Town file
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 283, "Frying The Gambler" (14 May 2022). Hammond, Indiana, lies in the north-west of the state, about thirty minutes from Chicago and technically one of its suburbs.
- Town
- Hammond
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 283
- Approximate location
- 41.619, -87.495
Episode 283 / 14 May 2022 / 63 min / express
Frying The Gambler
"We're going to Indiana today, to Hammond, Indiana, which is not really a small town... in northwestern Indiana... about 30 minutes outside of Chicago, so it's technically a suburb of Chicago." about 0:02:47
The case: Murder of Paul Comyati Sr (March 20, 1983). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- 94,000
History, in brief
- On June 22nd, 1918 the Hammond Circus Train wreck happened about 5.5 miles east of the city, killing 86 people and injuring 127. about 0:03:50
- Hammond has been in decline since the 1970s and 1980s. about 0:05:16
The reviews read out
1 star
"A one-star review from a man named Frank: living in Hammond has been a really bad experience, with ignorant people outside all hours blasting music and having parties, the reviewer feeling unsafe every day and being approached by men in cars, and screaming children in the summer."about 0:05:46
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Palos Park, Illinois18 miles
- Chicago, Illinois18 miles
- Oak Park, Illinois24 miles
- Villa Park, Illinois31 miles
- Trail Creek, Indiana33 miles
- Elk Grove Village, Illinois37 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.