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Broadway's My Beat: The Elizabeth Price Murder Case (EP4903)

February 4, 2026·39 min·3 clips
Billy Bailey's body lies still as a spinning electric sign casts colored light over his dead face.
A 1951 radio drama episode where Detective Danny Clover investigates the mysterious death of Elizabeth Price, a woman from Vermont who dies of poisoning in New York City. The investigation reveals a complex web of loneliness, family dynamics, and murder as Clover uncovers the truth about her stepson's involvement.

As heard by us

A somber Broadway's My Beat case that balances hard-boiled narration with human loss.

Broadway's My Beat uses the Elizabeth Price murder case to hang a story that is really about grief. Danny Clover comes across less like a performer than a steady listener, especially in the scenes with Johnny, the 17-year-old orphan who cannot quite absorb what has happened.

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Why you'd press play

For when you want a murder case wrapped in neon-lit Broadway melancholy.

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