Small Town Murder

#206 - Why Charles Manson Wasn't In "Friends" - Moses Lake, Washington

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Moses Lake, Washington, the dynamic in a group of young friends becomes very weird, when everyone decides to live in a one room apartmen...

#205 - The Disappearing Cheerleader in Hanover Township, New Jersey

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Hanover Township, New Jersey, a bright, popular cheerleader disappears from the mall parking lot, leaving her car keys still in the igni...

#204 - What EXACTLY Happened Here? in Clinton, North Carolina

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Clinton, North Carolina, where a storybook small town couple make a nice little life for themselves... or so it seemed. Under the surfac...

STM Express - ep 1 - Front Porch Sunbathing & Missing Cows

26 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, on a special Bonus episode, we give you "Small Town Murder Express", where we'll look at some crazy cases, and get right to Shutting Up & G...

#203 - Love Thy Neighbor in Hampton, New Hampshire

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Hampton, New Hampshire, a surprise knock at the door isn't a friendly neighbor, bringing cookies, but is instead, a shadowy figure, with...

#202 - A Very Murderous Christmas in Barnesville, Georgia

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Barnesville, Georgia, a gruesome Christmas Eve discovery has investigators processing a crime scene & doing autopsies on Christmas morni...

#201 - A Mystery Deepens in Gormania, West Virginia

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Gormania, West Virginia, a young woman runs out the door, after receiving a mysterious phone call, never to be seen again. A full on pos...

#200 - Possessed By Stupidity in Brownstown Township, Michigan

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Brownstown Township, Michigan, a seemingly normal situation spins very quickly out of control, when a person begins to believe that othe...

#199 - Hello, I'm My Sister... in Anniston, Alabama

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Anniston, Alabama, for the first time, we are doing a second case from a town! Why? Because the case is just that wild. So wild, that it...

#198 - A Ted Bundy On The Rise in Needham, Massachusetts

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Needham, Massachusetts, a mysterious death in the Boston suburbs turns out to be not as mysterious as originally thought, but is instead...

#197 - No Good Deed... in Golden Valley, Arizona

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Golden Valley, Arizona, a very nice gesture leads to some not very nice murder. Actually, it's vicious, nasty murders that make very lit...

#196 - A Man Named "Hillbilly" in Fruitville, Florida

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Fruitville, Florida, where a body is found in a drainage ditch, with its skull caved in. A peek into their life reveals a person that mo...

#195 - The Head Of The Serpent in Lafayette, Indiana

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Lafayette, Indiana, a terrible, hideous murder makes investigators look in the wrong place, for a minute, before the culprit becomes ver...

#194 - A Real Life Halloween Monster in Sutherland, Nebraska

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Sutherland, Nebraska, where right before Halloween, a quiet, rural area is sent into a panic, when a news broadcast breaks in on the reg...

#193 - A Stalking From Within in Darby, Montana

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Darby, Montana, a twisted plot, and two year long fear campaign end in a vicious murder, that shocks everyone around. The problem is, th...

#192 - Angry, Bloody & Ridiculous in Colby, Wisconsin

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Colby, Wisconsin, a strange interweaving of marriages, and relationships leaves a man wanting revenge. What follows is one of the most b...

#191 - Like Severed Legs At A Wedding... in Fairfield, Ohio

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Fairfield, Ohio, a picturesque wedding, beside a river, ends in horror when a bridesmaid sees a severed leg, washed up on shore. The inv...

#190 - We Will Dig Up That Basement! in Vinton, Virginia

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Vinton, Virginia, a smoldering home reveals a family, who all died, well before any fire started. Who could have done this? Angry drug d...

#189 - The Lego Murders in Holladay, Utah

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Holladay, Utah, a prominent woman is viciously killed in her own home, and investigators have very little to work with, besides some blo...

#188 - A Garbage Disposal Full Of Secrets in Corcoran, Minnesota

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Corcoran, Minnesota, a seemingly happy home is disrupted by the addition of a mother-in-law, who could actually be spawned from hell. He...

