Durham True Crime Tour: Chilling Cult Murders

Experience the chilling tales of a brutal murder by a clandestine cult, a gangster saga that stands alongside the Godfather, and one of the most debated murder trials in American history that continues to polarize North Carolina residents. Discover these gripping true stories and more on the Durham True Crime Tour.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Durham - Visitors will be led on a tour of sites associated with Durham’s most bizarre, unsettling, and unique true crime stories.
What's Included
  • True Crime tour
  • In-person: English
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Location
330 Blackwell St
Blackwell Street
We meet underneath the white water tower at the American Tobacco Campus.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Betsy_f
Mar 8, 2026
Crimes solved and unsolved - The tour guide was articulate and provided interesting detailed information about each crime! We met another family and got to see different parts of Durham so it was a very nice evening! Wear comfortable shoes because you are walking/standing for about 75 minutes. Arrive early if driving to find parking and specifics about where the tour begins.
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Kellysphoenix2014
Dec 31, 2025
Bad crimes but fun tour! - We enjoyed our tour with Andrew. Andrew was very knowledgeable and gave an animated presentation. He even got a shoutout from some random passerbys who said he was “the best tour guide in all of Durham!” The only slight criticism that I have is that one of our stops was along a noisy street and despite Andrew’s great voice, it was hard to hear him,
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Caramel_d
Nov 30, 2025
Loved It! - This was an amazing tour. Andrew was a great informative tour guide. We learned an abundance of information about Durham famous crimes.
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Ireeya_r
Nov 9, 2025
Great Tour - Our tour guide was great! Very engaged, informative and he was loud enough so everyone could hear him during the tour!
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Meenc2025
Oct 26, 2025
Great evening walking around Durham! - My friend and I love true crime so this was the perfect friend date! Andrew was warm, welcoming and engaging. He was ready to answer any questions we had and was very knowledgeable about each true crime case he regaled us with! We highly recommend doing this tour if you're interested in a little of Durham's true crime history!
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Megt232
Sep 7, 2025
True Crime in Durham - Great experience. This tour was fascinating even for those of us who live in Durham. The tour focused on about 5 different stories described in relevant sites located in downtown. The stories were well scripted but our host also could respond to multiple questions as we walked along our route. The events described were still timely. He spoke loud enough for all in our group of 6 to hear. It was a total pleasure. I would definitely take others to it again.
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Clifford_f
Aug 3, 2025
Passionate engaging tour guide - This was a fun little date night and history lesson about Durham’s underworld. The guide was fun and lively!
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503averyr
Jun 1, 2025
A fun and interesting tour! - Andy was super informative and passionate about the stories he discussed. He also had a great mixture of humor that made the tour more enjoyable. Would love to do one again in another city!
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K1870hpjoej
May 31, 2025
Highly Recommend - Great experience & our guide Andy brought things to life thru his storytelling- highly recommend to all! Thought provoking & insightful. Take the tour, you won't regret it!
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Carrie_c
Mar 1, 2026
It was fun but not graphic enough - Had trouble finding the meet up location. Please have a sign. The tour started out well, but some stories were long winded. I expected more spooky/gory/graphic. Durham has been the city of crime, we only got 4 stories. The presentation was good just condense. It was fun to walk at night downtown. Need more interesting stories.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).