Unleashed Fury: Tales of the Texas Rangers (May 11, 1952)

“Unleashed Fury” is an episode of Tales of the Texas Rangers, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 11, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Texas Rangers Jason Pearson and Clay Morgan search for Charlie Brock, a dangerous escaped mental patient who murdered his parents years ago. After breaking out of the state hospital's isolation room using an ingenious method with string and scouring powder, Brock flees into the countryside near Houston, and the Rangers must track him down before he strikes again.

Texas countryside near Houston, April 1938; state hospital isolation room

Characters: Ranger Jason Pearson, Ranger Clay Morgan, Charlie Brock, Ralph, Jenny (or Doris), Dr. Gallis

Listen for: The details of Charlie Brock's escape method using string coated with wax and scouring powder to saw through the bars of his isolation window; the Rangers' pursuit across brush and creek beds.

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.