Town file
Easton, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania (Northampton County, Pennsylvania) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 718, "A Murderous Love Square" (17 July 2026). Devin Guzman, born on 15 June 1981 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was 19 in the summer of 2000, working as a cleaner and living with her girlfriend Carrie Ann Renner at the Mineral Springs Hotel in Forks Township, Pennsylvania.
- Town
- Easton
- County
- Northampton County
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 718
- Approximate location
- 40.686, -75.219
Episode 718 / 17 July 2026 / 74 min / express
A Murderous Love Square
"We're going to Pennsylvania this week... Easton, you might know from the Aluminum Bats with Little League there. This is in North Hampton County." about 0:03:32
The case: Murder of Devin Guzman (June 2000). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 27,860
- Median household income
- $58,243
- Median home value
- $300,500
History, in brief
- The Lenape tribe were there, and the surrounding region was known as 'the place at the forks'. about 0:05:00
- Thomas Penn set aside a thousand acres at the confluence of the Lehigh and Delaware rivers, and the town was formally founded in 1752. about 0:05:20
- The Delaware Canal was built soon after, to get anthracite coal to Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York. about 0:05:42
- In 1845 Samuel Felipe, an Easton gunsmith, invented the six-strip split-cane bamboo fly rod. about 0:06:08
- The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission commemorates the fly rod with a plaque near the centre square in Easton. about 0:06:49
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Lived there over ten years without a complaint; Easton has a little bit of everything, close to New Jersey and New York, its own downtown, up and coming but with a strong community."about 0:07:10
4 stars
"Cool bars, music scene, vintage clothes, skaters and live events like the farmers market, garlic fest, bacon fest and winter village."about 0:07:33
1 star
"Roaches in Easton: the exterminator said the town is infested with cockroaches from the sewer and always will be; no parking anywhere and people get angry if you park in front of their house or on a public street; the vibes suck."about 0:08:01
1 star
"Not my cup of tea; not city enough, though it has cute downtown restaurants and the Crayola factory."about 0:08:52
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Ross Township, Pennsylvania15 miles
- Weisenberg Township, Pennsylvania26 miles
- East Amwell Township, New Jersey27 miles
- Collegeville, Pennsylvania37 miles
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania37 miles
- Fallsington, Pennsylvania40 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.