The Case of the Haunted Burial Cave: Nick Carter, Master Detective (May 16, 1954)

“The Case of the Haunted Burial Cave” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 16, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Nick Carter arrives at a remote archaeological expedition near the Canadian border investigating an attack on expedition leader Cole Adams inside an unexplored burial cave. Adams was nearly strangled by an unknown assailant, and the local authorities refuse to help, claiming the cave is sacred and haunted. Carter must uncover whether the attack was motivated by superstition, jealousy, or something else entirely.

A remote archaeological camp near an unexplored burial cave close to the Canadian border, about 30 miles from the nearest town.

Characters: Nick Carter, Cole Adams, Miss Bowen, Kevin Farrell, Sam Big Eagle, Jeff White

Listen for: The mystery of who attacked Cole Adams in the cave and why, involving questions of superstition, jealousy, and hidden motives among the expedition members.

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.