Murder in Small Town X (sometimes abbreviated MiSTX) is an American reality television series. It 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.
The premise of the show was to bring 10 contestants from around the United States of America to the small fishing village of Eastport, Maine (called "Sunrise" in the show) to act as amateur investigators to solve a series of fictional murders. Initially, the investigators were given a list of 15 suspects who were "townspeople" played by actors and actresses. The investigators were sent out on missions around the town in order to discover clues to clear suspects.