The Case of the Graveyard Gunman: Nick Carter, Master Detective (January 11, 1948)

“The Case of the Graveyard Gunman” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 11, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When criminal Nate Benedict escapes from prison, Nick Carter is called in to track him down. A murder in Nick's own office and a mysterious visitor offering to recover stolen jewels for a reward set Nick on the trail of a dangerous conspiracy connected to Benedict's original crime.

New York City, including Nick Carter's office, Felix Garth's home, the Melbourne Arms apartment building, and Wildwood Cemetery

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy Bowen, Nate Benedict, Kay Florian, Felix Garth, Sammy Gates, Sergeant Matty Matherson

Listen for: The investigation unfolds through Nick's phone calls and office visits, leading to a stakeout at an apartment and a tense cemetery confrontation

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.