Town file
Clarks, Nebraska
Clarks, Nebraska (Merrick County, Nebraska) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 672, "Murder Mystery On Wheels" (7 February 2026). In April 1994 Clarks, Nebraska, a village of 333 people in Merrick County, was the setting for a killing that took years and several trials to resolve.
- Town
- Clarks
- County
- Merrick County
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 672
- Approximate location
- 41.216, -97.839
Episode 672 / 7 February 2026 / 71 min / express
Murder Mystery On Wheels
"This is Clark's Nebraska... in Merrick County, population 333." about 0:04:53
The case: Murder of Jerry Carlson (April 15-16, 1994). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 333
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income
- $51,094
- Median home value
- $260,800
History, in brief
- Clarks was platted in 1866 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended there. about 0:05:36
- It is named for Silas Henry Clark, superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad. about 0:05:58
- Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter, is from Clarks. about 0:06:20
- Arnold 'Itch' Ulrich, born in 1905, played football for Nebraska and for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in 1928. about 0:06:37
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Ord, Nebraska62 miles
- Wilber, Nebraska68 miles
- Yutan, Nebraska75 miles
- Alvo, Nebraska79 miles
- Guide Rock, Nebraska83 miles
- Murdock, Nebraska84 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.