Southside Tour
The Richmond Hill insurance-fraud explosion that killed two neighbors, plus the speakeasies and neighborhoods that shaped the south side of the city.
The Southside has a different texture than downtown — working neighborhoods, quiet residential streets, and cases that often flew under the national radar until they couldn't anymore. Your guide rolls through Fountain Square's Prohibition-era haunts, past Garfield Park, and out to the quiet subdivision where one of Indianapolis's largest-ever murder trials began with a single house fire.
Notable Cases on This Route
Richmond Hill Explosion
Richmond Hill subdivision, far south side
Mark Leonard detonated his own house for the insurance money — killing two neighbors and triggering one of the longest, most expensive murder trials in Indiana history.
Fountain Square Prohibition Era
Fountain Square district
The bars that weren't bars, the addresses that shifted, and the nights Indianapolis learned how organized crime worked.
Tour Highlights
- Richmond Hill — the 2012 insurance-fraud explosion
- Fountain Square — Prohibition-era Indianapolis
- Garfield Park corridor and historic south side
- Neighborhood-level cases the media missed
Tour Details
- Duration: 1.5 hours
- Coverage: Fountain Square, Garfield Park, and the deep south side
- Group: Private group booking (standard 10 paying guests)
- Vehicle: Climate-controlled bus
- Guide: Retired IMPD officer
Book the Southside Tour
Private group bookings only. Organize 10 paying guests and you ride free.
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