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On January 26, Grave Line Tours’ Adam Levine joined Celisia Stanton on the Truer Crime podcast, bringing together two storytellers who refuse to flatten real people into simple villains or victims.

A new theory claims to finally solve both the Black Dahlia and Zodiac murders — but the evidence doesn’t add up. From flawed AI “cipher cracking” to false handwriting matches and impossible timelines, here's why Marvin Merrill couldn’t have been either killer. A clear-eyed look at another viral true crime myth — and what it teaches us about the lure of sensational theories.

Decades later, the echoes of the Hillside Strangler linger, not just in the memories of those who lived through it but also in popular culture, urban legends, and even the fabric of the city itself.

Eli Frankel’s “Sisters in Death: The Black Dahlia, the Prairie Heiress and Their Hunter” has rocked the true crime world with a revelation that fundamentally reframes one of history’s most notorious unsolved murders.

Grave Line Tours is proud to announce that our resplendent guide and world-renowned Manson Family historian, Blaze Lovejoy, is featured in the October 16 episode of Impact x Nightline, titled “Evil: Manson Killers Freed.”

On a bright, sunny Friday the 13th in June, a 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham limousine pulled up in front of a Beverly Hills mansion that was obscured by a chain-link fence. Across the street, an open-top tour bus drove by, with its passengers craning their heads in the direction of the funeral limo.

Christopher Walken’s silence about the events of November 29, 1981, when Natalie Wood drowned off the coast of Catalina Island, remains a significant and unsettling piece of Hollywood lore. He rarely commented, and when he did—years later—his statements were brief and noncommittal.

The verdicts in the O.J. Simpson and Menendez Brothers trials captivated the public and ignited crucial discussions that are still relevant today, particularly in light of the perceived impunity of powerful individuals like Jeffrey Epstein's associates and the recent guilty plea deal of Brian Kohberger.

The Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, have become sadly emblematic of a justice system that often intertwines legal proceedings with political ambition.