#187 - Remorse Is For Suckers in Reeds Spring, Missouri

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Reeds Spring, Missouri, when three, very rural local residents are found brutally killed, including a teenager, investigators uncover a ...

#186 - Power Saws, Little Red Wagons & Corpse Finding Cats in Libertyville, Iowa

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Libertyville, Iowa, when police are alerted to cats, eating an unknown flesh, they unravel quite the tale. A woman met a man at a functi...

#185 - A Double Murder In Stereo Sound in Middletown, Connecticut

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Middletown, Connecticut, when a horrible scene, including two brutally murdered people, is discovered in a house, investigators try to p...

#184 - Some Dogs Find All The Legs in Streamwood, Illinois

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Streamwood, Illinois, when a neighborhood dog, named Friendly brings home part of a freshly severed human leg, the area must deal with t...

#183 - A Stupid, Vicious, Unlucky Mess in Eddyville, Oregon

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Eddyville, Oregon, what seems like a simple accident, on first sight, turns out to be anything but that, as investigators try to figure ...

#182 - Two Shot Glasses Of Blood, Please in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, a mystery grows around a local woman, found brutally murdered in her own bed. The case goes cold for over a yea...

#181 - A Bloody Path To A Monster in Enosburgh, Vermont

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Enosburgh, Vermont, a young woman disappears, with zero clues to go on. Police classify her as a missing person, but family members fear...

#180 - Dark & Dirty Motivation in Mustang, Oklahoma

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Mustang, Oklahoma, the area is rocked by the murder of a prominent citizen, in their own living room. As the town mourns, they also fear...

#179 - Deep Beneath The Goat Heads in Gunnison, Colorado

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Gunnison, Colorado, a happy go lucky young man disappears into thin air, and his friend wonder if he left to build a better life, or if ...

#178 - Proud To Be Cruel in Middle River, Maryland

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Middle River, Maryland, a troubled man, who is rightfully called "pure evil" at many points in his life, gives up on trying to make a go...

#177 - Sex, Deception, Death... And A Pig in Verdigre, Nebraska

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Verdigre, Nebraska, a rural farm is the setting for a tale that seems simple enough, until you begin to unravel the layers. This story h...

#176 - Sicker Than The Average Strangler in Gaffney, South Carolina

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Gaffney, South Carolina, it looks like a typical domestic dispute, ended in an unusual way, when a woman is found, naked, and strangled,...

#175 - Cruel, Unusual & Pointless in Newville, Pennsylvania

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Newville, Pennsylvania, local Wal-Mart employees find love, but things don't go as planned, when a new woman starts work in the photo de...

#174 - Open & Not So Shut in Belle Terre, New York

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Belle Terre, New York, a wealthy couple is found dead, in their own home. The only other person in the house is their adopted teenage so...

#173 - Three Is A Ring, Four Is A Crowd in Marmaduke, Arkansas

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Marmaduke, Arkansas, two couples become close friends, and even more, until a proposition for an unconventional "business proposition" t...

#172 - Natural Born Killer Idiots in Chubbuck, Idaho

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Chubbuck, Idaho, two young men, seeking the infamy of their serial killer heroes for themselves, they set out to make a mark on the worl...

#171 - Til Dismemberment Do Us Part in Decatur, Alabama

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Decatur, Alabama, a young widow, with an infant daughter finds love with a new husband, but he doesn't quite provide her with the lifest...

Bonus Episode! Prisoner Dating Game - All Violent Felon Edition

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we bring you an extra special bonus episode!! We line up 4 bachelors & 4 bachelorettes, and pick one of each as the winner of a hypothetica...

#170 - An Attempted Suburban Vampire Cult in St. Cloud, Minnesota

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, a troubled pair of brothers end up renting a run down house that becomes a magnet for runaway teens, troubled adul...

