Town file
Airdrie, Alberta
Airdrie, Alberta (Alberta, Canada) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 440, "A Character Of Evil" (11 November 2023). Alvin Liknes, born in 1948, and Kathy Liknes, born in 1961, lived in Airdrie, Alberta, a fast-growing suburb about half an hour north of Calgary.
- Town
- Airdrie
- Region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Episodes
- 440
- Approximate location
- 51.286, -114.011
Episode 440 / 11 November 2023 / 70 min / express
A Character Of Evil
"We are going to Airdrie, Alberta, Canada, in southern Alberta, about 30 minutes outside of Calgary" about 0:02:51
The case: Murder of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and Nathan O'Brien (June 2014). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 68,091
- Median household income
- $110,000 Canadian
- Median home value
- $400,000
History, in brief
- First established as a railway spot during the construction of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway, and named for Airdrie in Scotland. about 0:05:41
- It originated as a stopping point for steam trains; only railway buildings existed in 1901 when the first farmhouse and barn were built. about 0:05:54
- It then got a post office and a store, and by 1909 the place was incorporated. about 0:06:05
- Up past the fifties Airdrie was just a whistle stop village like Cochrane and Okotoks, but unlike them it bulldozed its original historical Main Street. about 0:07:45
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Downtown Airdrie is the heart of the city and known for its range of shops, restaurants and amenities; a popular place to live for people who want to be close to the action."about 0:06:34
"I don't hate it, it just seems like a cookie cutter bedroom community; it has no downtown, and its downtown is a mall."about 0:07:27
"A soulless cookie cutter town built in a field for people who work in Calgary and want to save a few dollars."about 0:08:24
"Cochrane and Okotoks grew into bedroom communities but kept bits of their historical Main Street, whereas Airdrie bulldozed it all."about 0:07:45
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Bonners Ferry, Idaho206 miles
- Sandpoint, Idaho237 miles
- Hot Springs, Montana256 miles
- Addy, Washington264 miles
- Deer Park, Washington276 miles
- Kellogg, Idaho276 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.