Town file
Woodbridge, Virginia
Woodbridge, Virginia (Prince William County, Virginia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 298, "The Sugar Daddy Death Caper" (7 July 2022).
- Town
- Woodbridge
- County
- Prince William County
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 298
- Approximate location
- 38.641, -77.255
Episode 298 / 7 July 2022 / 172 min / full
The Sugar Daddy Death Caper
"We are going all the way to Virginia here... Woodbridge, Virginia... It's in Prince William County here." about 0:04:52
The case: Murder of Robert Finch and Dana Thrall (January 2, 2001). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- 4,668
- Median age
- around thirty nine
- Median household income
- $109,196
- Median home value
- $408,100
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,637 a month
- Cost of living
- 119
- Religious
- 38%
- Property crime
- ▲ slightly above average
- Violent crime
- ▼ just slightly over half the national average
History, in brief
- The area takes its name from Thomas Mason's 1975 wooden toll bridge, built to supplant the existing ferry and carrying Kings Highway traffic across the river. about 0:06:09
- He had Mason's Wood Bridge Plantation, which is a golf course now. about 0:06:29
- The original bridge washed away in 1807 after a heavy storm and was never rebuilt on that spot; the crossing was shifted to another area. about 0:06:39
- The bridge was not replaced until the mid-twentieth century, when a small iron bridge was built. about 0:07:16
- The iron bridge, as the town's website puts it, failed in 1972 during Hurricane Agnes, and was replaced by the current structure. about 0:07:23
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Great location, close to everything, local shops of all kinds, a plethora of restaurants and direct access into Washington DC."about 0:08:59
5 stars
"The reviewer has lived there most of his life and says people who have never lived there call it Woodbridge; outsiders see it as the bad town with the most crime and drug deals, but the people are diverse and it is an indirect family, what unity looks like."about 0:10:07
3 stars
"A good, friendly place with good communities and better attractions, especially the Potomac Mills Mall, where the reviewer once met Allen Iverson."about 0:12:01
2 stars
"Crime and safety are poor; describes a loud domestic dispute with things thrown into the yard, a grandmother's unlocked car being entered, broken beer bottles on the road and graffiti on the tennis court."about 0:13:01
1 star
"Wants less crime and more affordable living costs; has been robbed twice in two different areas; there is not much nightlife, though DC is half an hour away, and there are plenty of places for a solid meal and nice movie theatres."about 0:14:43
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Dumfries, Virginia6.2 miles
- McLean, Virginia21 miles
- Bethesda, Maryland25 miles
- Largo, Maryland28 miles
- Warrenton, Virginia30 miles
- Lothian, Maryland37 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.