Town file
Carr, Colorado
Carr, Colorado (Weld County, Colorado) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 242, "First Family Of Serial Murder" (23 September 2021).
- Town
- Carr
- County
- Weld County
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 242
- Approximate location
- 40.895, -104.875
Episode 242 / 23 September 2021 / 162 min / full
First Family Of Serial Murder
"'We're going to Carr, Colorado... it's on near the Wyoming border northeast of Denver.'" about 0:05:45
The case: Murder of Leora Rose Looney (June 1972); Murder of Sherry Lee Martin (August 1971); Murders of Forrest and Jenna Covey and Susan Darleen Shaw (October 1971); Murder of Elizabeth Perryman (September 1971); Murders of Bobby Turner and Patricia Marr and abduction of Valerie Turner (). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2021
- Population
- 560
- Median age
- about 47
- Median home value
- $588,200
- Cost of living
- 116
- Religious
- 30%
- Property crime
- ▼ about half
- Violent crime
- ▼ about half
History, in brief
- A natural limestone fort near Carr was the site of many battles between the Crow and Blackfeet tribes. about 0:07:27
- In July 1858 gold was discovered along the South Platte River in Arapaho County, then part of Kansas Territory, causing the Pikes Peak gold rush. about 0:07:40
- The town of Carr was established by the Union Pacific Railroad as a stop on the line. about 0:08:13
- Carr was named for Robert E. Carr, who worked for the Union Pacific and managed construction of the rail line through the town. about 0:08:23
- Carr got a post office on 6 April 1872. about 0:08:54
- The Carr post office closed in 1982. about 0:08:58
- From 1872 to 1877, 125 oads of cattle were shipped from the Carr station. about 0:09:09
- The stockyards were moved from Carr to Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1878. about 0:09:47
- In 1879 a fire destroyed the Carr railroad coal shed. about 0:09:56
- In 1890 the population was 48. about 0:10:09
- In 1950 the population was only 202. about 0:10:14
- Between 1920 and 1939 a highway was run through Carr, but later highways made the route even more out of the way. about 0:10:24
- Today Carr is considered a ghost town, with only about 50 people there all year round. about 0:10:39
- A few old houses, the schoolhouse and some old storefronts remain. about 0:11:04
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Hillsdale, Wyoming30 miles
- Greeley, Colorado33 miles
- Estes Park, Colorado50 miles
- Longmont, Colorado52 miles
- Wheatland, Wyoming80 miles
- Golden, Colorado82 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.