Small Town Murder

By James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman

Society & Culture Comedy

What's Small Town Murder about?

Two comedians look at a small town, what makes it tick, and a murder that took place there. In depth research, horrible tragedy, and the hosts' comedic spin on the whole thing. New episodes every Thursday!!

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#206 - Why Charles Manson W...

01.14.2021

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 apartment together. The problem is, some are runaways, one is pregnant, some are just ...

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01.14.2021 #206 - Why Charles Manson Wasn't In "Friends" - Moses Lake, Washington 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 apartment together. The problem is, some are runaways, one is pregnant, some are just ...
01.07.2021 #205 - The Disappearing Cheerleader in Hanover Township, New Jersey This week, in Hanover Township, New Jersey, a bright, popular cheerleader disappears from the mall parking lot, leaving her car keys still in the ignition. This causes widespread fear, until another young woman is attacked, then it turns into complete ...
12.31.2020 204 - What EXACTLY Happened Here? in Clinton, North Carolina 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 surface of community & church, were secrets that nobody wanted to have come out in ...
12.26.2020 BONUS! - Small Town Murder Express ep 1 - Front Porch Sunbathing & Missing Cows 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 & Giving You Murder! We check out a murder in East Amwell Township, ...
12.24.2020 #203 - Love Thy Neighbor in Hampton, New Hampshire 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 murder on the mind. Everyone is shocked when the truth comes out, as the murderer ...
12.17.2020 #202 - A Very Murderous Christmas in Barnesville, Georgia This week, in Barnesville, Georgia, a gruesome Christmas Eve discovery has investigators processing a crime scene & doing autopsies on Christmas morning. What they find is equally obvious & absurd. A thin plot, somehow covered up for longer than it ...
12.10.2020 #201 - A Mystery Deepens in Gormania, West Virginia 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 posse is organized, as well as the FBI, State, & local police, as ...
12.03.2020 #200 - Possessed By Stupidity in Brownstown Township, Michigan This week, in Brownstown Township, Michigan, a seemingly normal situation spins very quickly out of control, when a person begins to believe that other people may be possessed by demons... and we all know there's only one way to get ...
11.26.2020 #199 - Hello, I'm My Sister... in Anniston, Alabama 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 involves mysterious illnesses, suddenly appearing twin sisters, and an armless ...
11.19.2020 #198 - A Ted Bundy On The Rise in Needham, Massachusetts 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, much more twisted. A young man with excruciating similarities to Ted Bundy unleashes his darkest ...
11.12.2020 #197 - No Good Deed... in Golden Valley, Arizona 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 little sense, and that's only the start. We can't say "why??" quite enough during this ...
11.05.2020 #196 - A Man Named "Hillbilly" in Fruitville, Florida 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 more people wanted dead, than liked them. At first the culprit seems ...
10.29.2020 #195 - The Head Of The Serpent in Lafayette, Indiana This week, in Lafayette, Indiana, a terrible, hideous murder makes investigators look in the wrong place, for a minute, before the culprit becomes very obvious. A person as deranged as anyone we've ever talked about, turns out to have their ...
10.22.2020 #194 - A Real Life Halloween Monster in Sutherland, Nebraska 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 regularly scheduled show to tell residents to stay in their homes, lock their doors ...
10.15.2020 #193 - A Stalking From Within in Darby, Montana 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, things aren't what they seem, or what anybody thinks. When the truth comes out, ...
10.08.2020 #192 - Angry, Bloody & Ridiculous in Colby, Wisconsin This week, in Colby, Wisconsin, a strange interweaving of marriages, and relationships leaves a man wanting revenge. What follows is one of the most brutal, heartless, and insane stories we've ever heard. A bloody mess, complete with some parts of ...
10.01.2020 #191 - Like Severed Legs At A Wedding... in Fairfield, Ohio 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 investigation of the legs uncovers more than everyone bargained for, when we find out ...
09.24.2020 #190 - We Will Dig Up That Basement! in Vinton, Virginia 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 dealers? Police conspiracy? Trusted family friend? And why? The answer to that is a ...
09.17.2020 #189 - The Lego Murders in Holladay, Utah 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 blood & a trail of Legos, near the body, and around the house. The case ...
09.10.2020 #188 - A Garbage Disposal Full Of Secrets in Corcoran, Minnesota 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. Her constant interference, mixed with strange rumors of a very odd interfamily relationship bring things over ...
09.03.2020 #187 - Remorse Is For Suckers in Reeds Spring, Missouri This week, in Reeds Spring, Missouri, when three, very rural local residents are found brutally killed, including a teenager, investigators uncover a tale of trust, drugs, deception, and an elaborate murder plot that could only be the work of one ...
08.27.2020 #186 - Power Saws, Little Red Wagons & Corpse Finding Cats in Libertyville, Iowa 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 function for singles, and they married within weeks. Turns out, he's not as ...
08.20.2020 #185 - A Double Murder In Stereo Sound in Middletown, Connecticut This week, in Middletown, Connecticut, when a horrible scene, including two brutally murdered people, is discovered in a house, investigators try to put it all together, and get a huge boost from one piece of evidence, an actual audio recording ...
