Town file
Harrington, Delaware
Harrington, Delaware (Kent County, Delaware) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 710, "Butchering Family" (19 June 2026). Byard Smith, 68, and his wife Alberta, 69, were retired and living on Social Security in a modest two-storey house in Harrington, Delaware, in 1979.
- Town
- Harrington
- County
- Kent County
- State
- Delaware
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 710
- Approximate location
- 38.924, -75.572
Episode 710 / 19 June 2026 / 72 min / express
Butchering Family
"Harrington, in central Delaware: "This is in central Delaware" and "This is in Kent County"" about 0:05:26
The case: Murder of Byard and Alberta Smith (February 1979). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 3,730
- Median household income
- about $62,639
- Median home value
- $221,900
History, in brief
- Harrington was named for the Honorable Samuel Maxwell Harrington, a former chancellor of the state. about 0:06:20
- The town developed at a railroad junction along the Delaware Railroad and served as a trading centre. about 0:06:33
- Before it was Harrington, the place was known as Clark's Corner. about 0:06:38
- Clark's Corner was fashioned out of 6,000 acres of forest. about 0:06:41
- Benjamin Clark built a home and a tavern there in 1780, starting the settlement on the corner of two roads. about 0:06:48
- It was named Harrington in 1862, for the chancellor of the Delaware Railroad. about 0:08:02
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A nice small city in Delaware and somewhere nice to move if you prefer small towns; a couple of places are within walking distance and overall it is a nice town to live in."about 0:08:14
1 star
"The reviewer will never spend a cent in this corrupt town and hopes its little speed trap racket is worth the revenue."about 0:08:45
1 star
"A terrible place to live, very corrupt with many cliques, and the reviewer is just waiting until they can get out."about 0:09:19
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Houston, Delaware3.7 miles
- Bridgeville, Delaware14 miles
- Marydel, Maryland16 miles
- Dover, Delaware17 miles
- Cheswold, Delaware20 miles
- Kenton, Delaware22 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.