Ice Pick Murder: Richard Diamond, Private Detective (July 12, 1950)

“Ice Pick Murder” is an episode of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 12, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Richard Diamond investigates when a mysterious man is found dead outside his office door with an ice pick in his back. The only clue is a membership card from the Apollo Health Club. Diamond's inquiry into the club leads him to discover a secret connected to a special juice bar and uncovers a motive for murder tied to blackmail and exposure.

New York City, including Richard Diamond's office, the Apollo Health Club, Leon's restaurant, and the city morgue

Characters: Richard Diamond, Seymour, Helen, Lieutenant Levinson, Dr. Emerson Van Arthur, Red Byron, Rudy Lubin, Leon

Listen for: Diamond's playful banter with Seymour about judo and wrestling; the investigation at the Apollo Health Club; Seymour's elaborate description of his muscle injuries using anatomical terms; the discovery of the poisoned juice bar and the killer's confession.

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.