Town file
Bellevue, Iowa
Bellevue, Iowa (Jackson County, Iowa) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 604, "Death Of The Dog Lady" (14 June 2025). This express episode is set in Bellevue, Iowa, a town of 2,345 people on the Mississippi River in Jackson County, about 30 minutes from Dubuque.
- Town
- Bellevue
- County
- Jackson County
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 604
- Approximate location
- 42.260, -90.431
Episode 604 / 14 June 2025 / 72 min / express
Death Of The Dog Lady
"James says this is Bellevue, Iowa, in far eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River, about 30 minutes from Dubuque, in Jackson County, area code 563" about 0:03:44
The case: Murder of Angela Pritchard (October 8, 2022). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 2345
- Median household income
- 71,786
- Median home value
- 252,500
History, in brief
- On July 5th, 2010, during the Heritage Days parade, a team of horses harnessed together broke loose and charged down the street for about six blocks, and a wagon flipped, ejecting the two people in it. about 0:05:19
- Janet Steins, aged 60, died from injuries after being trampled by the horses; 23 others were injured, including two children in critical condition. about 0:05:35
- The horses took off after one rubbed its head against the other, removing that horse's bridle. about 0:06:19
- Jeff Junk watched the stampede and said people, including little kids, were being mowed over and the horses were probably going 40 miles an hour. about 0:07:33
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A beautiful river town on the Mississippi with many activities for singles and families; would advise anyone to move there."about 0:07:49
1 star
"How far you get in Bellevue depends on who you sleep with; if you have slept with a big enough name in town you can get away with almost anything, and if not you get picked on for everything, including traffic tickets."about 0:08:08
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Clarence, Iowa41 miles
- Mineral Point, Wisconsin44 miles
- Earlville, Iowa46 miles
- Davenport, Iowa49 miles
- Mount Horeb, Wisconsin63 miles
- West Liberty, Iowa64 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.