#169 - A Brutal, Silly & Victimless Murder in Layland, West Virginia

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Layland, West Virginia, police come upon a dead man, dangling by one foot, off of a local bridge, while people are observed fleeing the ...

#168 - A Killer In The Cards in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England, a troubled young man finds his idols, when he reads books about serial killers like Jack The Rippe...

#167 - You'll Have To Chop Off More than That... in Antelope, California

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Antelope, California, when a young woman is found, dead, on the side of the road, with some very unusual clues, police wonder if it coul...

#166 - Starting Your Own Religion Can Be Tricky in American Fork, Utah

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in American Fork, Utah, when two brothers from a very interesting background get excommunicated from the local church, they form their own ...

#165 - Sex Tape Bait in Port Penn, Delaware

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Port Penn, Delaware, a woman's Sunday night out to pick up a sex tape from an ex-boyfriend, and skating at the local roller skating rink...

#164 - The Idiotic Avenger in Greenwood, Florida

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Greenwood, Florida, a local rivalry is heated up when there are accusations of affairs, and worse. This results is an attempt too settle...

#163 - Teenage Killer Lesbian Vampire Werewolves From Space in Humble, Texas

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Humble, Texas, a regular, blue collar family leads a seemingly great life, until the lady of the house is found in her own bed, stabbed ...

#162 - A Very Unstable Genius in Chatham Township, New Jersey

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Chatham Township, New Jersey, a brilliant woman achieves amazing things, breaking through glass ceilings, and being an inspiration to pe...

#161 - Killing On Consignment in Nashville, Michigan

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Nashville, Michigan, when a body is found in a ditch, on the side of a country road, police have no clues, until a used motorcycle leads...

#160 - Trust Me, I'm A Murderer in Festus, Missouri

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Festus, Missouri, a small town police chief gets a little too big for his own good, and seems to get mixed up in some things that aren't...

#159 - You Can't Dismember Your Problems in Florence, Arizona

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Florence, Arizona, one of the craziest stories we've ever had unfolds in just as weird of a way. A troubled man ruins every opportunity ...

#158 - A Hollow Full Of Murder in Tiline, Kentucky

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Tiline, Kentucky, where crazy circumstances unfold around the disappearance of local resident. As it unfolds, we find out just how insan...

#157 - Every Step You Take... in Jefferson, Wisconsin

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Jefferson, Wisconsin, a quiet town is rocked on a serene Easter Sunday, by a vicious murder in a rural home. No one can understand how t...

#156 - Lies Can Be Deadly in Salem, Massachusetts

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Salem, Massachusetts, a local woman goes missing, and the local police do everything they can to find her. Including consulting friends,...

#155 - Two Bodies & One Big Coincidence in Raeford, North Carolina

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Raeford, North Carolina, a family in crisis is the perfect prey for a predator, who moves in, and disrupts any potential harmony. When a...

#154 - A Bloody Puzzle With Missing Pieces in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, high school sweethearts get married, and raise a nice family, until some "sexual problems" cause a few waves in ...

#153 - That Can't Be An Accident in Brookfield Township, Ohio

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Brookfield Township, Ohio, a casual evening of drinking at a local small town bar turns into a search for a missing person. Family, frie...

#152 - Taming The Beast in Shelton, Washington

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Shelton, Washington, when a brutal murder is discovered in a woman's home, the police have very little to go on, except a mysterious, on...

#151 - The Panhandle Samurai in Vincennes, Indiana

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Vincennes, Indiana, a troubled person's life seemingly spins out of control in a sea of arrests, fights, marriages, drugs, bats & swords...

#150 - A Betrayal Of Hearts & Knives in Rome, Georgia

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Rome, Georgia, a picturesque, all-American couple find each other in high school, then get married, start a family, and live happily... ...

#149 - Brutality, Karma & Cold-blooded Stupid in Stillwater, New York

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Stillwater, New York, a lone shoe, protruding from the snow is quite the tip of the iceberg, as a brutal scenario is played out. The que...

