The Case of Trouble Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (August 5, 1962)

“The Case of Trouble Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 5, 1962. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in Des Moines to investigate a series of explosions and fires at paper products company warehouses owned by brothers Albert and Ed Case. The fires, which have cost tens of thousands of dollars, show signs of arson but leave no concrete evidence. When Johnny visits Albert Case's home with Tom Bartlett and his wife Millie, he discovers Albert dead at his desk under mysterious circumstances.

Des Moines, Iowa and surrounding towns including Indianola, Madrid, and Knoxville in 1962

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Tom Bartlett, Albert Case, Ed Case, Mildred Bartlett, Police officer

Listen for: A mysterious death interrupts the investigation into warehouse fires; Johnny Dollar must determine if Albert Case's death is connected to the insurance claim troubles.

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.