Town file
North Smithfield, Rhode Island
North Smithfield, Rhode Island (Providence County, Rhode Island) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 674, "Death Party Crime Spree" (14 February 2026). In November 1992 the chiropractor Francis Ramella took his wife and younger daughters to the Grand Cayman Islands for Thanksgiving week, leaving their 20-year-old son Trevor alone in the family house on Jefferson Road in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.
- Town
- North Smithfield
- County
- Providence County
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 674
- Approximate location
- 41.975, -71.544
Episode 674 / 14 February 2026 / 74 min / express
Death Party Crime Spree
"This is North Smithfield, Rhode Island, in north central Rhode Island; this is in Providence County." about 0:03:30
The case: Murder of Trevor Ramella (November 27-28, 1992). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 12,000
- Median household income
- $87,121
- Median home value
- $430,000
History, in brief
- British colonists settled North Smithfield in the 17th century and developed it into a farming community named after Smithfield, London, England. about 0:05:02
- It was incorporated as North Smithfield in 1871. about 0:05:27
- A Quaker colony developed in North Smithfield in the early 1700s. about 0:05:32
- Berroco Yarns is a continuation of an original family-owned woolen company established in 1809. about 0:05:48
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Everyone knows everyone and people are always willing to help out; the whole town looks out for one another."about 0:06:14
3 stars
"The only concern is the potholes, which are so numerous a car could fall into one."about 0:07:27
2 stars
"There are not many places where people can get jobs; many travel 20 minutes to the bigger city, though new stores are being built."about 0:08:06
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Woonsocket, Rhode Island2.9 miles
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island11 miles
- Cranston, Rhode Island15 miles
- East Providence, Rhode Island15 miles
- Foster, Rhode Island16 miles
- Barrington, Rhode Island20 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.