Town file
Walton, New York
Walton, New York (Delaware County, New York) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 502, "Runaway Husband" (15 June 2024). Randy Sundstrom was born in 1963 and grew up in Roscoe, New York, one of three children of the farmers Charles and Florence Sundstrom.
- Town
- Walton
- County
- Delaware County
- State
- New York
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 502
- Approximate location
- 42.170, -75.130
Episode 502 / 15 June 2024 / 71 min / express
Runaway Husband
"We are going to Walton, New York, in central New York, south central near the Pennsylvania border; later Delaware County agencies and residents are named." about 0:03:33
The case: Murder of Randy Sundstrom (sometime after February 19, 2010; body found February 2013); Murder of Dominic 'Nick' Bosco (February 2013). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 5,260
- Median household income
- $45,250
- Median home value
- $165,900
- Intimate partner killings in the United States each year
- about 750
- Spousal murder victims who are male
- two out of every 10 cases
History, in brief
- People came to the area after the American Revolution to get away from loyalists and colonists who disliked each other. about 0:05:52
- The town was formed in 1797 by the New York State Legislature. about 0:06:13
- The first town meeting was held in a log church in 1797. about 0:06:20
- It is named after William Walton, a wealthy New York City merchant who owned a lot of property in New York City. about 0:06:29
- Walton is the birthplace of William B. Ogden, the first mayor of Chicago. about 0:06:52
The reviews read out
4 stars
"A great neighbourhood free from violence with polite, friendly people, where a schoolchild enjoys the roads out of town and the beautiful scenery from the bus."about 0:07:04
2 stars
"A small country town with a friendly, homey feeling and active citizens, but it needs small business growth, has few job opportunities and graduates have to leave to study and find work."about 0:08:29
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Liberty, New York33 miles
- Chadwicks, New York60 miles
- New Paltz, New York61 miles
- Wantage Township, New Jersey68 miles
- Delmar, New York73 miles
- Otisco, New York74 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.