Town file
Fletcher, Vermont
Fletcher, Vermont (Franklin County, Vermont) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 355, "Prove Yourself With Blood" (19 January 2023).
- Town
- Fletcher
- County
- Franklin County
- State
- Vermont
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 355
- Approximate location
- 44.713, -72.900
Episode 355 / 19 January 2023 / 156 min / full
Prove Yourself With Blood
"So this is Fletcher, Vermont, like I said, Northwestern, up by Canada; and it's in Franklin County, named after Benjamin Franklin." about 0:06:40
The case: Murder of Howard Brooks (September 23rd, 1973); Murder of Larry Juaire Jr (October 3rd, 1974). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 1,348
- Median age
- 43 years old
- Median household income
- $84,500
- Median home value
- $272,200
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,514
- Cost of living
- $105,000
- Religious
- 43.5%
- Property crime
- ▼ about one-third below
- Violent crime
- ▼ about two-thirds under
History, in brief
- After the 1783 Treaty of Paris put Vermont inside the United States, Vermont's government continued to claim independence from both the United States and Britain until 1791. about 0:08:37
- On September 5th, 1855, Jefferson Fulton, in a property dispute with Abel Chase over their adjoining farms on the east side of Metcalfe Pond, drank a pint of rum, took a butcher knife and stabbed Chase in the chest and back, killing him; Chase's 10-year-old son escaped. It was the first murder in the area. about 0:09:49
- Fletcher was one of seven so-called escape communities studied during the 1918 to 1920 Spanish flu and the only one not ravaged by it; it also had the fewest COVID cases in Vermont. about 0:11:13
- Franklin County is named after Benjamin Franklin. about 0:12:07
The reviews read out
3 stars
"There are not many job opportunities and most of them would not allow you an affordable income."about 0:12:39
4 stars
"They like it; Smuggler's Notch is a local business and very nice."about 0:12:53
3 stars
"There are not many places to eat, only one bar, and the restaurants are not open late."about 0:13:24
4 stars
"205 reviews give the place a four-star Yelp rating overall."about 0:13:52
5 stars
"Linda G. from Massachusetts: huge blueberry pancakes, three big pancakes, perfect eggs Benedict with a sense of lemon, 12 cookies and two loaves of bread to take home; highly recommended, make reservations."about 0:14:01
1 star
"Erica W. of Fairfax, Vermont: never been able to eat anything there; a Philly cheesesteak so covered in cheese she could not see the meat and too soggy, fries not hand cut, pancakes raw, one waitress ridiculous."about 0:15:24
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- St. Albans, Vermont11 miles
- Enosburgh, Vermont14 miles
- Essex, Vermont14 miles
- Stowe, Vermont20 miles
- Richmond, Vermont22 miles
- Brownington, Vermont39 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.