot and killed in the ring during a fight with Tony Fresco in front of thousands of spectators, yet no one admits seeing the shooting. Boston Blackie investigates the murder, uncovering tension between the boxer, his trainer Duffy, and a man named Grant who had pressured the kid to throw the fight.

A boxing arena and surrounding locations in the city; the present-day narrative includes a televised boxing match.

Characters: Boston Blackie, the Kid (young boxer), Tony Fresco, Grant, Duffy (trainer), Mary, Mr. Cooley (sports writer), Dorothy

Listen for: The dramatic moment when the boxer is revealed to have been shot during the live boxing match; Boston Blackie's investigation into who had motive and opportunity to commit the murder.

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.