Town file
Brighton, New York
Brighton, New York (Monroe County, New York) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 557, "Suburban Ax Murder Mystery" (26 December 2024). Kathleen Schlosser, known as Kathy, was born in 1952 in the Mount Clemens area of Michigan, the second of six children of Robert Schlosser, a truck driver who later ran Schlosser Trucking, a gravel business, and his wife.
- Town
- Brighton
- County
- Monroe County
- State
- New York
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 557
- Approximate location
- 43.118, -77.581
Episode 557 / 26 December 2024 / 167 min / full
Suburban Ax Murder Mystery
"We are going to Brighton, New York. This is in western New York, outside of Rochester." about 0:04:25
The case: Murder of Kathleen 'Kathy' Krauseneck (February 19, 1982); Murder of Stephanie Kupchinski (July 1991). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 36,986
- Median age
- 39.3
- Median household income
- $75,852 a year
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Two-bedroom rent
- about $1,380
- Cost of living
- $88
- Religious
- 46.5%
- Property crime
- ▼ just below the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about one third
History, in brief
- The town was named for Brighton, England. about 0:05:26
- The first Europeans in the area were French trappers in the 1600s, who visited but did not settle. about 0:05:48
- English colonists built permanent structures in about 1790. about 0:06:01
- The town was formally established in 1814, making it one of the oldest towns in Monroe County. about 0:06:09
- It was mainly a farming community and also made bricks. about 0:06:15
- It slowly became an upscale suburb of Rochester. about 0:06:33
- In 1999 the town purchased 64 acres with the intention of developing a central park, which was never built. about 0:06:44
- The Alcoa Carefree Home was a model aluminium house built in the town; nobody copied the idea. about 0:07:15
- The Stone Tolan House, a very old farmhouse, is a historic place in the town. about 0:08:09
- Kristen Wiig is from Brighton. about 0:08:19
- Frederick Douglass lived in Brighton for a long time. about 0:08:23
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Shopping, services and a great blend of dining, with easy parking, gifts, upscale furniture, a spa, a bridal salon, orthodontics and the best custard."about 0:08:51
4 stars
"The beautiful water's edge, lush green parks, acres of apple orchards and free wildlife make the Rochester suburbs a majestic place to reside."about 0:10:29
2 stars
"People seem friendly on the outside, but many will insult you or talk bad about you behind your back."about 0:11:01
3.7 stars
"Overall rating, described as not wonderful."about 0:11:50
1 star
"A disgusting older man makes the pizza while burping and passing gas, and is unprofessional."about 0:12:00
1 star
"The gentleman who answers the phone on Saturdays around 6 p.m. is a scumbag and puts callers on hold without saying anything."about 0:12:33
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Penfield, New York7.3 miles
- Pembroke, New York41 miles
- Otisco, New York71 miles
- Oshawa, Ontario84 miles
- Chadwicks, New York117 miles
- Caledon, Ontario127 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.