Uncertain Death: Tales of the Texas Rangers (April 13, 1952)

“Uncertain Death” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 13, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Two elderly men hear gunshots and a woman's cry at a remote lake near Cambridge, Texas. A woman's handbag is recovered from the water bearing the name Lucy Regan, a kindergarten teacher. Ranger Pearson investigates whether Lucy was murdered, questioning her last known companion, cowhand Ken Bowman, who admits driving a black four-door sedan and being with her the previous evening.

East Texas near Cambridge, at a lake and nearby ranch

Characters: Ranger Jason Pearson, Sheriff, George, Ollie, Lucy Regan, Ken Bowman

Listen for: The ranger's investigation into the mysterious shooting and the discovery of Lucy Regan's handbag in the water

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.