Town file
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland (Montgomery County, Maryland) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 573, "Serial Killing Schizophrenic Cannibal" (20 February 2025).
- Town
- Bethesda
- County
- Montgomery County
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 573
- Approximate location
- 38.987, -77.119
Episode 573 / 20 February 2025 / 178 min / full
Serial Killing Schizophrenic Cannibal
"We are in Bethesda, Maryland. This is in Montgomery County, Area Code 301." about 0:04:50
The case: Murders of Sarah Pryor, Michelle Dorr and Laura Houghteling (October 1985 to October 1992, with earlier claimed killings from 1974); Murder of Patricia Mack (the 1980s). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 66,294
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income
- $178,370
- Median home value
- $1,072,100
- Two-bedroom rent
- $2,340
- Cost of living
- $138,500
- Religious
- 40%
- Property crime
- ▼ about a third under
- Violent crime
- ▼ about half
History, in brief
- Most of the settlers here were tenant farmers who paid their rent in tobacco. about 0:06:35
The reviews read out
5 stars
"The safest place the reviewer has lived, very international, clean and green in summer, but very residential and not very walkable, and sometimes a bit too calm."about 0:07:01
1 star
"They cannot wait for their lease to expire: the car was broken into a month after moving to the nice neighbourhood, construction causes mayhem downtown, drivers are chaotic, it is hot and humid, the J2 bus drivers are aggressive, there are few proper primary care doctors, rent is absurd for dated low quality housing and there are no good mechanics, only expensive dealerships."about 0:07:44
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- McLean, Virginia5.0 miles
- Largo, Maryland17 miles
- Elkridge, Maryland25 miles
- Woodbridge, Virginia25 miles
- Lothian, Maryland29 miles
- Dumfries, Virginia31 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.