Town file
Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead, Minnesota (Clay County, Minnesota) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 683, "The Babysitter Murder" (19 March 2026). In the autumn of 1996 Anne Marie Camp was 22 years old, living on her own in an apartment in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, and fighting her ex-boyfriend, Andy Patrogian, for custody of their young daughter.
- Town
- Moorhead
- County
- Clay County
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 683
- Approximate location
- 46.865, -96.745
Episode 683 / 19 March 2026 / 179 min / full
The Babysitter Murder
"It's Moorhead, MOOR HEAD, no E in there... far western Minnesota... in Clay County, ten minutes to Fargo" about 0:04:14
The case: Murder of Anne Marie Camp (May 1997). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 44,129
- Median age
- 31
- Median household income
- $62,940 a year
- Median home value
- $238,100
- Two-bedroom rent
- $920 a month
- Cost of living
- 87
- Religious
- 63%
- Property crime
- ▼ just under the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about half the national average
History, in brief
- Moorhead was platted in 1871 and named after William Galloway Moorhead, a Northern Pacific Railway official and brother-in-law of a financier. about 0:06:39
- The former Moorhead armory on Fifth Street South was the intended concert destination in 1959 for Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. about 0:07:06
- The armory was later demolished and the site is now a senior living property. about 0:07:30
- Moorhead is home to the first Dairy Queen to sell Dilly bars. about 0:07:50
- The Moorhead Dairy Queen operates on a 1949 contract that allows it to sell products not approved by corporate headquarters. about 0:08:10
- Moorhead is home to two universities, Minnesota State University Moorhead and Concordia College. about 0:08:46
The reviews read out
3.7
"A low score of 3.7 for a town people would expect to like."about 0:09:06
5 stars
"Small-town feeling with the perks of a bigger city, friendly people and two outstanding universities."about 0:09:12
3 stars
"A nice quiet little city, though some areas could use sprucing up."about 0:09:46
3 stars
"Okay in terms of people, but the roads are in really bad condition."about 0:10:11
2 stars
"It gets very cold in winter and the streets are not cleaned, so cars get stuck."about 0:10:36
1 star
"A rambling complaint; the reviewer says she has already said all she has to say."about 0:11:16
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Gardner, North Dakota22 miles
- White Earth, Minnesota45 miles
- Valley City, North Dakota60 miles
- unknown, Minnesota60 miles
- Cooperstown, North Dakota76 miles
- Aberdeen, South Dakota127 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.