The Robert Turk Murder Case: Broadway Is My Beat (October 18, 1952)

“The Robert Turk Murder Case” is an episode of Broadway Is My Beat, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 18, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective Danny Malloy responds to a murder call at the home of Robert Turk on East 63rd Street, where he finds Turk dead with a twisted neck in a room filled with exotic idols and ritualistic objects. A drugged woman is found at the scene who was apparently involved with Turk through some kind of cult activity centered on black magic and love potions.

New York City, 1952: Robert Turk's apartment on East 63rd Street and Mara Spencer's home

Characters: Danny Malloy, Muggerman, Mara Spencer, Johnny Longstreet, Robert Turk

Listen for: The detective's investigation into the mysterious death surrounded by occult paraphernalia, and Mara's account of her involvement with Turk and his cult practices involving exotic drugs and ritualistic objects meant to rekindle romance.

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.