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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#338 - Attempting Immortali...

11.26.2022

This week, in Llanfair, Wales, United Kingdom, the horrible discovery of local woman, with her heart wrapped in newspaper, and placed in a saucepan of blood, atop a silver platter, and several other strange arrangements of candlesticks, and fireplace pokers ...

Small Town Murder episodes:

11.26.2022 #338 - Attempting Immortality - Llanfair, Wales, United Kingdom This week, in Llanfair, Wales, United Kingdom, the horrible discovery of local woman, with her heart wrapped in newspaper, and placed in a saucepan of blood, atop a silver platter, and several other strange arrangements of candlesticks, and fireplace pokers ...
11.24.2022 #337 - Much Stranger Things - Cynthiana, Indiana This week, in Cynthiana, Indiana, a rather routine investigation of a minor crime leads detectives to try to track down a woman, who turns out to be missing. When her boyfriend is tracked down, he blames her husband. But the ...
11.19.2022 #336 - The General's Secrets - Leonardtown, Maryland This week, in Leonardtown, Maryland, when neighbors notice that their Army general friend hasn't taken his flag inside, for a couple of nights, they grow suspicious, and they are incredibly surprised to hear that he's been horribly murdered. They're even ...
11.17.2022 #335 - The Great Kidnapping Caper - Aberdeen, South Dakota This week, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, a happy go lucky world is turned upside down, when a local mother gets a phone call, telling her that her 19 year old son has been kidnapped, and only a large ransom can ...
11.12.2022 #334 - The Missing Blood Mystery - Grayson, Kentucky This week, in Grayson, Kentucky, a troubled man with a rough history, gets out of prison, finds a girlfriend, and gets wasted. He drinks, smokes, and even takes horse tranquilizers, while surrounding himself with a not very wholesome group of ...
11.10.2022 #332 - A Kiss Before Death - Odessa, Texas This week, in Odessa, Texas, a very different kind of young lady struggles to keep her sanity, in west Texas, while exploring all that the local boys have to offer. She intentionally tries to shock the people she considers "the ...
11.04.2022 #331 - A Pact Of Evil - Bernardo, New Mexico This week, in Bernardo, New Mexico, a strange trio, including a married teenage girl set out to have some fun, and decide that the best way to do that would be to find someone, walking, and "scare the hell out ...
11.03.2022 #330 - The Vixen Of Violence - Elk Grove, Illinois This week, in Elk Grove, Illinois, a simple stolen car leads to the discovery of an entire family, slaughtered, in their home. Shot, beaten, and tortured, with the heat turned up to 97 degrees, it's obvious that someone had it ...
10.28.2022 #329 - The Warlock Test - Eyota, Minnesota This week, in Eyota, Minnesota, a group of young, drifting restaurant workers form what they call a "family". All of this around a guy they call the "High Priest", who leads this little group, in both physical aggression, and some ...
10.27.2022 #328 - Is Granny A Psychopath? - Barkhamsted, Connecticut This week, in Barkhamsted, Connecticut, when a woman is found, beyond murdered, the only suspect appears to be her mother in law, a physically weak older woman, who has been in and out of mental hospitals for years. But could ...
10.21.2022 #327 - Beer, Sex & Jealousy - Albia, Iowa This week, in Albia, Iowa, a hard drinking pair of distant cousins drink themselves silly, for an entire day, then decide to pick up an ex-girlfriend, and keep the party going. But when the ex-girlfriend turns her affections toward the ...
10.20.2022 #326 - Pictures Of Fear - Donalsonville, Georgia This week, in Donalsonville, Georgia, a strange group of dangerous people escape from a work camp, and end up on a rural farm, looking for gas & money to head to Mexico, in order to "live the good life". Instead, ...
10.14.2022 #325 - The Devil's Gift - Alvo, Nebraska This week, in Alvo, Nebraska, when a home is found, engulfed in flames, everyone thinks that the couple who lived there must be burned to cinders. But when only one of them is found, wrapped in a blanket, and mutilated, ...
10.13.2022 #324 - Dissecting An Alien Vampire - Framingham, Massachusetts This week, in Framingham, Massachusetts, an upstanding, successful suburban couple appear to have it all. Great jobs, money in the bank, and a beautiful home, in a safe, leafy neighborhood. They appear to be on top of the world, until ...
10.07.2022 #323 - Grumpy Violent Old Men - Shawnee Township, Ohio This week, in Shawnee Township, Ohio, a strange relationship exists between two older brothers, who live together, and seem to have an ongoing feud. One has a history of arrests for violence, and the other has a history of being ...
10.06.2022 #322 - The Ninja Cowboy Butcher - Davie, Florida This week, in Davie, Florida, A night of watching the family's favorite tv show turns into a terrorizing ordeal, involving knives, guns, and a man who is wearing a ninja mask & a straw cowboy hat. This is all unspeakable ...
