Town file
Salem, New Hampshire
Salem, New Hampshire is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 382, "Who Tasted The Blood?" (22 April 2023). In the summer of 1997 Salem, New Hampshire, a town of about 30,000 people in the southeastern corner of the state and a commuter suburb of Boston, was the setting for the murders of two teenage girls.
- Town
- Salem
- State
- New Hampshire
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 382
- Approximate location
- 42.788, -71.222
Episode 382 / 22 April 2023 / 72 min / express
Who Tasted The Blood?
"southeastern New Hampshire, a suburb of Boston essentially, about 35 minutes to Boston" about 0:03:44
The case: Murders of Leanne Milius and Kimberly Farah (September 12, 1997). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 30,158
- Median household income
- $78,395
- Median home value
- $517,600
History, in brief
- Salem was first settled in 1652. about 0:04:36
- As early as 1736, Salem was the North Parish of Methuen, Massachusetts; the area was part of Massachusetts then. about 0:04:45
- In 1741 the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire was fixed where it is now, the North Parish became part of New Hampshire and was named Salem because Salem, Massachusetts is not far away. about 0:04:55
- It used to have a lot of factories, with long tree-lined streets, lakes, arcades and dance halls, and did not look like a rusty factory town. about 0:05:50
- The automobile brought the decline of the trolley, which says had been holding the town together. about 0:06:32
- In the 1950s Salem developed as a suburb and began to grow. about 0:06:43
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Great place to live, especially with a family; great school system, could use a little more diversity, but great overall."about 0:06:57
5 stars
"Very nice housing, with one complaint about a vacant house that has had nobody in it for months."about 0:07:16
4 stars
"A very beautiful town with a busy main street full of shops and restaurants; not very diverse and predominantly conservative, but a small town safe for families."about 0:07:52
3 stars
"I really don't have anything to say; I do not vote and I'm not involved in town elections."about 0:08:19
3 stars
"Very short: depends on where you live in the town."about 0:08:46
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Fremont, New Hampshire16 miles
- Epping, New Hampshire18 miles
- Wakefield, Massachusetts21 miles
- Groton, Massachusetts21 miles
- Wenham, Massachusetts22 miles
- Hampton, New Hampshire23 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.