Town file
Murdock, Nebraska
Murdock, Nebraska (Cass County, Nebraska) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 373, "In Colder Blood" (23 March 2023). In April 2006 Wayne and Sharman Stock were shot to death in the upstairs bedroom of their farmhouse about two miles west of Murdock, Nebraska, a village of 227 people in Cass County.
- Town
- Murdock
- County
- Cass County
- State
- Nebraska
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 373
- Approximate location
- 40.926, -96.281
Episode 373 / 23 March 2023 / 163 min / full
In Colder Blood
"this is Murdock, Nebraska, and it's MUR DOCK; it's in Cass County, area code 402" about 0:04:22
The case: Murder of Wayne and Sharman Stock (April 16-17, 2006). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 227
- Median age
- 39 and a half
- Median household income
- $57,000 a year
- Median home value
- $322,000
- Two-bedroom rent
- $990
- Religious
- 34.7%
- Property crime
- ▼ less than half the average
- Violent crime
- ▼ well under half the national average
History, in brief
- Established in 1890 when the railroads extended there. about 0:06:35
- Named after a Rock Island railroad official. about 0:06:43
- Got a newspaper and had some churches open up. about 0:06:53
The reviews read out
4 stars
"Great small town community with lots of opportunities for children to excel in areas they could not in a larger school; teachers are very involved in the extra-curricular sports and music programmes."about 0:07:16
4 stars
"A small town where everybody knows everybody and bad activities aren't really done in Murdock."about 0:07:48
3 stars
"A decent town to go to school in, though the population is so small the high school class is only 25 people."about 0:08:24
"It is a safe environment and most of the people are very friendly and willing to help."about 0:09:26
3 stars
"A Hy-Vee grocery store has recently opened and business is booming; everyone would rather shop there than at the local grocery shops."about 0:09:54
2 stars
"It's not very good since the Hy-Vee opened: everyone in town got a job there and it is the only place they want to work, so other businesses were left short of staff."about 0:10:26
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Alvo, Nebraska6.6 miles
- Yutan, Nebraska23 miles
- Wilber, Nebraska47 miles
- Shenandoah, Iowa49 miles
- Lyons, Nebraska70 miles
- Rulo, Nebraska75 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.