Downtown & Near North Tour
From Dillinger's grave at Crown Hill to the 63-hour Kiritsis hostage standoff — the headline cases that made Indianapolis a national news story.
The downtown courthouses, the Monument Circle streets, the Crown Hill Cemetery plot where America's most famous bank robber is buried under a slab of concrete to stop souvenir hunters. Your retired IMPD guide walks you through the cases that put Indianapolis in front of the whole country — some of them still the subject of books, documentaries, and late-night true-crime threads.
Notable Cases on This Route
John Dillinger
Crown Hill Cemetery, 700 W 38th St
Depression-era Public Enemy No. 1 — Indianapolis-born, buried in his hometown under concrete and scrap iron to discourage grave robbers.
Tony Kiritsis Hostage Standoff
Meridian Mortgage / Crestwood Village
A 63-hour shotgun-wired-to-a-hostage standoff broadcast live on national TV — ending in a press conference rant that's still studied in crisis-negotiation classes.
D.C. Stephenson Trial
Marion County Courthouse
The Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan — whose rape and murder conviction for the death of Madge Oberholtzer helped collapse the national KKK.
Tour Highlights
- Crown Hill Cemetery — John Dillinger's grave
- Former Meridian Mortgage — Tony Kiritsis 1977 standoff
- Marion County Courthouse — D.C. Stephenson KKK trial
- Near North streetscapes with Prohibition-era history
Tour Details
- Duration: 2 hours
- Coverage: Downtown Indianapolis & Near North neighborhoods
- Group: Private group booking (standard 10 paying guests)
- Vehicle: Climate-controlled bus
- Guide: Retired IMPD officer
Book the Downtown / Near North Tour
Private group bookings only. Organize 10 paying guests and you ride free.
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