Town file
Vinings, Georgia
Vinings, Georgia (Cobb County, Georgia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 376, "A Perverted Mind" (1 April 2023). Shortly after four o'clock on the morning of 14 March 1985, people living at the Tahoe-Vining Apartments in Vinings, Georgia, heard a woman screaming.
- Town
- Vinings
- County
- Cobb County
- State
- Georgia
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 376
- Approximate location
- 33.859, -84.468
Episode 376 / 1 April 2023 / 69 min / express
A Perverted Mind
"It's Vinings, Georgia, VININGS, Vinings, Georgia, just like northwest of Buckhead, basically, in the Atlanta area; the address is now considered Atlanta proper but was not in 1985." about 0:04:51
The case: Murder of Belinda Wood (March 14, 1985). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2023
- Population
- 12,793
- Median household income
- $58,550
- Median home value
- $542,200
History, in brief
- Vinings was first called Crossroads. about 0:06:09
- It was then called Paces after Hardy Pace, who operated Paces Ferry across the Chattahoochee River between Atlanta, Buckhead and Smyrna. about 0:06:24
- It was renamed Vinings after William H. Vining, who worked on the railroad construction of Vining's Bridge. about 0:06:47
- Home Depot is headquartered in Vinings. about 0:06:54
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Beautiful lakes and woods, a close community with a suburban feel, cute shops and restaurants, inside the Atlanta perimeter with most attractions under 30 minutes away."about 0:07:19
5 stars
"Has a special charm and the village is the cutest place ever; city living without the traffic, with actual woods."about 0:08:10
4 stars
"The best of both worlds, convenient to the city with the peace of the suburbs, plenty of places to shop and dine, and access to the Silver Comet Trail."about 0:08:33
3 stars
"A displaced graphic designer and non-traditional student says finding a job has been very difficult in the five years since being laid off."about 0:09:05
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Clarkston, Georgia13 miles
- Rome, Georgia50 miles
- Rutledge, Georgia52 miles
- Barnesville, Georgia59 miles
- Cherry Log, Georgia64 miles
- Summerville, Georgia66 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.