Quicksilver: Tales of the Texas Rangers (August 5, 1950)

“Quicksilver” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 5, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

On May 22, 1947, Jim Stockholm visits town to buy hog feed, then returns to his ranch in Carson County, Texas. A week later, the bodies of Jim, his wife Flo, and their ten-year-old son Carl are discovered. Ranger Jay Pearson investigates the crime, using clues from the ranch to narrow down the time of death and begin tracking the killer.

Stockholm Ranch in Carson County, Texas, May 1947

Characters: Ranger Jay Pearson, Sheriff Lockins, Jim Stockholm, Flo Stockholm, Carl Stockholm, Charles, Jimmy Duff

Listen for: How Ranger Pearson uses evidence from the hogs and feed sacks to solve the murders; the investigation into who visited the Stockholm ranch

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.