Town file
Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville, Georgia (Baldwin County, Georgia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 472, "Evil Came To Play" (2 March 2024). Marianne Shockley was 43 in 2019 and an academic professional associate in the Department of Entomology at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia, known round campus as Doc Shock.
- Town
- Milledgeville
- County
- Baldwin County
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 472
- Approximate location
- 33.088, -83.241
Episode 472 / 2 March 2024 / 72 min / express
Evil Came To Play
"We're going to Millageville, Georgia, in central Georgia, about two hours outside of Atlanta." about 0:03:36
The case: Murder of Marianne Shockley (May 11th to 12th, 2019). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 17,278
- Median household income
- $36,053
- Median home value
- $173,800
- Marianne Shockley's blood alcohol level at death
- 0.11
History, in brief
- The Georgia Lunatic Asylum was built here from 1842 and later became the Central State Hospital. about 0:05:33
- Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia for years until after the Civil War, when the capital moved to Atlanta. about 0:05:40
- Town motto: Capitals, columns, and culture. about 0:04:36
- Town motto: Historic charm, modern appeal. about 0:04:52
- Milledgeville calls itself the first lady of Georgia. about 0:05:01
- Georgia College is in the town, where Marianne Shockley and were students. about 0:19:08
The reviews read out
4 stars
"Lived here all their life and loves it; knows a face almost everywhere and the lake is always fun to visit."about 0:06:01
3 stars
"Likes the town but finds it very boring."about 0:06:20
2 stars
"The area does not do a lot of outside activities or anything else."about 0:06:31
1 star
"Only one good neighbour; constant fighting and threats with guns and pick axes, run-down buildings, stray animals, nosy neighbours always watching; does not feel safe."about 0:06:46
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Eatonton, Georgia19 miles
- Rutledge, Georgia43 miles
- Barnesville, Georgia53 miles
- Grovetown, Georgia65 miles
- Modoc, South Carolina73 miles
- Clarkston, Georgia76 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.