Town file
Agency, Iowa
Agency, Iowa (Wapello County, Iowa) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 514, "Onion Of Lies" (27 July 2024).
- Town
- Agency
- County
- Wapello County
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 514
- Approximate location
- 40.997, -92.307
Episode 514 / 27 July 2024 / 72 min / express
Onion Of Lies
""It's agency Iowa... It's in southeastern Iowa", about an hour and 40 minutes from Des Moines" about 0:03:48
The case: Murder of Lisa Techel (May 26, 2012). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 473
- Median household income
- $52,604
- Median home value
- $141,100
History, in brief
- The town is called Agency because an Indian agency was established there in 1838 to keep an eye on the local tribes, who were later moved to Kansas. about 0:05:55
- The town was founded in 1843 on the site of the agency. about 0:06:28
- Agency is the resting place of Chief Wapello, second in command of the Sac and Fox tribe, who is buried beside his friend General Joseph M. Street and his family. about 0:06:36
- An F2 tornado tore through Agency in 2001, knocking buildings down and killing two people. about 0:06:55
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Grew up there; there is not much to do but the friendly community makes up for it, with great coffee shops, concerts and theatre productions for all ages."about 0:07:30
5 stars
"Likes the cheeseburger selection in the Walmart frozen food section and enjoys walking around his house."about 0:08:12
4 stars
"The whole review is: I've worked at Applebee's for three years now."about 0:08:37
1 star
"Very shady town: the reviewer saw an officer pull up under the Market Street bridge, drop a large black trash bag into the ditch, then stare at him for almost 20 minutes while he fished."about 0:08:49
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Libertyville, Iowa14 miles
- Albia, Iowa26 miles
- Bonaparte, Iowa33 miles
- Keokuk, Iowa62 miles
- West Liberty, Iowa67 miles
- Muscatine, Iowa71 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.