Fred Sears Murder Case: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (June 19, 1949)

“Fred Sears Murder Case” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 19, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private detective Richard Diamond is hired by wealthy Fred Sears to follow his wife Mary, who is romantically involved with nightclub owner Lorne Oliver. After a confrontation at the Stork Club between Sears, Oliver, and gossip columnist Jimmy Cello, Diamond discovers that Sears has been murdered in his office. With multiple suspects and conflicting alibis, Diamond races to uncover the real killer before the police make an arrest.

New York City, including Diamond's office, the Stork Club nightclub, Lorne Oliver's Monarch Club, newspaper offices, and various apartments

Characters: Richard Diamond, private detective, Fred Sears, wealthy import expert, Mary Sears, Fred's wife, Lorne Oliver, nightclub owner, Jimmy Cello, gossip columnist, Helen Asher, Diamond's date, Walt, police sergeant, Herman Sharp, Oliver's employee

Listen for: The clever banter between Diamond and various characters, the escalating tension at the Stork Club, and Diamond's investigation unraveling contradictions in the suspects' stories about their whereabouts the night of the murder

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.