Misplaced Person: Tales of the Texas Rangers (August 31, 1952)

“Misplaced Person” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 31, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A young boy discovers the bruised and beaten body of a dead woman in the brush near his home. Texas Rangers Pearson and Morgan investigate, finding a purse with a receipt bearing Dr. Schiller's name and number. The doctor claims he doesn't know the victim, but the Rangers must dig through missing persons reports to identify her and track down the truth.

Stockville County and Corpus Christi, Texas, including a rural area, a mortuary, a trailer court, and a fishing trawler in Red Fish Bay

Characters: Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Buddy Clark, Mrs. Clark, Dr. Schiller, Thomas Red Arm, Mrs. Fields

Listen for: The investigation into an unidentified murder victim unfolds as Rangers search for clues in the victim's purse and track down the mysterious Dr. Schiller. A missing persons report finally provides the victim's identity and points to her husband as a suspect.

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.