Town file
Fayette, Maine
Fayette, Maine (Kennebec County, Maine) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 696, "A Strangely Murderous Grudge" (1 May 2026). On the evening of January 6th, 1983, Ted Flagg came home to Fayette, Maine, after a double shift at the James River paper mill in Chisholm and found his wife dead.
- Town
- Fayette
- County
- Kennebec County
- State
- Maine
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 696
- Approximate location
- 44.434, -70.067
Episode 696 / 1 May 2026 / 72 min / express
A Strangely Murderous Grudge
"We're going to Fayette, Maine ... this is in Kennebec County." about 0:04:45
The case: Murder of Judith Flagg (January 6th, 1983); Kidnapping and attempted murder of a 17-year-old girl in Standish (1985). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 1,274
- Median household income
- $54,375
- Median home value
- $300,000
- Murders in Maine, 1983
- 24
- Murder clearance rate in Maine, 1983
- 87.5%
- Forcible rape clearance rate in Maine, 1983
- 79.8%
- Aggravated assault clearance rate in Maine, 1983
- 80.2%
- Motor vehicle theft clearance rate in Maine, 1983
- 39%
- Burglary clearance rate in Maine, 1983
- 26.2%
- National crime clearance rate, 1982
- 20.1%
- Random match probability of the DNA sample
- 69 quadrillion to one
History, in brief
- First settled as either Sterling or Starling; a Starling plantation covered 7,000 acres there in 1779. about 0:05:41
- Named for the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman who offered his services to the Americans during the Revolution. about 0:05:49
- The town has nine sizable ponds and lakes, including a 1,610-acre pond and a 1,185-acre lake. about 0:06:37
The reviews read out
3 stars
"It is pretty quiet here; there is a general store, groceries, coffee and restaurants are 15 minutes away, and the town has a private school and private summer camps."about 0:07:16
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Litchfield, Maine19 miles
- Newry, Maine39 miles
- Hartland, Maine43 miles
- Jackson, New Hampshire56 miles
- Carmel, Maine58 miles
- Scarborough, Maine61 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.