Town file
Spring Brook, Wisconsin
Spring Brook, Wisconsin (Dunn County, Wisconsin) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 731, "When A Bloody Person Knocks" (3 September 2026). In the spring of 2018, Spring Brook, a small town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, became the setting for a killing that was captured in fragments on a phone, in a car and in the memory of a young woman who told several different stories about it.
- Town
- Spring Brook
- County
- Dunn County
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 731
- Approximate location
- 44.807, -91.742
Within 25 miles: 7 murders in 2 episodes, number 2 in Wisconsin. See the murder league table.
Episode 731 / 3 September 2026 / 182 min / full
When A Bloody Person Knocks
"We're going to Springbrook, Wisconsin ... this is in Dun County." about 0:07:35
The case: Murder of Alex Woodworth (March 22, 2018). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 1,764
- Median age
- 38.8
- Median household income
- $72,000 a year
- Median home value
- $316,300
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,020 a month
- Cost of living
- 86
- Religious
- 48.8% religious
- Property crime
- ▼ about half the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about one third of the national average
History, in brief
- Wild rice grew throughout the region, and the Menominee tribe spread it everywhere. about 0:09:03
- Before Europeans arrived, Dunn County was inhabited by the Santee Dakota, who were feuding with the Ojibwe. about 0:09:50
- Knapp, Stout and Company began in 1846 and became one of the largest lumbering operations anywhere in the world. about 0:10:13
- Knapp, Stout owned over half a million acres of pine land in the Red Cedar Valley and cut two million board feet of pine. about 0:10:19
- The company ran a steam mill and a shingle mill, and it influenced construction and railroads across the county. about 0:10:34
- Dunn County raised the Pinery Rifles company for the Civil War, which fought at Second Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. about 0:11:27
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Owen called it absolutely amazing and worth the extra price; the cabin backed up to a par three, staff texted several times, responded right away and there was more than enough room for eleven adults."about 0:12:02
1 star
"Courtney from Chicago arrived around 3 p.m. and was told the room would not be ready until four; she was still waiting at 5.04 and called it the worst experience, with a confusing reply from business manager Julie M."about 0:13:05
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Menomonie, Wisconsin10.0 miles
- Red Wing, Minnesota45 miles
- Woodbury, Minnesota58 miles
- Eyota, Minnesota62 miles
- Colby, Wisconsin70 miles
- Lino Lakes, Minnesota71 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.