Town file
Falkner, Mississippi
Falkner, Mississippi is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 588, "Four Letter Murder" (12 April 2025). Small Town Murder Express, episode 588, tells the 1981 murder of Stephen Brown in Falkner, Mississippi, a village of 514 people in the north of the state, about an hour and twenty from Memphis.
- Town
- Falkner
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 588
- Approximate location
- 34.839, -88.948
Episode 588 / 12 April 2025 / 73 min / express
Four Letter Murder
"James: heading to Faulkner, Mississippi, spelt F-A-L-K-N-E-R, in northern Mississippi, about an hour and 20 from Memphis" about 0:03:19
The case: Murder of Steve Brown (23 March 1981). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 514
- Median household income
- about $55,000 a year
- Median home value
- $125,400
History, in brief
- The village grew from the railroad: Colonel W. C. Faulkner was president of the Ripley railroad company, and the company's first and only depot there was called Faulkner Station. about 0:04:25
- The community was incorporated in 1992 as stated (the aldermen later abolished the incorporation to avoid paying a share of building Highway 15), and it reincorporated in 1962. about 0:04:48
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Lifelong resident enjoys living there for family and friends, though admits there is nothing to do."about 0:05:22
4 stars
"Very small, close community with one school; would like more job options."about 0:05:57
"Event posters advertise a trail ride and field party with live music, tickets at a barber shop; a second poster from another year features Tay Cheesy and Cleavey B."about 0:06:29
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Walnut, Mississippi7.7 miles
- Booneville, Mississippi25 miles
- Selmer, Tennessee30 miles
- Horn Lake, Mississippi63 miles
- Parsons, Tennessee73 miles
- Sarah, Mississippi74 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.