The Corpse That Took a Powder: Let George Do It (August 23, 1948)

“The Corpse That Took a Powder” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 23, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine receives a desperate note from Marsha Palmer asking for help. When George and his partner arrive at her apartment, they find her apparently dead from suicide, complete with a note and a gun. However, when George steps away to call the police, the body mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind only the letter and an unused weapon.

An apartment building in the city, specifically apartment 3A where Marsha Palmer lives.

Characters: George Valentine, Brooksie, Marsha Palmer, Glenn Stratton, Riley, Lieutenant

Listen for: The mystery of the vanishing corpse and whether Marsha Palmer's death was truly a suicide or something more sinister.

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.