The Amelia Lane Murder Case: Broadway Is My Beat (November 1, 1952)

“The Amelia Lane Murder Case” is an episode of Broadway Is My Beat, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 1, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Amelia Lane, a librarian at the Bentley Foundation, who was shot with a 25-caliber weapon at close range. He begins questioning those who visited the library the day before, starting with a young university student, a professor of romance languages, and others on the withdrawal list.

New York City, primarily the Bentley Foundation library and the university, in November

Characters: Danny Clover, detective, Amelia Lane, librarian, Abby Forrest, university student, Dr. Lebering, professor, Michael Brady

Listen for: The investigation unfolds through interviews with people who had contact with the victim, revealing details about her character and the circumstances surrounding her 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.