Small Town Murder

By James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman

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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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#154 - A Bloody Puzzle With...

01.16.2020

This week, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, high school sweethearts get married, and raise a nice family, until some "sexual problems" cause a few waves in the marriage. After trying to work it out, and being on the road to marital bliss, ...

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01.16.2020 #154 - A Bloody Puzzle With Missing Pieces in Bartlesville, Oklahoma This week, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, high school sweethearts get married, and raise a nice family, until some "sexual problems" cause a few waves in the marriage. After trying to work it out, and being on the road to marital bliss, ...
01.09.2020 #153 - That Can't Be An Accident in Brookfield Township, Ohio 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, friends, police... and even the murderer all hunt for a trace of the person, ...
01.02.2020 #152 - Taming The Beast in Shelton, Washington 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, one-shoed man, found wandering the highway, in an older woman's housecoat. What unravels is ...
12.26.2019 #151 - The Panhandle Samurai in Vincennes, Indiana 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. This all comes to a head when a relationship ends, and rumors begin to fly ...
12.19.2019 #150 - A Betrayal Of Hearts & Knives in Rome, Georgia 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... until things aren't so happy, anymore. Too much church, not enough romance, and a secret affair ...
12.12.2019 #149 - Brutality, Karma & Cold-blooded Stupid in Stillwater, New York 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 question is, who will take the blame? Just when all seems wrapped ...
12.05.2019 #148 - A Deadly Recipe in Alturas, Florida 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 that isn't exactly relevant to the flu. A panic forms in the community, only ...
11.28.2019 #147 - That's Not Junk In That Trunk in Ocean Township, New Jersey 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 living a little family dream until every day pressures make it difficult. This is ...
11.21.2019 #146 - A Strangle Here, A Strangle There in Hutchinson, Kansas 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, who had his murder charge dropped. After many more years, and many more wives, this man ...
11.14.2019 #145 - Killing, Cover Up & A LOT of Sex Toys in Fremont, New Hampshire 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 expected source leads them to something small... which leads to something much bigger. As ...
11.07.2019 #144 - One In A Ditch & One In A Bed in Forest City, Iowa 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 at her husband, a cocaine dealing farmer, but they have to change course when ...
10.31.2019 #143 - A Scary Story On A Quiet Street in Pitman, New Jersey 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, when those very same beloved people are found in pools of blood, inside their ...
10.24.2019 #142 - Where Is The Head?? in Dickson, Tennessee 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 not so distinguished background is also reported missing. One of them is found, ...
10.17.2019 #141 - The Bart & Milhouse Ritual Killing in Springfield, Oregon 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 small town murder. When a teenage girl is found dead, in the ...
10.10.2019 #140 - When Death Is Too Easy in Troy, Illinois 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 acquire it. The story gets crazier as more details come ...
10.03.2019 #139 - The Murder Portal Is Open in Little Compton, Rhode Island 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 everyone is a suspect. That is, until police zero in on a man with ...
09.26.2019 #138 - The Cookie Monster in Walnut, Mississippi 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 could have taken her? An outsider? The town maniac? Police quickly call in the ...
09.19.2019 #137 - A Murder Not-So-Mystery Weekend in St. Michaels, Maryland 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 cottage, and complimentary champagne. But by the end of the weekend, there is more than ...
09.12.2019 #136 - Unearthing Some Secrets in Eunice, New Mexico 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. Maybe she took off with a trucker, maybe she just needed a break, maybe ...
09.05.2019 #135 - A Sun Powered Killer in Edinburg, Virginia 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 discovered, his tale of what actually happened is one for record books. A ...
08.29.2019 #134 - Some People Just Don't Mix in Byers, Colorado 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 random act? The married couple, who just got a job as ranch hands at the ...
08.22.2019 #133 - What's That In Your Pocket? in Mount Ida, Arkansas 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 clue leads to another clue, and then another... until police focus on one suspect who ...
08.15.2019 #132 - Why Let One Live? in Weisenberg, Pennsylvania This week, in Weisenberg, Pennsylvania, a seemingly happy family moves to a new state, and everything is going wonderfully. Soon, financial problems start to spring up, and tensions rise, but the result is something that no one expected, as police ...
08.08.2019 #131 - A Killer So Innocent in Winnemucca, Nevada 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 all seemed well. Until one of them disappeared. And then the ...
08.01.2019 #130 - I Killed The Devil... You're Welcome in Jackson, Michigan 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 couple. And they were, until one of them goes missing, and their family wants answers. When ...
