Town file
Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas (Gillespie County, Texas) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 652, "Madness, Murder & Multiple Personalities" (29 November 2025).
- Town
- Fredericksburg
- County
- Gillespie County
- State
- Texas
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 652
- Approximate location
- 30.266, -98.876
Episode 652 / 29 November 2025 / 74 min / express
Madness, Murder & Multiple Personalities
"We're going to Fredericksburg, Texas ... Gillespie county, this is in Area Code 830" about 0:03:10
The case: Murder of Joe and Amanda Alvarado (September 8, 1992). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 10,864
- Median household income
- $54,771
- Median home value
- $548,400
- Homicides
- ▲ first homicide in more than twenty years
History, in brief
- It is the county seat of Gillespie County. about 0:06:37
- Named after Prince Frederick of Prussia, in what is now Germany; German residents call it Fritztown and some businesses still use the name. about 0:06:41
- It is notable as the centre of Texas German, a dialect spoken by the first generation of German settlers who initially refused to learn English. about 0:06:53
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A lifelong member of the community calls it a blessing to grow up in the beautiful German town, which gave her chances such as being a Stonewall and Gillespie County fair duchess."about 0:07:30
3 stars
"Housing is typically expensive for a nice house, and there are many run-down houses in certain parts of town."about 0:08:06
1 star
"Very closed off from the rest of the world; great if you have money, otherwise you are a servant."about 0:08:14
1 star
"Administration and teachers target children they deem bad and use excessive punishment for minor offences."about 0:08:24
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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.