Town file
Grasshopper Junction, Arizona
Grasshopper Junction, Arizona (Mohave County, Arizona) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 636, "Murder In The Blood" (3 October 2025). Grasshopper Junction is a dot in the desert of Mohave County in north-western Arizona, west of Kingman on the road towards Las Vegas and the California line.
- Town
- Grasshopper Junction
- County
- Mohave County
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 636
- Approximate location
- 35.397, -114.260
Episode 636 / 3 October 2025 / 72 min / express
Murder In The Blood
"We are going to Grasshopper Junction, Arizona; this is in Mohave County." about 0:03:36
The case: Murder of Dean Morrison and Jackie Applehans (May 14, 1991). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Median household income
- $22,708
- Median home value
- $109,600
History, in brief
- Chloride is a one-time silver mining camp and is considered the oldest continuously inhabited mining town in Arizona; it was never a ghost town and people stayed the whole time. about 0:06:09
- In 1860 six miners began mining in the Hualapai Indian territory; they were attacked and four were killed on the site, and the two survivors escaped and brought back the cavalry to claim the mine. about 0:06:27
- Word got out that silver had been found and by 1863 there was basically a town. about 0:06:48
- Between May 28th and October 7th, 1957 the Nevada test site ran a series of nuclear tests called Operation Plumbob, and in 1958 more tests called Operation Hardtack II. about 0:06:53
- Grasshopper Junction became part of hearings before a special subcommittee on radiation of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. about 0:07:08
- In 1975 a marker was erected across from Grasshopper Junction to honour the bicentennial of Chloride. about 0:07:39
- From 1988 to 1991 Grasshopper Junction had a population of six, and it was one family. about 0:07:50
The reviews read out
"A hidden gem: welcoming, friendly people, breathtaking landscape, a great place to escape the city and enjoy peace and quiet."about 0:08:07
"Sarah says living in Chloride is like stepping back in time, with a rich history you can feel walking the streets, but it can feel isolated and there are few amenities nearby."about 0:08:26
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Golden Valley, Arizona13 miles
- Boulder City, Nevada48 miles
- Lake Havasu City, Arizona62 miles
- Bagdad, Arizona83 miles
- Williamson, Arizona109 miles
- Prescott, Arizona117 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.