Town file
Dillsboro, Indiana
Dillsboro, Indiana (Dearborn County, Indiana) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 439, "Did The Dog Do It?" (9 November 2023). Raymond Green was born in 1950 and grew up to be, by every account the episode gives, a cowboy.
- Town
- Dillsboro
- County
- Dearborn County
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 439
- Approximate location
- 39.018, -85.053
Episode 439 / 9 November 2023 / 161 min / full
Did The Dog Do It?
"We're going to Dillsborough, Indiana, it's in southeastern Indiana, and this is in Dearborn County." about 0:05:23
The case: Murder of Raymond Green (May 27th, 2014). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 1,423
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income
- $39,120 a year
- Median home value
- $172,600
- Two-bedroom rent
- $879
- Cost of living
- 86
- Religious
- 40.7%
- Property crime
- ▲ slightly above average
- Violent crime
- ▼ slightly below average
History, in brief
- Dillsboro was laid out in 1830. about 0:05:34
- It was named for James Dill, a general in the War of 1812 and a local resident. about 0:05:37
- The Dillsboro Post Office was established in 1837. about 0:05:59
- The spelling was Dillsborough until 1893, when the extra letters were dropped. about 0:06:17
- Dearborn County was named after Henry Dearborn, a Revolutionary War and War of 1812 general who served under Benedict Arnold. about 0:06:32
The reviews read out
3 stars
"A small community with only two part-time police officers, where a lot of crime is ignored, but they do an excellent job of keeping the town safe and crime low."about 0:07:58
1 star
"David calls it the worst place he has ever stayed: nasty room, sheets and blankets that look unchanged, bed bugs, and staff who threaten to call the police when you complain."about 0:09:42
2 stars
"The reviewer blames himself for a last-minute choice and says you should look harder for somewhere else; it was only slightly better than sleeping on the side of the road."about 0:12:53
1 star
"Cody would rate it zero: rude owners who snoop through your room, fifty cents per scoop of ice, checkout at 11 but people kicked out at 9.30, no free coffee, roach-infested rooms and an owner caught peeping in the bathroom."about 0:13:38
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Shawnee Township, Ohio17 miles
- Edgewood, Kentucky26 miles
- Highland Heights, Kentucky32 miles
- Fairfield, Ohio35 miles
- Columbus, Indiana48 miles
- Eaton, Ohio55 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.