Town file
East Providence, Rhode Island
East Providence, Rhode Island is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 508, "Stopping A Serial Killer" (6 July 2024). On the morning of 22 December 1961 Nancy Ann Frenier, nineteen years old and the mother of a six-month-old son, drove her husband William to work in the family car and left the baby with her mother.
- Town
- East Providence
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 508
- Approximate location
- 41.800, -71.359
Episode 508 / 6 July 2024 / 72 min / express
Stopping A Serial Killer
"So here we found East Providence, Rhode Island, which has water between Providence and East Providence; it is in its own little panhandle in north-eastern Rhode Island." about 0:03:45
The case: Murder of Nancy Ann Frenier (December 22nd, 1961); Murder of Edith Martin (January 26th, 1963). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 47,171
- Median household income
- $65,016
- Median home value
- $356,300
History, in brief
- In 1775 the area was home to a four-cannon fort used to protect the harbour in the event of a British attack. about 0:04:51
- The area was first part of Rehoboth, then part of Seekonk, Massachusetts. about 0:05:11
- East Providence became an independent Rhode Island town in 1862. about 0:05:37
- The town is broken into five neighbourhoods: Phillipsdale, Rumford, Watchemoket, Kent Heights and Riverside. about 0:05:42
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Lived there all their life; great public school district, good sports teams and other programmes for kids, close to Providence and not far from Boston."about 0:06:23
3 stars
"Quiet and safe, but an overactive police force with a large amount of extra tax funding that makes too much money from traffic stops and speeding tickets."about 0:07:01
3 stars
"Not many incidents of criminal activity, and when there have been the police responded quickly and effectively."about 0:07:27
3 stars
"The mayor does not invest enough in the people, the roads are terrible and the priorities are in the wrong areas, but it has always been home."about 0:07:54
2 stars
"Wishes there were more late-night dining places; unique restaurants but the nightlife is dull."about 0:08:08
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Barrington, Rhode Island5.1 miles
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island5.2 miles
- Cranston, Rhode Island6.8 miles
- Warren, Rhode Island7.3 miles
- North Smithfield, Rhode Island15 miles
- Woonsocket, Rhode Island16 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.