Town file
Fort Pierce, Florida
Fort Pierce, Florida (St. Lucie County, Florida) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 554, "Murky Murder Motives" (14 December 2024).
- Town
- Fort Pierce
- County
- St. Lucie County
- State
- Florida
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 554
- Approximate location
- 27.426, -80.342
Episode 554 / 14 December 2024 / 72 min / express
Murky Murder Motives
"James says they are going to Fort Pierce, Florida, on the east coast north of Palm Beach; the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office handles the case." about 0:03:01
The case: Murder of (November 2010); Death of Julius Melnick (August 1999). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 46,409
- Median household income
- $40,323
- Median home value
- $274,000
History, in brief
- The first permanent settlement of the current city was in the 1860s. about 0:04:39
- It was incorporated as a municipality in 1901. about 0:04:44
- It was the largest city on Florida's Atlantic coast between Daytona Beach and West Palm Beach until 1970, when Melbourne became bigger. about 0:04:44
- The Lincoln Park neighbourhood, north of Moore's Creek, originated as Edgartown. about 0:05:00
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A hidden gem with so much to do, more than any other town on the Treasure Coast, still a small-town feel, beautiful and affordable, with new homes in the mid to high 200s."about 0:05:22
4 stars
"A great place to live besides the gunshots sometimes; rent used to be very cheap until recently."about 0:05:52
1 star
"One of the worst cities in Florida: gunshots everywhere, the definition of crime, drugs and gangs, would give zero stars, does not feel safe even in a nicer neighbourhood, and a neighbour is constantly arrested on drug charges."about 0:06:39
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Tequesta, Florida35 miles
- Indialantic, Florida48 miles
- Wellington, Florida54 miles
- Alturas, Florida87 miles
- Davie, Florida93 miles
- Chuluota, Florida96 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.