09.30.2022 #321 - Sins Of The Stepfather - Lemmon Valley, Nevada This week, in Lemmon Valley, Nevada, when a teenage girl is last seen, riding into the hills on horseback, no one knows what could have happened. No one, except either her stepfather, or maybe two hillbillies, living in a makeshift ...
09.29.2022 #320 - Nightmare At The Pig Farm - Mio, Michigan This week, in Mio, Michigan, two long time friends head out from Detroit, to a hunting cabin, deep in the north woods, for weekend of beer drinking, and sitting in the woods. Along the way, they get lost, and end ...
09.23.2022 #319 - Satanic Stupidity - Sanford, Maine This week, in Sanford, Maine, when a neighborhood girl disappears, then is found, half in a river, covered in sticks & leaves, police interview over one hundred people, in the hopes of getting some kind of clue that may lead ...
09.22.2022 #318 - A Fantasy Of Violence - Tillamook, Oregon This week, in Tillamook, Oregon, a father surprises his loving & upstanding family with a trip, up the Oregon coast, for a couple of days. This sounds great, until everyone comes up missing. Four of the five family members are ...
09.16.2022 #317 - Freebird For Life - Ashdown, Arkansas This week, in Ashdown, Arkansas, a strange night unfolds, from what seems like a typical Friday night of fish stick eating, and drinking at the local bar, for a mother & teenage son, living in a Texarkana area trailer. The ...
09.15.2022 #316 - Writing A Murder Journal - Cochranton, Pennsylvania This week, in Cochranton, Pennsylvania, three young women navigate through relationships, with some lingering feelings, and resentments between two the women, who used to be in a relationship. Plans are made for everyone to get together, to move on, and ...
09.09.2022 #315 - A Dangerously Unpredictable Cannibal - Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada This week, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, an unpredictable, and unbelievable scene happens, seemingly out of nowhere, leaving someone without a head, and some other body parts. The even crazier part is that the killer forced a large group ...
09.08.2022 #314 - Ladies Love A Vampire - Washington, North Carolina This week, in Washington, North Carolina, a very strange scene unfolds, when a man who doesn't seem to have much going for him, except a vampire name, has many women at his disposal, including a wife, and a pair of ...
09.02.2022 #313 - Last Man Hanging - Cheswold, Delaware This week, in Cheswold, Delaware, a man who comes from absolutely awful conditions ends up leading a pretty predicable life of crime. Until one day, when he has a complete breakdown, going on a spree that ends up with a ...
09.01.2022 #312 - Drowning In Stupidity & Evidence - Fort Smith, Montana This week, in Fort Smith, Montana, an ambitious, and educated young couple settle into this tiny town, with high hopes. But as things begin to crumble, there are everything from public arguments to assaults with, and over, cookies. One night, ...
08.26.2022 #311 - Lust, Death, Insanity... And A Potato - Bagdad, Arizona This week, in Bagdad, Arizona, a man is attacked, in his front yard by a masked assailant, who immediately flees the scene. The only evidence at the scene is a little blood, and some shards of potato, baffling the investigators. ...
08.25.2022 #310 - The Bloodbath Brothers - Pulaski, Tennessee This week, in Pulaski, Tennessee, twin brothers, who have been what can only be described as "strange", from a young age, end up involved in a life of crime. Their house becomes a central gathering point, and is called "The ...
08.20.2022 #309 - STM Express - Watch My Revenge - Kodiak, Alaska This week, in Kodiak, Alaska, a very strange little "neighborhood", outside of town is inhabited with some very strange living situations, and all the weirdness that comes with it. Odd marriages, and too many people sharing a hut bring tensions ...
08.18.2022 #308 - The Killing Of A Bad Man - Hooksett, New Hampshire This week, in Hooksett, New Hampshire, a man falls dead, in front of other people, and they think it must be a heart attack, until they find the pool of blood, under him, and a hole in his chest. Was ...
08.12.2022 #307 - STM Express - Smart People, Stupid Murder - Barrington, Rhode Island This week, in Barrington, Rhode Island, a very educated & upright couple become friends with their financial advisor, until red flags start to appear. Red flags, like the family disappearing, and being found two months later, in a shallow grave. ...
08.11.2022 #306 - The Zombie Apocalypse Has Begun - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho This week, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an upstanding young family is seemingly set on the right path, with small children, and the husband even running for local office... Until it all falls apart, in a very crazy way. In addition ...
08.05.2022 #305 - STM Express - The Swanson Motel Murders - Dickinson, North Dakota This week, in Dickinson, North Dakota, a grisly, and horrifying scene is found in a small town motel, populated by transient oil workers, and drifters, of all types. The problem is that no one in this tiny police department had ...
