Town file
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow, Idaho is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 366, "Insane In The Brain" (25 February 2023).
- Town
- Moscow
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 366
- Approximate location
- 46.731, -116.999
Episode 366 / 25 February 2023 / 68 min / express
Insane In The Brain
"We're going way up north there, going to Moscow, Idaho. It's in northwestern Idaho on the Washington border there." about 0:03:25
The case: Murders of David Boss and Bradley Morse (March and April 2007). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 26,128
- Median household income
- $35,979
- Median home value
- $368,300
History, in brief
- The area was settled in the late 1860s and early 1870s by miners and farmers arriving from the east. about 0:04:47
- It was known as hog heaven because camas bulbs grew there and pigs would eat them. about 0:05:36
- A post office opened in 1872. about 0:05:40
- The town was called Paradise Valley at that point. about 0:05:43
- The name was changed to Moscow three years later. about 0:05:46
- One legend says a Russian settler wanted the town named Moscow. about 0:05:57
- Another says five local men could not agree on a name, so the postmaster, who came from Moscow, Pennsylvania, completed the papers and chose it himself. about 0:06:06
The reviews read out
5 stars
"The small college town is welcoming and friendly, probably the most hospitable town the reviewer has lived in, with wonderful weather for walking."about 0:06:30
3 stars
"Born and raised there, it kept the reviewer doing great things; great people and a good organisation that pushes you, plus a lot of undercover fun people."about 0:07:10
3 stars
"No personal issues, but the reviewer has heard rumours about the area and gives no explanation of what they are."about 0:07:49
3 stars
"The police are not willing to put the work in to keep things safe and seem only to write traffic tickets."about 0:08:04
1 star
"After living in urban areas all their life, the place is like going back 30 years, with children playing outdoors and people watching out for each other, though there are bike thefts and car prowls; 147 agree and 230 disagree."about 0:08:19
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Kendrick, Idaho18 miles
- Lewiston, Idaho23 miles
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho68 miles
- Post Falls, Idaho69 miles
- Kellogg, Idaho69 miles
- Deer Park, Washington88 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.