Uncle Frank Murdered By Joe Parker: Boston Blackie (July 2, 1946)

“Uncle Frank Murdered By Joe Parker” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 2, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When Uncle Frank Wilson is murdered on a Tuesday afternoon, police suspect his nephew Joe Parker, who stands to inherit. Parker claims he was fixing plumbing at his landlord's apartment all day Tuesday, and his alibi appears to hold when the landlord confirms it. Boston Blackie, convinced of Parker's guilt, must uncover the truth behind this seemingly perfect alibi.

Boston, including an apartment building and police headquarters

Characters: Boston Blackie, Joe Parker, Uncle Frank Wilson, Inspector Farraday, Aunt Margaret, Lucky, Tilly Blaine, Diana Larson

Listen for: Boston Blackie's investigation into Joe Parker's alibi and his suspicions that something doesn't add up in the murder case.

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.