Town file
Montville Township, Ohio
Montville Township, Ohio (Medina County, Ohio) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 273, "Video Games Or Hitler?" (14 April 2022). Montville Township sits in Medina County in north-central Ohio, about half an hour from Akron and forty-five minutes from Cleveland.
- Town
- Montville Township
- County
- Medina County
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 273
- Approximate location
- 41.097, -81.835
Episode 273 / 14 April 2022 / 165 min / full
Video Games Or Hitler?
"We're going to Montville Township, Ohio; it's in north central Ohio, about a half hour outside of Akron, and this is in Medina County." about 0:05:25
The case: Murder of Joelin Mishnee (November 2, 2002); Murder of Merl 'Mickey' Mishnee (May 29, 2004); Murder of Arturo Lopez (March 2013). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- 11,993
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income
- $103,264
- Median home value
- $333,500
- Two-bedroom rent
- $893
- Cost of living
- 104
- Religious
- 52%
- Property crime
- ▼ one third of the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ under one third of the national average
History, in brief
- In the 1800s the area was full of game but also rattlesnakes, and men made a living hunting and trapping and clearing rattlesnakes from people's homes. about 0:06:21
- Parker Pelton was one of the most successful game hunters in the early days and a supplier of meats. about 0:07:37
- John Clark became lost while hunting; friends and neighbours formed a search party and rescued him after about five hours, having feared he was eaten by bears. about 0:08:51
- In 1943 a tornado came through from the west, took down barns, jumped a couple of highways and destroyed another big barn on the George Fulton farm, killing two young boys inside. about 0:09:20
- In the 1980s and 1990s the township grew a lot as suburbs spread and people moved out of Cleveland and Akron. about 0:10:53
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Family oriented with an upscale feel in a ruralish setting, a strong sense of community and a friendly atmosphere, close to historic downtown Medina, good shopping and access to small farm meats and produce, with no traffic problem."about 0:11:23
4 stars
"The reviewer lives in a town home and would live there again; coming from a busier area it gives peace of mind, it is quiet with less traffic, people are nice and it is generally safe, and new businesses are popping up."about 0:12:12
3 stars
"Downtown Medina Square is a nice place to walk around and support the local economy, but the biggest drawback is the school district."about 0:13:00
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio16 miles
- Coventry Township, Ohio17 miles
- Hudson, Ohio23 miles
- North Canton, Ohio28 miles
- Beach City, Ohio33 miles
- Willard, Ohio46 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.