Conspiracy: Tales of the Texas Rangers (April 15, 1951)

“Conspiracy” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 15, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Captain Clint Stenson of the Texas Rangers investigates when Mrs. Wendell claims her husband Ed was murdered by Ray Thorpe, despite Thorpe having been exonerated by the grand jury in a self-defense ruling. When Stenson has Wendell's body exhumed, the medical examination reveals a shocking truth that suggests a conspiracy involving local law enforcement and witnesses.

Crescendo, Texas and surrounding county, October 17th, 1926

Characters: Captain Clint Stenson, Mrs. Wendell, Ray Thorpe, Jason Pearson, Steve Clark, Sheriff, County Attorney Lou Morrison, Medical Examiner

Listen for: The discovery at the cemetery that changes everything; the ranger's realization that powerful people in town are involved in covering up the truth.

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.