The Elaine Hill Murder Case: Broadway Is My Beat (April 21, 1950)

“The Elaine Hill Murder Case” is an episode of Broadway Is My Beat, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 21, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective Danny Clover arrives at an expensive hotel to find Elaine Hill, a perfume demonstrator, murdered in a guest's room. A salesman named Jeffries claims he discovered her body after taking a shower, and a bellboy allegedly witnesses his innocence. As Clover investigates, he uncovers mysterious circumstances surrounding the girl's death, including a cryptic visit to Room 302 the week before that left her in tears.

An expensive hotel in New York City, spanning a guest room, the lobby, and a detective's office.

Characters: Danny Clover, Joe Graham, Mr. Jeffries, Elaine Hill, Fred Chandler, Anna Lee, Laszlo

Listen for: The detective's methodical questioning as he sifts through contradictory accounts and suspicious details. Pay attention to the mystery caller in Room 302 and what frightened Elaine Hill in the days before 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.