The William Post Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (September 22, 1953)

“The William Post Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 22, 1953. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New York to look into the murder of Teresa Post, who was stabbed and robbed in her apartment. Lieutenant Roseman suspects her husband William, though he claims an alibi with his girlfriend Jane Yu. Dollar interviews the key figures who discovered the body—private detective Paul Sacks and lawyer George Simon—to determine who killed Mrs. Post and why her expensive mink coat was left behind while only a cloth coat was stolen.

New York City, primarily the 5th Precinct police station, a private detective's office on 52nd Street, and a lawyer's office suite.

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Roseman, William Post, Teresa Post, Paul Sacks, Jane Yu, George Simon

Listen for: The puzzling details of the crime—why the killer took only a cloth coat while leaving valuable furs behind, and whether the husband's alibi with his girlfriend can be trusted.

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.