Town file
Tequesta, Florida
Tequesta, Florida (Palm Beach County, Florida) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 634, "Face Eating Frat Boy" (26 September 2025). In August 2016, John Joseph Stevens III and his wife Michelle were recent retirees who had moved to Tequesta, Florida, to enjoy their fifties.
- Town
- Tequesta
- County
- Palm Beach County
- State
- Florida
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 634
- Approximate location
- 26.965, -80.113
Episode 634 / 26 September 2025 / 76 min / express
Face Eating Frat Boy
"this is in Tequesta, Florida" about 0:03:35
The case: Murder of John and Michelle Stevens (August 2016). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 6,097
- Median household income
- $89,018
- Median home value
- $596,000
History, in brief
- Founded in the 1950s as a planned community centred around the Tequesta Country Club. about 0:04:43
- Named after the Tequesta people who originally inhabited the area. about 0:05:01
- The village of Tequesta was incorporated in 1970, or 1957, by a real estate developer. about 0:05:12
- The developer bought 86 acres known as Jupiter Inlet Colony, created Waterway Village and finished the country club and 600 home sites. about 0:05:20
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A suburb of world-famous Palm Beach; walkable, bikeable, upscale yet down to earth and pet friendly, between ocean beaches, the river inlet and the historic lighthouse, with five golf courses within a five mile radius and half an hour from Palm Beach International Airport."about 0:05:40
5 stars
"Nothing really ever happens here."about 0:06:42
3 stars
"Lots of tourism all year round, but not many events going on in the town."about 0:06:49
3 stars
"Not too much; could use a few more street lights, and more drugs coming into the neighbourhood along with car break-ins in the past month."about 0:07:26
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Wellington, Florida24 miles
- Fort Pierce, Florida35 miles
- Davie, Florida62 miles
- Indialantic, Florida82 miles
- Alturas, Florida114 miles
- Naples, Florida118 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.