08.04.2022 #304 - For Love Of My Cousin - Beckley, West Virginia This week, in Beckley, West Virginia, we look at 2 stories, because they were too crazy to pick just one! First, a man with a "history of meanness" takes vengeance & violence to a whole new level, with acts that ...
07.29.2022 #303 - STM Express - Born To Win - Paragonah, Utah This week, in Paragonah, Utah, a wild situation unfolds, as a man, who has been in prison for most of his life, and is about to stand trial for murdering a friend, takes some other friends out to rural trailer, ...
07.28.2022 #302 - Too Gruesome To Solve - Columbus, Wisconsin This week, in Columbus, Wisconsin, when a young man comes home from the night shift at the paper factory, he finds his wife, bludgeoned, strangled, stabbed, and worse. But police don't quite know where to look for suspects, with the ...
07.22.2022 #301 - STM Express - Intentional Accidents - Brownington, Vermont This week, in Brownington, Vermont, the couple behind a very odd, and seriously hilarious, public access tv show, in northern Vermont suffer a terrible tragedy, when an awful accident kills one of the pair. It seems to be just plain ...
07.21.2022 #300 - Bits Of Flesh & Mysteries Solved - Addy, Washington This week, in Addy, Washington, a rugged, but close family, lives in a remote area, and makes a living mostly off the land. They have their problems, like any other family, but nothing that could possibly hint at the wholesale ...
07.15.2022 #299 - STM Express - Wear My Murder Necklace - Daleville, Alabama This week, in Daleville, Alabama, a very creepy situation unfolds, when an awful man decides that he doesn't like the new boy who is dating his teenage daughter. This isn't just a case of an overprotective father, either. This is ...
07.14.2022 #298 - The Sugar Daddy Death Caper - Woodbridge, Virginia This week, in Woodbridge, Virginia, bored by his marriage, a man looks to the internet, on Adult Friend Finder to try to spice up his life. An ad, looking for a "sugar daddy" catches his interest, and a strange relationship ...
07.08.2022 #297 - STM Express - Hey Jude... Don't Shoot My Mom - St. Martinville, Louisiana This week, in St. Martinville, Louisiana, moving out of the trailer that you've made into your love nest is difficult, but with the help of family, you can get it done. The only problem is that your spurned lover may ...
07.07.2022 #296 - The Minister's Wife Is Filthy - Trinidad, Colorado This week, in Trinidad, Colorado, a minister's wife has an appetite for certain things. Like men, in the congregation. This causes them to move from state to state, after the affairs inevitably surface. This lands them in Colorado, which the ...
07.02.2022 #295 - STM Express - Murder, Table For One - New Paltz, New York This week, in New Paltz, New York, a lonely man, coming out of a recent depression, and having lost 150 pounds, befriends a waitress at his neighborhood diner. They bond over the fact that they've both lost loved ones, recently, ...
06.30.2022 #294 - A Dumb Ted Bundy - Conway, South Carolina This week, in Conway, South Carolina, a popular local teenager is found, horribly butchered, and everyone in town are considered suspects. Police question dozens of friends, and family, only to come up with no answers, but luckily for them, DNA ...
06.24.2022 #293 - STM Express - All Book, No Cover - Morton, Illinois This week, in Morton, Illinois, a couple has a very nice life, and many accomplishments, including him, being a respected doctor, as they raised four children together. One day, things changed. Mental breakdowns, an affair with a Rabbi, hiding money, ...
06.23.2022 #292 - A Liar, A Killer & An Idiot - Cottonwood, California This week, in Cottonwood, California, an average man, tells everyone that he's much more than average. He says that he is, in fact, an international assassin, hired out by both the government, and a mysterious operation called "The Company". He ...
06.17.2022 #291 - STM Express - Nicknames Of Death - Hillsdale, Wyoming This week, in Hillsdale, Wyoming, a sizable group of pretty terrible people, all with nicknames like "Chainsaw", "Bulldog", and "Stash", to name a few, are living life on the edge, in the middle of nowhere. One of the group supports ...
06.16.2022 #290 - Missing Heads & Water Beds - Wellington, Kansas This week, in Wellington, Kansas, a night of hard drinking, and cruising the town is exactly the remedy for small town boredom for a group of teenage girls. Hanging out with friends, and driving from spot to spot. But it ...
06.10.2022 #289 - STM Express - Charles Manson & The ThunderCats - Fenton, Missouri This week, in Fenton, Missouri, there's trouble at the trailer park, as group of teenagers, who enjoy wandering around, drinking in the street, and robbing fellow residents, all with the encouragement of the "neighborhood Charles Manson", an older guy, who ...
06.09.2022 #288 - The Sex Crazed Killer Accountant - Westminster, Maryland This week, in Westminster, Maryland, a mild mannered, wealthy accountant, unhappy in his marriage, meets someone new. A wild waitress/bartender, with a criminal past, and a penchant for a good time. The accountant thinks life can't get any better, until ...

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