Town file
Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick, Georgia (Glynn County, Georgia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 726, "Dirty Uncle Death Dealer" (14 August 2026).
- Town
- Brunswick
- County
- Glynn County
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 726
- Approximate location
- 31.136, -81.467
Episode 726 / 14 August 2026 / 73 min / express
Dirty Uncle Death Dealer
"We're going to Brunswick, Georgia ... this is in Glynn County or Glen County, however they pronounce it, GLYNN" about 0:03:54
The case: Murder of Patrick and Emma Kappus (May 1, 1989). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 14,774
- Median household income
- $29,362
- Median home value
- $209,600
- Violent crime
- fourth most violent city in Georgia
History, in brief
- The Muscogee were the tribe living in the lands that are now Brunswick. about 0:05:55
- The Spanish came and established missions in the villages beginning in 1568. about 0:06:05
- The first European settler came in 1738, a Scotsman who was a captain in the Oglethorpe Marine Boat Company. about 0:06:15
- He established a 1,000-acre tobacco plantation which he called Plug Point. about 0:06:30
- The province of Georgia purchased his fields and laid out the town of Brunswick in a grid like Savannah. about 0:06:42
- In 1915 there was a mass shooting in downtown Brunswick at the old Dunwoody building. about 0:06:49
- A 58-year-old timber and real estate dealer, Monroe Phillips, opened fire with a shotgun at his creditor over a failed business deal, killing seven people including a police officer and injuring over 30 others before being shot by the cops. about 0:06:53
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Lovely place to live, with the best shrimp in the world; Brunswick is the shrimp capital of the world."about 0:07:31
2 stars
"A really small town with not much to do unless you go to St. Simon's Island or Jacksonville, Florida."about 0:08:24
1 star
"Fourth most violent city in Georgia; you pretty well have to be in the good old boy network to get anything done; only goes to town when there is no other option; the town is very dirty."about 0:08:43
1 star
"Very expensive, the people are rude, finding work is difficult, the reviewer feels stuck and cannot find a decent single guy to go out with."about 0:08:58
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Riceboro, Georgia41 miles
- St. Augustine, Florida86 miles
- Santa Claus, Georgia88 miles
- Starke, Florida91 miles
- McIntosh, Florida125 miles
- James Island, South Carolina142 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.