Town file
Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park, Colorado (Larimer County, Colorado) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 476, "The Missing Psychic Gypsy" (16 March 2024). Kathy Adams, known across northern Colorado as Psychic K, was born in 1953, one of nine siblings.
- Town
- Estes Park
- County
- Larimer County
- State
- Colorado
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 476
- Approximate location
- 40.367, -105.534
Episode 476 / 16 March 2024 / 71 min / express
The Missing Psychic Gypsy
"this is Estes Park, Colorado ... north central Colorado, pretty close to Wyoming ... about an hour and a half from Denver; the body was found in Estes Park" about 0:03:23
The case: Murder of Kathy Adams (October 2010). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 5,942
- Median household income
- $56,166
- Median home value
- $634,200
History, in brief
- The land was still being homesteaded as late as 1914; whoever showed up could claim it. about 0:05:20
- In July 1982 the town suffered severe damage from flooding caused by the failure of the Lawn Lake Dam after years of disrepair and neglect. about 0:05:39
- The downtown area was extensively renovated after the flood and a riverwalk was added between Main Street and Elkhorn Avenue. about 0:05:58
- A flood in 2013 severely damaged both US Highway 36 and US Highway 34, the major routes into town. about 0:06:04
- Hundreds of residents were isolated by the destruction of sections of Fish Creek Road and all nine crossings across Fish Creek. about 0:06:23
- Damaged sewer lines dumped raw sewage down the creek and into the Big Thompson River. about 0:06:38
The reviews read out
4 stars
"The quintessential small mountain town, small enough to get around on foot or bike, where people know each other and sometimes have to wait for an elk herd to cross; a tourist destination at the foot of Rocky Mountain National Park with casual restaurants, sparse retail and amazing scenery in a mountain valley."about 0:06:49
3 stars
"The town has a lot of beauty but you cannot pay exorbitant rent with sunshine and rainbows; it is expensive, tourism growth is prioritised without supporting the workers and families, and there is no workforce housing, with homeowners renting in winter and then asking four thousand dollars a month in summer."about 0:07:27
1 star
"It would be easier to go hiking in Fallujah."about 0:08:10
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Longmont, Colorado27 miles
- Greeley, Colorado40 miles
- Golden, Colorado46 miles
- Carr, Colorado50 miles
- Breckenridge, Colorado66 miles
- Hillsdale, Wyoming80 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.