Murder in Small Town X
| Murder in Small Town X | |
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| Genre | Reality/Murder mystery |
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| Presented by | Gary Fredo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Conrad Green |
| Production location | Eastport, Maine |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Fox |
| Release | July 24 – September 4, 2001 |
| Related | |
| The Murder Game | |
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Murder in Small Town X (sometimes abbreviated MiSTX) is an American reality television series created by George Verschoor, Robert Fisher Jr., and Gordon Cassidy and was hosted by Sgt. Gary Fredo, a California Police Investigator, that aired on Fox from July through September 2001. The series immerses contestants in a fictional town, and challenges them to solve a murder. Each week, one of the contestants is "murdered" (and removed from the show); the final contestant solves the case and wins $250,000.
Although classified as a reality television series, given the format's unique nature, it was more accurately described as a hybrid of a reality TV show, game show, and mystery drama. It is notable for the fact that its winner, New York City fireman Ángel Juarbe Jr., was a first responder who died in the line of duty during the September 11 attacks, exactly one week after the show's finale aired.