The Larry Moore Murder Case: Broadway Is My Beat (January 12, 1952)

“The Larry Moore Murder Case” is an episode of Broadway Is My Beat, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 12, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective Danny Clover arrests Johnny Welch for the murder of his wife Fay, but Welch is acquitted in court. Days later, a man named Larry Moore is beaten up by Welch, who accuses him of killing Fay. Now with a new victim and a suspect who won't press charges, Clover must uncover the truth behind Fay's death.

Broadway and the streets of New York City, January

Characters: Danny Clover, Johnny Welch, Larry Moore, Ida Gray, Sergeant Geno

Listen for: The complex relationship between Clover and Welch, the mystery of who really killed Fay, and why Welch remains convinced of Moore's guilt despite his acquittal.

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.