True Crime Tours in Brisbane — Queensland's Dark Criminal History
# Brisbane's Streets Still Hold the Secrets of Queensland's Darkest Crimes
Crime writer Jack Sim has been leading visitors through Brisbane's bloodiest locations for over 25 years — on foot, after dark, through the heart of a city that has never fully reckoned with its own violent history. In 2026, three confirmed true crime walking tours operate across Brisbane and Fortitude Valley, covering everything from colonial-era hangings to organised crime firebombings that killed seven people in a single night.
This is not ghost tourism. This is documented criminal history, walked at street level.
---
The Bloody Brisbane CBD Crime Tour
Brisbane's longest-running true crime tour departs from central Brisbane and runs for two hours. Operated by Jack Sim — a published crime writer — the tour visits the actual sites of some of Queensland's most notorious crimes.
Among the confirmed stops:
- **The Arcade Murder** — the precise location where the killing took place, still embedded in the everyday fabric of the CBD.
- **The Last Public Execution Site** — the spot where Brisbane carried out its final public hanging, a reminder that state-sanctioned death was once civic spectacle.
- **The Regent Theatre Shootout** — the site of a historic armed confrontation that rattled the city.
- **The Mad Butcher of Queen Street** — perhaps the most chilling stop of all. A man allegedly confessed to a Queen Street murder only after the wrong person had already been executed for it. The wrongful execution is not disputed.
Adult tickets are priced from US$26–28 (approximately AU$38), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure. You can check availability and book directly through
