Town file
Stowe, Vermont
Stowe, Vermont (Lamoille County, Vermont) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 598, "Cookies Solve Murders" (17 May 2025). Patricia Ann Scovill was born on 3 June 1963 in Canandaigua, New York, the eldest of three children of David and Ann Scovill.
- Town
- Stowe
- County
- Lamoille County
- State
- Vermont
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 598
- Approximate location
- 44.467, -72.684
Episode 598 / 17 May 2025 / 71 min / express
Cookies Solve Murders
""We're going to Vermont this week... This is north central Vermont. It's Stow Vermont"; county given as "Lemoyle, Lemois County"" about 0:03:07
The case: Murder of Patricia Ann Scovill (October 21, 1991); Assault of Karen Kerron (August 19, 1996). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 5,156
- Median household income
- $74,065
- Median home value
- $758,400
- Unsolved murders in Stowe
- one
- Leads received in two years
- about 1,100
- Reward fund
- ▲ $11,000
- Chance of two white men sharing the DNA profile
- one in 235 quadrillion
History, in brief
- During the ice age the area was buried under a mile of ice; as it melted Lake Stowe formed and the water ran through the Lamoille River valley. about 0:04:52
- Stowe was chartered in 1763 by Royal Governor Benning Wentworth of the province of New Hampshire. about 0:05:18
- Vermont became a US state in 1791, and settlers began arriving in Stowe two years later. about 0:05:30
- By the turn of the 1800s the population had boomed to 316. about 0:05:35
- The early years were all about farming and lumber, with sheep farming big in the area. about 0:05:51
- It became a well known summer resort by the mid 1800s because of the mountain scenery. about 0:06:05
- The Summit House atop Mount Mansfield was built before the Civil War; the big hotel burned down in 1889. about 0:06:14
- Skiing became the main attraction in about the 1930s and has stayed that way. about 0:06:21
- The town's nickname is the Ski Capital of the East and its motto is Small Town Kids. about 0:04:37
The reviews read out
5 stars
"An amazing town where the reviewer spent most summers; friendly people and beautiful nature and outdoor activities."about 0:06:35
4 stars
"Loves the town but there are not enough resources for locals, and prices are so high that locals cannot connect in social settings."about 0:06:48
3 stars
"Fine for families but boring for a young adult who does not do many athletic activities."about 0:07:20
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Richmond, Vermont16 miles
- Essex, Vermont19 miles
- Fletcher, Vermont20 miles
- Enosburgh, Vermont29 miles
- St. Albans, Vermont31 miles
- St. Johnsbury, Vermont33 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.