π START
Orange Street & California Avenue
We'll load up, get everyone settled, go over a few quick safety details, and set the mood for the night.
Then the lights go down...
And we ride.
πͺ STOP 1 β THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER
703 East Colorado Street
Our first stop takes us to an otherwise ordinary stretch of Colorado Street with a deeply disturbing history.
We'll explore the story of the Hillside Strangler killings, discussing the case and its connection to this Glendale location.
It's an unsettling way to begin the evening β because one of the creepiest things about true crime is discovering how ordinary these locations can look today.
Estimated stop: 4β5 minutes
π₯ STOP 2 β THE AVANESIAN ARSON CASE
1300 Block of East Harvard Street
From Colorado, we'll make our way toward East Harvard Street.
Here we'll discuss the Avanesian arson case and the tragic events associated with the area.
The residential surroundings provide an eerie contrast to the story β quiet streets, familiar homes, and a history most people passing through would never know.
Estimated stop: 4β5 minutes
π STOP 3 β THE NIGHT STALKER
Stanley Avenue
Our route continues east toward the Citrus Grove and hospital area.
At Stanley Avenue, we'll explore the Glendale connection to the Night Stalker case and the events that brought one of California's most notorious criminal investigations into ordinary suburban neighborhoods.
As with every stop, we'll focus on the history and the people affected rather than glorifying the perpetrator.
Estimated stop: 3β4 minutes
π₯ STOP 4 β ADVENTIST HEALTH GLENDALE
1509 Wilson Terrace
Our fourth stop brings us to Adventist Health Glendale.
This location has a connection to the disturbing story of Efren Saldivar, a former respiratory therapist whose crimes became one of the most notorious hospital-related criminal cases in California.
With the hospital campus illuminated at night, this stop provides an especially atmospheric backdrop for the story.
We'll take a few minutes to discuss the case and its connection to Glendale before heading toward our final destination.
Estimated stop: 4β5 minutes
πΈ STOP 5 β DAVE'S ON BROADWAY
π» THE HAUNTED FINALE
After four stops filled with dark history and true-crime stories, we've saved the best for last.
Our final stop