Town file
Aledo, Texas
Aledo, Texas is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 281, "Adam Sandler Killed My Family" (7 May 2022). In October 2012 the Evans family lived in a large house on two acres in a gated community in Aledo, a small town in north central Texas about fifty minutes from Dallas.
- Town
- Aledo
- State
- Texas
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 281
- Approximate location
- 32.698, -97.608
Episode 281 / 7 May 2022 / 62 min / express
Adam Sandler Killed My Family
"We are going to north central Texas here in Alito, Texas." about 0:02:32
The case: Murders of Jamie and Mallory Evans (October 4th, 2012). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- about 5,000
- Median household income
- $83,409
History, in brief
- A post office was established in 1880 by Littleberry Rudolph Fox. about 0:03:29
- The town was named Parker at first; two years later it was changed to Aledo on the suggestion of the Texas and Pacific Railroad, whose suggestion came from Aledo, Illinois. about 0:04:02
The reviews read out
two stars
"We have a couple of fast food places, one Mexican, and some service stations with food."about 0:06:41
"The schools are good but the city infrastructure needs major improvements."about 0:07:01
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Stephenville, Texas49 miles
- Lancaster, Texas49 miles
- Axtell, Texas81 miles
- Gun Barrel City, Texas90 miles
- Dean, Texas96 miles
- Velma, Oklahoma122 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.