07.25.2019 #129 - A Bloody Surprise in Guilford, Connecticut 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 possibly occurred in such a nice, little town. These answers come quickly after a crazy ...
07.18.2019 #128 - Follow That Blood Trail... in Guide Rock, Nebraska This week, in Guide Rock, Nebraska, the drama in multiple tumultuous relationships begins to boil over due to alcohol, anger, and close living quarters. People seem to pair off for the express purpose of bickering. Eventually, it's too much to ...
07.11.2019 #127 - Menage a Nope in St Johnsbury, Vermont 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 inside. As police try to solve the mystery of where she could be, many ...
07.08.2019 BONUS - The Prisoner Dating Game! 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 exclusive bonus episodes of Small Town Murder only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month ...
07.04.2019 #126 - PCP, Sadness, Or Crazy in Houma, Louisiana 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, money troubles, and his wife having an affair with the playboy owner of the ...
06.27.2019 #125 - The Shining, But More Quaint in Newry, Maine 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 being revealed. The question isn't so much who did it. That is answered quickly ...
06.20.2019 #124 - Saving It For Later in Townville, South Carolina 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 three people in a remote area. The biggest surprise is his claim of self defense, ...
06.13.2019 #123 - Bees, Syrup & Leeches in White Earth, Minnesota 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 are quite a few suspects, due to the family's overcrowded living ...
06.06.2019 #122 - An Irresistible Force in Garden City, Idaho 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 time? Or, is is something more sinister? The only person who ...
05.30.2019 #121 - A Trailer Too Close in Magnolia, Texas 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 down with. Problem is, his incapacity to have a nice relationship results in this marriage ...
05.23.2019 #120 - Guns, Explosives & A Lion in Duchesne, Utah 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 anger turns to an almost cartoon like plot to not only ...
05.16.2019 #119 - It's About The Opportunities in Whitley City, Kentucky 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 suspect, until a new, star witness comes forward. But are they telling the ...
05.09.2019 #118 - A Strange Fun in Lake Havasu City, Arizona 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, but what's even more shocking is the casualness of the killer both ...
05.02.2019 #117 - Sexier Than Coal in Jasper, Alabama 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 town. The problems start when she begins to forget to get divorced before ...
04.25.2019 #116 - A Vampire Pyramid Scheme in Marshfield, Massachusetts This week, in Marshfield, Massachusetts, a neighborhood house fire leads to the discovery of a brutal murder inside. At first, there are many theories, but eventually the question comes down to this... Was she killed by a vampire, because she ...
04.18.2019 #115 - A Game Of Pray, Marry, Kill in Lititz, Pennsylvania 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 approve of their budding relationship, leading to sneaking, lying, and some generally non-church sanctioned activities. ...
04.11.2019 #114 - Hot For Teacher in Crandon, Wisconsin This week, in Crandon, Wisconsin, a college student begins an affair with one of his professors, but problems begin to arise. Mainly because this professor is a married woman, and also having several other affairs. Her mild mannered husband doesn't ...
04.04.2019 #113 - Just Being Myself in Clearview, Washington 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, until he finally commits a truly heinous act, and is sent to ...
03.28.2019 #112 - Hitchhiking Was Never Safe in Dunbar, West Virginia 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 have the people responsible, only to find out they didn't. A list of ...
03.21.2019 #111 - Two Sides Of One Story in Eatonton, Georgia 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 comes to a head, one afternoon, when a major confrontation takes place, in from to ...
03.14.2019 #110 - A Tangled Tree Of Disaster in Bridgeville, Delaware This week, in Bridgeville, Delaware, a complex web of relationships emerge, causing a ton of strife. People marry, divorce, get back together, then marry one of their spouse's relatives. A brutal murder takes place, only to raise suspicions. You know ...
03.07.2019 #109 - A Grim & Deadly Plot in Bonne Terre, Missouri This week, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, a couple's disappearance from their rural property sends their family, and the whole town scrambling. The search continues for longer than it should have taken before tip leads to an awful discovery, and the ...
02.28.2019 #108 - Love Triangle Plus Two in Logan, Ohio This week, in Logan, Ohio, a young couple has many problems, most of which are enhanced by living with the husband's family for years. This leads to fights, and eventually a nasty divorce. Eventually, one of them, moves on to ...
02.21.2019 #107 - Not Regulation Behavior in Burlingame, California - Part 2 This week, in Burlingame, California, we return for part 2 of the story of a man with a long history of perverted, violent, and downright disturbing behavior works his way through the world, leaving behind a trail of mutilation, and ...
02.14.2019 #106 - Not Regulation Behavior in Burlingame, California - Part 1 This week, in Burlingame, California, a man with a long history of perverted, violent, and downright disturbing behavior works his way through the world, leaving behind a trail of mutilation, and death. With seemingly no remorse, or end in sight, ...

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