The Jarvis Wilder Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (February 24, 1951)

“The Jarvis Wilder Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 24, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar travels to Farmington, New Mexico to investigate the death of Jarvis Wilder, whose widow Alma has confessed to shooting him. The county grand jury is about to indict her for murder, but as Dollar gathers information from the ranch hands and authorities, he begins to question whether the confession tells the whole story.

Farmington, New Mexico; the Wilder ranch; a small town jail

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Alma Wilder, Mr. Kendall, defense lawyer, Jarvis Wilder, Russell Wilder, Rosemary Wilder, Shram, ranch hand

Listen for: Dollar's investigation into the circumstances of Jarvis Wilder's death and hints that Alma's confession may not be truthful.

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.