Killer Lightning: Boston Blackie (December 8, 1948)

“Killer Lightning” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 8, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Doctor Carson calls Boston Blackie to investigate the mysterious death of Donald Archer, who was found dead in a meadow after being struck by lightning in an unusual manner. Blackie begins to suspect murder, but Archer's body has disappeared from its original location, only to be discovered again in a roadside ditch bearing fresh bullet wounds.

A city and surrounding countryside during a violent rainstorm, including a laboratory and doctor's office

Characters: Boston Blackie, Doctor Carson, Donald Archer, Martin, Hester, Mr. Crane, Sergeant Magus, Inspector Carraday

Listen for: The clever murder scheme using a lightning strike as cover, and Blackie's investigation into the suspicious circumstances surrounding Archer's death

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.