Town file
Franklin, New Jersey
Franklin, New Jersey (Sussex County, New Jersey) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 702, "Bloody Pizza Murders" (22 May 2026). Franklin, also called Franklin Borough, lies in Sussex County in north-west New Jersey, about an hour and a quarter from New York City.
- Town
- Franklin
- County
- Sussex County
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 702
- Approximate location
- 41.109, -74.589
Episode 702 / 22 May 2026 / 71 min / express
Bloody Pizza Murders
"Franklin, New Jersey, also called Franklin Borough, in northwestern New Jersey, in Sussex County" about 0:03:24
The case: The Bloody Pizza Murders: Jeremy Giordano and Giorgio Galera (April 19th, 1997). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 4,904
- Median household income
- $76,729
- Median home value
- $207,500
History, in brief
- Also called Franklin Borough, New Jersey. about 0:03:26
- Located in northwestern New Jersey, in Sussex County, about an hour and 15 minutes from New York City. about 0:03:30
- Nicknamed the fluorescent mineral capital of the world. about 0:04:54
- Sits on a rich ore body containing more than 150 minerals, many of them fluorescent. about 0:05:09
- 25 of its minerals are found nowhere else on Earth except northwestern New Jersey. about 0:05:09
- Area code 973. about 0:03:55
The reviews read out
3.3 stars
"The town has 3.3 stars on Niche."about 0:05:42
5 stars
"Crime is mostly low, drug use and sale are prevalent, the police are good at their job and there is a strong sense of safety."about 0:05:50
3 stars
"A typical small town, very quiet, with few employment opportunities, a couple of supermarkets and a Walmart, and the Franklin Mineral Museum is worth a visit."about 0:07:00
1 star
"The reviewer grew up there, found few employment opportunities and a mediocre school, says the area is not diverse, and that there is less for children to do than 20 years ago."about 0:07:22
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Wantage Township, New Jersey10 miles
- Denville, New Jersey16 miles
- Hanover Township, New Jersey22 miles
- Ramsey, New Jersey23 miles
- Fair Lawn, New Jersey27 miles
- Chatham Township, New Jersey28 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.