Town file
Cameron, Missouri
Cameron, Missouri is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 388, "A Wild Night At The Trailer Park" (13 May 2023).
- Town
- Cameron
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 388
- Approximate location
- 39.744, -94.232
Episode 388 / 13 May 2023 / 68 min / express
A Wild Night At The Trailer Park
"We are going to Cameron, Missouri, which is a small town in northwest Missouri, 50 minutes outside of Kansas City." about 0:03:27
The case: Murder of Ricky Lee Blair (April 10, 1986). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 8,987
- Median household income
- $45,784
- Median home value
- $202,800
History, in brief
- The Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad came through the area; one of its founders was Mark Twain's father. about 0:04:25
- The line was planned to carry the Pony Express mail, but the intended route was too steep for rail, so a new community was planned beside the tracks. about 0:04:46
- Cameron was platted in 1855, purely to be near the railroad. about 0:05:03
- It was named for Melinda Cameron, the wife of one of the founders. about 0:05:10
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A small town where everyone knows each other, with many restaurants and job opportunities; the reviewer suggests more shopping, or even a mall."about 0:05:21
3 stars
"People are okay; you can tell the high school dropouts because they are in the Walmart car park at 11 at night. Diversity is not too high but there are some different colours."about 0:05:52
3 stars
"The prison and Walmart employ most of the people in town; the job outlook is all right for people without advanced degrees, otherwise you drive an hour to work."about 0:06:42
3 stars
"Unless there is a prison breakout the reviewer feels pretty safe; crime is mostly underage drinking and drugs, and police are usually about."about 0:08:26
3 stars
"The reviewer would not live there again, calls it not their cup of tea and ranks it a three, but expects the area to grow because of the minimum and maximum prisons and a quilt shop in a neighbouring town."about 0:09:05
2 stars
"There are only restaurants and stores for young people."about 0:10:06
3 stars
"Average at best, with barely any selection at night."about 0:10:30
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Mooresville, Missouri27 miles
- Atchison, Kansas50 miles
- Maryville, Missouri53 miles
- Prairie Village, Kansas57 miles
- Skidmore, Missouri58 miles
- Lenexa, Kansas62 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.