Town file
Liberty, New York
Liberty, New York (Sullivan County, New York) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 398, "I Just Needed To See Blood" (17 June 2023). Amelia Vogel was born in Lima, Peru, on July 10th, 1923, and came to the United States before the Second World War.
- Town
- Liberty
- County
- Sullivan County
- State
- New York
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 398
- Approximate location
- 41.797, -74.743
Episode 398 / 17 June 2023 / 70 min / express
I Just Needed To See Blood
"James says they are going to Liberty, New York, west of the Hudson and about two hours and five minutes from Albany." about 0:03:58
The case: Murder of Amelia Vogel (February 16th, 2003). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 10,146
- Median household income
- $39,851 a year
- Median home value
- $236,500
History, in brief
- The town of Liberty is credited with providing 303 men who fought in the American Revolution. about 0:06:14
- Liberty was carved from a larger township called Lumberland. about 0:06:24
- Farms were cleared and tanneries came in for a long time, running through the Civil War era, and then dairy farming came in after that. about 0:06:45
- They tried to have hotels and make the town a summer resort for people from the city. about 0:07:02
- The village of Liberty contains the hamlets Ferndale, Parksville, Swan Lake and White Sulphur Springs. about 0:07:29
- The Village of Liberty was not incorporated until 1870. about 0:07:41
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A family that moved there in 2018 says the kids love it and the town offers a relaxed lifestyle; it snows a lot but everyone is friendly."about 0:07:58
4 stars
"There are many things to do around the magnificent elementary, middle and high schools, low-income housing is good value, and it is a perfect area to start or continue your life."about 0:08:51
3 stars
"It is a little off the radar with not a very educated population and a lot of drug problems but not much violence; the nature is beautiful and it is cheap to live there."about 0:09:37
1 star
"It is extremely rural and not accessible without a reliable car; major chain stores are 45 plus minutes away, there are no social activities for the non-elderly and taxis cost a fortune. Please do not move here."about 0:10:08
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Walton, New York33 miles
- New Paltz, New York34 miles
- Wantage Township, New Jersey38 miles
- Fishkill, New York47 miles
- Franklin, New Jersey48 miles
- Ramsey, New Jersey59 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.