Town file
Dickinson, North Dakota
Dickinson, North Dakota is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 305, "The Swanson Motel Murders" (30 July 2022). In November 1981 Priscilla Dinkel was 52 years old.
- Town
- Dickinson
- State
- North Dakota
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 305
- Approximate location
- 46.893, -102.796
Episode 305 / 30 July 2022 / 68 min / express
The Swanson Motel Murders
""this is Dickenson, North Dakota here. Population 23,527"" about 0:03:56
The case: Swanson Motel murders (November 1981); Murder of Della T. Harding (June 1988). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- 23,527
- unsolved homicides in the county
- zero
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Wonderful place, great school system with outstanding teachers, hard-working competent people, most everyone friendly; the weather is unpredictable but gives the town its "getter done" attitude; no place for slackers, and when it is cold and dark by 5 p.m. you should be home anyway unless you are working."about 0:04:40
4 stars
"Easy to find work, we have oil. That is the whole review."about 0:08:31
3 stars
"The grocery stores are okay but do not keep their shelves well stocked; the town is just stocked grocery stores and nothing to do."about 0:08:40
2 stars
"Not only are options extremely limited as far as what people can do in their free time, but the few options suck."about 0:09:00
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Lemmon, South Dakota73 miles
- Sidney, Montana86 miles
- Bismarck, North Dakota96 miles
- Menoken, North Dakota107 miles
- Minot, North Dakota117 miles
- Belle Fourche, South Dakota162 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.