Long before Austin was weird, it was terrified. In 1885, America’s first serial killer — the “Midnight Assassin” — stalked the young city’s streets, and this award-winning walking tour retraces his chilling trail. The Austin Chronicle named the Murder Walk its Critic’s Choice for Best Nightlife Activity, and 350 guests rate it 4.84 stars.
Over one hour and 45 minutes and about two miles of historic downtown — including West 6th Street and the old Guy Town district — your guide unspools a true-crime story more terrifying than any ghost tale: eight victims, a city in panic, a killer never caught. Was his identity really a mystery? The walk makes its case, lamppost by lamppost.
It is the operators’ longest and most story-rich route, best suited to true-crime fans and older teens and adults. At $40 per person, it is a gripping, grown-up night out in historic Austin.
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