Town file
Carmel, Indiana
Carmel, Indiana (Hamilton County, Indiana) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 484, "The Oatmeal Killer" (13 April 2024). Francis Kelly was 46 years old in 2019.
- Town
- Carmel
- County
- Hamilton County
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 484
- Approximate location
- 39.965, -86.148
Episode 484 / 13 April 2024 / 71 min / express
The Oatmeal Killer
""we are going to indiana here... we're going to carmel indiana... this is actually just in the northern suburbs of indianapolis" and "this is in hamilton county"" about 0:02:43
The case: Murder of Francis Kelly (January 2021). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 98,137
- Median household income
- 119,772
- Median home value
- 493,000
History, in brief
- Originally called Bethlehem; the original settlers were Quakers. about 0:05:02
- Renamed Carmel in 1846 because there was already a Bethlehem post office in Indiana. about 0:05:08
- Incorporated and got its post office in 1874. about 0:05:32
- One of the first automatic traffic signals in the U.S. was installed at an intersection off Main Street in 1924. about 0:05:43
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A great place to own a house, but you will have to work in Indianapolis and commute for 40 minutes; Carmel is very safe even at night."about 0:06:30
3 stars
"Traffic is awful; a laid-back, low-maintenance person will not feel comfortable with the high pace, though people are nice and the schools are great."about 0:06:43
1 star
"Superficial and egotistical environment; a nice place to live but too competitive and materialistic, which brings people, especially teenagers, down."about 0:07:05
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Marion, Indiana48 miles
- Lafayette, Indiana48 miles
- Columbus, Indiana54 miles
- Peru, Indiana55 miles
- Williamsburg, Indiana61 miles
- Winchester, Indiana64 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.