Town file
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston, Idaho (Nez Perce County, Idaho) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 556, "Incurably Crazy Killer" (21 December 2024). Small Town Murder Express episode 556 goes to Lewiston, Idaho, in the western panhandle near the Washington border, about five hours from Boise.
- Town
- Lewiston
- County
- Nez Perce County
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 556
- Approximate location
- 46.393, -116.993
Episode 556 / 21 December 2024 / 73 min / express
Incurably Crazy Killer
"We're going to Idaho, northern panhandle Idaho, on the Washington border; Lewiston, Idaho is this town. The Nez Perce County Jail is named later." about 0:04:38
The case: Murder of Brian K. Elliott (June 29th, 2002). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 33,964
- Median household income
- $60,581
- Median home value
- $327,500
History, in brief
- Believed to have been named after Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark. about 0:05:12
- Victor Trevitt came up with the idea of the name but chose Lewis rather than his own hometown of Lewiston, Maine, and did not tell anyone that was also his reason. about 0:05:22
- The town's two nicknames are L Town and River City. about 0:04:34
- About five hours from Boise and eight and a half hours from Idaho Falls, on the Washington border in the western panhandle. about 0:03:44
- The city's reservoir failed on January 18th, 2023, releasing 3 million gallons of water and causing flooding. about 0:05:53
- Hot August Nights kicked off in 1987 as a way to bring the Lewis Clark Valley music and artists it had never had; a classic car show was added after the first few years' success. about 0:09:14
The reviews read out
5 stars
"First saw Lewiston at night coming from the north: the view down into the valley, the town lights and the river were incredible; the town mixes old brick buildings with new hip stores, the streets are clean and patrolled, and they would recommend it without hesitation to a couple starting a family."about 0:06:30
3 stars
"A retirement community with not much going on and a calm town they would not want to see change; not right for them, though a young person might like it."about 0:07:53
1 star
"A great place to start a militia or a meth lab; the town smells of rotten eggs and garbage because of the paper mill and composting plant, there is nothing but junk food, and everyone is obese (the reviewer at 190 pounds is skinny by Lewiston standards)."about 0:08:29
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Kendrick, Idaho22 miles
- Moscow, Idaho23 miles
- Kellogg, Idaho89 miles
- La Grande, Oregon91 miles
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho91 miles
- Post Falls, Idaho92 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.