Town file
Depoy, Kentucky
Depoy, Kentucky (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 698, "Crazy Cousin Carnage" (8 May 2026). In June 1999 Depoy, an unincorporated community on a gravel road a few minutes from Greenville in Muhlenberg County, western Kentucky, was home to the Wimberley family.
- Town
- Depoy
- County
- Muhlenberg County
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 698
- Approximate location
- 37.216, -87.240
Episode 698 / 8 May 2026 / 73 min / express
Crazy Cousin Carnage
"The murder happened in a town called DePoy, spelled D-E-P-O-Y, so small there are no stats; it is six minutes from Greenville in Muhlenberg County, western Kentucky." about 0:03:55
The case: Murder of the Vincent and Wedding family (June 1999). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 4,507
- Median household income
- $34,295
- Median home value
- $127,300
- Insanity defence success rate
- ▼ well under 1%
History, in brief
- Depoy was a stop on the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and was named for a railroad agent named Elmer DePoister, shortened to Depoy. about 0:06:00
- Greenville was settled in about 1799 on an estate donated by local landowner William Campbell to establish a new seat of government for a new county. about 0:06:17
- Greenville was incorporated as a city in 1848, about 50 years after it was settled. about 0:06:29
- Greenville may have been named for Revolutionary War General Nathaniel Green, though the episode says that is only the best guess. about 0:06:33
- In 1987 the Encyclopedia of Kentucky called Greenville the unofficial capital of the Black Belt, meaning coal and dark tobacco production rather than people. about 0:06:45
The reviews read out
5 stars
"The job market is very slim and the town is in the middle of nowhere; the county depended on coal, and stricter regulations have closed companies and cost jobs."about 0:07:10
4 stars
"The area is great because everyone is friendly and welcoming, and it is a beautiful town that is growing."about 0:07:50
3 stars
"Everyone knows everyone and Walmart is the social centre, but the reviewer has met many ignorant people who yell racial slurs and wants that to change."about 0:08:04
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Madisonville, Kentucky17 miles
- Pembroke, Kentucky31 miles
- Cadiz, Kentucky40 miles
- Springfield, Tennessee54 miles
- Tiline, Kentucky55 miles
- Benton, Kentucky67 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.