#148 - A Deadly Recipe in Alturas, Florida

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Alturas, Florida, a rural family deals with what appears to be an illness, running through the family, until a doctor notices a symptom ...

#147 - That's Not Junk In That Trunk in Ocean Township, New Jersey

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Ocean Township, New Jersey, opposites attract, as two people seem to finally what they're looking for in a relationship. They seem to be...

#146 - A Strangle Here, A Strangle There in Hutchinson, Kansas

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Hutchinson, Kansas, a woman's mysterious drowning leads to no on being punished, but plenty of rumors swirling around her ex husband, wh...

#145 - Killing, Cover Up & A LOT of Sex Toys in Fremont, New Hampshire

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Fremont, New Hampshire, when a woman, who also happens to be an out of state fugitive, goes missing, police are baffled, until an expect...

#144 - One In A Ditch & One In A Bed in Forest City, Iowa

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Forest City, Iowa, a young, aspiring school teacher is brutally murdered in her own bed, in a rural farm house. Police immediately look ...

#143 - A Scary Story On A Quiet Street in Pitman, New Jersey

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Pitman, New Jersey, a quiet, idyllic street, where two beloved local residents are planning to spent the rest of their lives is shaken, ...

#142 - Where Is The Head?? in Dickson, Tennessee

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Dickson, Tennessee, a local woman, with some problems, from a prominent family, goes missing, at the same time as a local man, from a no...

#141 - The Bart & Milhouse Ritual Killing in Springfield, Oregon

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Springfield, Oregon, where we cover a town that's a little larger than normal, but still has that small town feel, and just as much of s...

#140 - When Death Is Too Easy in Troy, Illinois

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Troy, Illinois, a drifter, fresh out of prison, blows into town, and is caught with a stolen car, and quite the story of how he came to ...

#139 - The Murder Portal Is Open in Little Compton, Rhode Island

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a brutal killing is discovered, and the fact that there is an open hole, in the victim's home, literally e...

#138 - The Cookie Monster in Walnut, Mississippi

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Walnut, Mississippi, where the town doesn't know where to turn when a ransom note is found, after a college student goes missing. Who co...

#137 - A Murder Not-So-Mystery Weekend in St. Michaels, Maryland

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in St Michaels, Maryland, a couple goes on a weekend getaway to a resort, complete with a murder mystery dinner theater show, romantic cott...

#136 - Unearthing Some Secrets in Eunice, New Mexico

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Eunice, New Mexico, when a woman disappears, seemingly into thin air, everyone looks at her ex husband, but it's not quite so simple. Ma...

#135 - A Sun Powered Killer in Edinburg, Virginia

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Edinburg, Virginia, a troubled man, with a troubled family ends a family feud in a very final, and violent way. When he is finally disco...

#134 - Some People Just Don't Mix in Byers, Colorado

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Byers, Colorado, a upstanding, church going woman goes missing, and police aren't sure where to turn. Was it her beloved family? A rando...

#133 - What's That In Your Pocket? in Mount Ida, Arkansas

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Mount Ida, Arkansas, a beloved citizen is found murdered at home, and everyone is left scratching their heads until a seemingly tiny clu...

#132 - Why Let One Live? in Weisenberg, Pennsylvania

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Weisenberg, Pennsylvania, a seemingly happy family moves to a new state, and everything is going wonderfully. Soon, financial problems s...

#131 - A Killer So Innocent in Winnemucca, Nevada

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Winnemucca, Nevada, a man moves to a new town to make a fresh start. Everything was going so well that his nephew soon joined him, and a...

#130 - I Killed The Devil... You're Welcome in Jackson, Michigan

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Jackson, Michigan, a seemingly serene couple owns a pizza/taco restaurant, they go on vacations together, and just seem like the perfect...