08.13.2020 #184 - Some Dogs Find All The Legs in Streamwood, Illinois 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 the fact that they either have a vicious killer on the loose, or someone has ...
08.06.2020 #183 - A Stupid, Vicious, Unlucky Mess in Eddyville, Oregon 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 out if they're dealing with a serial killer, or an unsophisticated teenager. The story ...
07.30.2020 #182 - Two Shot Glasses Of Blood, Please in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 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 year, until a very interesting story emerges, telling a tale that is both ...
07.23.2020 #181 - A Bloody Path To A Monster in Enosburgh, Vermont 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 the worst. When she is eventually found, brutally murdered, the investigation quickly goes cold, ...
07.16.2020 #180 - Dark & Dirty Motivation in Mustang, Oklahoma 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 this could be a maniac on the loose. Luckily for everyone, it ...
07.09.2020 #179 - Deep Beneath The Goat Heads in Gunnison, Colorado 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 someone in his family might be hiding the truth from them. ...
07.02.2020 #178 - Proud To Be Cruel in Middle River, Maryland 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 of a normal existence, and decides to go on a killing ...
06.25.2020 #177 - Sex, Deception, Death... And A Pig in Verdigre, Nebraska 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 has it all, sex, lies, murder... and a pig, named Arthur. In the ...
06.18.2020 #176 - Sicker Than The Average Strangler in Gaffney, South Carolina 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, in the middle of the street. Her husband seems to be the culprit, and ...
06.11.2020 #175 - Cruel, Unusual & Pointless in Newville, Pennsylvania 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 department. What ends up happening couldn't have been predicted by anyone as it turns into ...
06.04.2020 #174 - Open & Not So Shut in Belle Terre, New York 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 son, who makes a full confession, including the motive of being angry ...
05.28.2020 #173 - Three Is A Ring, Four Is A Crowd in Marmaduke, Arkansas This week, in Marmaduke, Arkansas, two couples become close friends, and even more, until a proposition for an unconventional "business proposition" turns certain people against certain others. In the end, the only solution is... someone has to die. The question ...
05.21.2020 #172 - Natural Born Killer Idiots in Chubbuck, Idaho 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 world, with murder. Luckily for police, they brazenly document most of their own ...
05.14.2020 #171 - Til Dismemberment Do Us Part in Decatur, Alabama 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 lifestyle she desires, so she decides to leave him. He does everything he can ...
05.10.2020 Bonus Episode! Prisoner Dating Game - All Violent Felon Edition 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 hypothetical date! The catch is, they're all incarcerated violent felons, and Jimmie ...
05.07.2020 #170 - An Attempted Suburban Vampire Cult in St. Cloud, Minnesota 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 adults & even whatever drifter wanders through. One of the brothers decides that this ...
04.30.2020 #169 - A Brutal, Silly & Victimless Murder in Layland, West Virginia 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 scene. How that man got there is one of the craziest stories ever ...
04.23.2020 #168 - A Killer In The Cards in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England This week, in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England, a troubled young man finds his idols, when he reads books about serial killers like Jack The Ripper, and The Yorkshire Ripper. He tells everyone who will listen about his plans to match ...
04.16.2020 #167 - You'll Have To Chop Off More than That... in Antelope, California 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 could have been an ex-boyfriend, or even a budding serial killer, but they ...
04.09.2020 #166 - Starting Your Own Religion Can Be Tricky in American Fork, Utah This week, in American Fork, Utah, when two brothers from a very interesting background get excommunicated from the local church, they form their own belief system. These beliefs include some VERY weird things, to say the least, including several people ...
04.02.2020 #165 - Sex Tape Bait in Port Penn, Delaware 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 turns into a case of a missing person, then quickly becomes a ...
03.26.2020 #164 - The Idiotic Avenger in Greenwood, Florida 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 all scores, all at once, with his son as the wingman. Will the perpetrator ...
03.19.2020 #163 - Teenage Killer Lesbian Vampire Werewolves From Space in Humble, Texas 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 73 times. There are plenty of leads, but they all seem to ...
03.12.2020 #162 - A Very Unstable Genius in Chatham Township, New Jersey This week, in Chatham Township, New Jersey, a brilliant woman achieves amazing things, breaking through glass ceilings, and being an inspiration to people around her. But what those people don't realize is there is something under the surface that they ...
03.05.2020 #161 - Killing On Consignment in Nashville, Michigan 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 to a witness that unveils a plot that no one could ...
02.27.2020 #160 - Trust Me, I'm A Murderer in Festus, Missouri 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 such a good idea. Like helping find someone to kill ...
02.20.2020 #159 - You Can't Dismember Your Problems in Florence, Arizona 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 he has to turn his life around, and ends up committing a truly ...

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