Murder Will Out followed the Ellery Queen formula to a point--each show contained a fully dramatized mystery, followed by guesses from the auidience as to the killer's identity. Unlike Queen, this contained no trick clues; the stories unfolded in chronological order, with the clues considered in the order found. Listeners were thus on the same plane as the police and the contestants. Four contestants (two of each sex) were drawn from the audience. Awards of $5 (in war stamps) were given for each correct answer; winners who guessed the killer and the correct clue won a $50 war bond and a Gold Detective Certificate, framed for display._{John Dunning}