The Skating Rink Murders: Boston Blackie (July 9, 1946)

“The Skating Rink Murders” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 9, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A woman is found dead at a skating rink wearing an expensive diamond ring worth $50,000 that she never owned. Boston Blackie investigates when the victim's roommate identifies her as Jane Carter, but a man claiming to be her husband appears with a perfect alibi and a wedding certificate proving he gave her the ring as a gift.

A skating rink and surrounding locations in the city, including police headquarters and the Ludlow Hotel

Characters: Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary, Martha Williams, Jane Carter, Jack Ellis, Janssen

Listen for: The mystery of why Jane Carter was murdered and who really placed the valuable ring on her finger, as Boston Blackie discovers the husband's alibi and address are fake.

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.