Town file
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey (Middlesex County, New Jersey) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 659, "Suitcases Full Of Murder" (25 December 2025). William Theodore McGuire, known as Bill, was born on 21 September 1964 in River Edge, New Jersey, the youngest of three children.
- Town
- Woodbridge Township
- County
- Middlesex County
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 659
- Approximate location
- 40.553, -74.287
Episode 659 / 25 December 2025 / 180 min / full
Suitcases Full Of Murder
""Going to Woodbridge Township, New Jersey ... This is in Middle Sex County"" about 0:04:58
The case: Murder of William McGuire (April 2004). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 103,353
- Median age
- 40.2
- Median household income
- $98,086
- Median home value
- $431,500
- Two-bedroom rent
- $2,020
- Cost of living
- 124.7
- Religious
- 57%
- Property crime
- ▼ about one quarter beneath the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about a quarter under the national average
History, in brief
- Woodbridge is the oldest township in the state of New Jersey. about 0:07:02
- It was settled in the early autumn of 1664 and granted a charter by King Charles of England in 1669. about 0:07:08
- Woodbridge is the site of the first grist mill in New Jersey, built by Jonathan Singletary Dunham, who is buried in front of his house. about 0:07:22
- The town was named after Reverend John W. Woodbridge. about 0:08:10
- Famous people from Woodbridge include Kelsey Grammer, former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey, and Bon Jovi members Richie Sambora and Tico Torres. about 0:08:40
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Never felt unsafe, met the greatest people and the best friends, would not change it for the world."about 0:09:10
4 stars
"Growing up there was great, close to most of the state, a safe town with crime, and plenty to do for families including the mall."about 0:09:45
2 stars
"Most people keep to themselves, with annoying dogs barking day and night and neighbours slow to turn off car alarms."about 0:10:42
1 star
"A very political town where the same people have worked for the township for more than 40 years; asking for a public record gets you an attitude."about 0:11:10
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Chatham Township, New Jersey14 miles
- Hanover Township, New Jersey20 miles
- Long Branch, New Jersey24 miles
- Garfield, New Jersey24 miles
- Denville, New Jersey25 miles
- Neptune City, New Jersey28 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.