Alibi: Tales of the Texas Rangers (September 7, 1952)

“Alibi” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 7, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When two truck drivers stop at a roadside store on Highway 28 near Bankrupt, Texas, they discover the proprietor, Deacon, beaten unconscious on the floor and the cash register emptied. Ranger Jase Pearson arrives to investigate what appears to be a robbery that turned violent, and begins questioning potential suspects in the area.

Deacon's roadside store and surrounding ranches near Bankrupt, Texas on Highway 28, 1952

Characters: Ranger Jase Pearson, Sheriff George Hoffer, Chuck Robertson, Jim Patrick, Deacon, John Sampson, Dodie Carson

Listen for: The investigation into who robbed and beat Deacon, with clues including beer bottles, a blood stain by the refrigerator, and empty cash drawers pointing toward a violent customer.

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.