#129 - A Bloody Surprise in Guilford, Connecticut

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Guilford, Connecticut, a bloody discovery is made by a small child, leading police, and everyone else to wonder how this could have poss...

#128 - Follow That Blood Trail... in Guide Rock, Nebraska

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Guide Rock, Nebraska, the drama in multiple tumultuous relationships begins to boil over due to alcohol, anger, and close living quarter...

#127 - Menage a Nope in St Johnsbury, Vermont

11 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, a woman disappears, while her truck is found, with the engine running, and her perfectly safe, 2 year old son in...

BONUS - The Prisoner Dating Game!

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, James and Jimmie line up 3 bachelors and 3 bachelorettes and play the Prisoner Dating Game! You can hear ad-free new episodes plus exclu...

#126 - PCP, Sadness, Or Crazy in Houma, Louisiana

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Houma, Louisiana, a series of unfortunate events derail a man's life, after he had done so much to turn it around. Family troubles, mone...

#125 - The Shining, But More Quaint in Newry, Maine

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Newry, Maine, a picturesque bed & breakfast in the hills of ski country is the setting of unbelievable horrors, as more bodies keep bein...

#124 - Saving It For Later in Townville, South Carolina

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Townville, South Carolina, police are surprised when a man comes into the station, covered in blood, and claiming to have just killed th...

#123 - Bees, Syrup & Leeches in White Earth, Minnesota

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in White Earth, Minnesota, a simple trip into the woods to go "syrupin'" ends in a well liked guy, being found, face down in the mud. There...

#122 - An Irresistible Force in Garden City, Idaho

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Garden City, Idaho, where a local man disappears into thin air. His family is worried, but is he just on vacation? Is he having a good t...

#121 - A Trailer Too Close in Magnolia, Texas

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Magnolia, Texas, a man has a terrible track record with romantic involvements, until he finally finds a someone to marry, and settle dow...

#120 - Guns, Explosives & A Lion in Duchesne, Utah

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Duchesne, Utah, a man who has always had trouble with the law, gets angry when some a couple that he knows may have wronged him. This an...

#119 - It's About The Opportunities in Whitley City, Kentucky

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Whitley City, Kentucky, when a gruesome discovery is made in the back of a rural trailer, police can't quite close the net around a susp...

#118 - A Strange Fun in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, a man with an incredibly troubled past lets it all out over the course of a night. The violence is shocking, ...

#117 - Sexier Than Coal in Jasper, Alabama

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Jasper, Alabama, a women seems to be the siren of coal country, as she attracts, and seemingly eventually marries most of the men in tow...

#116 - A Vampire Pyramid Scheme in Marshfield, Massachusetts

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Marshfield, Massachusetts, a neighborhood house fire leads to the discovery of a brutal murder inside. At first, there are many theories...

#115 - A Game Of Pray, Marry, Kill in Lititz, Pennsylvania

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Lititz, Pennsylvania, two young people find love in a group of homeschooled kids from the area. The problem is that families don't appro...

#114 - Hot For Teacher in Crandon, Wisconsin

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Crandon, Wisconsin, a college student begins an affair with one of his professors, but problems begin to arise. Mainly because this prof...

#113 - Just Being Myself in Clearview, Washington

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Clearview, Washington, a man is troubled all his life. Drugs lead to arrests & jail as he slowly progressed in the nature of his crimes,...

#112 - Hitchhiking Was Never Safe in Dunbar, West Virginia

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Dunbar, West Virginia, a 12 year old boy disappears, but ends up being found in the worst possible way. The police initially think they ...

#111 - Two Sides Of One Story in Eatonton, Georgia

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Eatonton, Georgia, troubles build between a divorced couple, resulting in all sorts of crazy behavior on the part of everyone. It all co...

#110 - A Tangled Tree Of Disaster in Bridgeville, Delaware

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, in Bridgeville, Delaware, a complex web of relationships emerge, causing a ton of strife. People marry, divorce, get back together, then ma...