Murder Of John Austin: Boston Blackie (August 20, 1947)

“Murder Of John Austin” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 20, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

John Austin, a fabulously wealthy landowner, is found dead in the middle of an open field on his estate with a blow to the back of his head. The puzzle deepens when investigators discover no footprints, tire tracks, or signs that anyone followed him into the field or that his body was carried there. Boston Blackie joins Inspector Faraday in unraveling the impossible crime.

An exclusive private estate with a mansion, private golf course, airport, and 400 acres of forest on the outskirts of the city.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mr. Austin (stepson), Alice Austin (stepdaughter), Jim Saunders (Alice's fiancé), Mary, John Austin (deceased)

Listen for: The ingenious method of murder using an airplane, and Boston Blackie's deduction that solves the seemingly impossible crime.

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.