Grab your headphones, lace up your sneakers, and let’s make your walk a little more intriguing.
True Crime Walk 40 is a 40-minute guided walk designed to help you get your steps in while diving into a gripping true crime story along the way. This isn’t about pace, distance, or hitting a PR — it’s about moving your body, clearing your head, and letting a good mystery pull you forward.
As you walk, you’ll channel your inner investigator, getting drawn into a case that keeps your mind engaged and makes the time fly by. Suddenly, your walk feels less like a chore and more like something you actually look forward to.
Walk outside, hop on the treadmill, or pace your neighborhood — wherever you are works. Come for the movement, stay for the mystery, and finish feeling accomplished, energized, and maybe a little curious to learn more.
No pressure. No expectations.
Just press play, start walking, and let the story lead the way.
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Led by: Anna Finucane-Burns
True Crime Walk 40 is led by Anna Finucane-Burns every first Sunday of the month, creating a guided walking experience that blends easy movement with immersive storytelling and a sense of curiosity. Anna sets the tone for the walk, guiding you through the time while a compelling true crime story unfolds, making the 40 minutes feel purposeful, engaging, and surprisingly enjoyable.
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On this walk, you’ll step into a story that began with an ordinary group of teenage friends in a small community. When one of them suddenly disappeared, the search for answers left family, classmates, and investigators struggling to understand how someone could vanish without a trace.
As you move, you’ll follow the timeline of events that slowly uncovered a hidden truth behind the disappearance. What eventually came to light would reveal a story of friendship, secrecy, and betrayal that shocked the town and raised difficult questions about how well we truly know the people closest to us. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story unfold one step at a time.
Friends Turned Fatal
March 1, 2026
Shadows in the Night
On this walk, you’ll step into a time when fear spread through neighborhoods across California. Late-night attacks left communities unsettled as investigators tried to understand who was responsible and where the violence might strike next.
As you move, you’ll follow how the pattern of crimes slowly emerged and how an entire city began living with a growing sense of unease. Piece by piece, the investigation uncovered clues that would eventually bring the mystery into the light. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story unfold one step at a time.
February 2, 2026
Signed With a Smile
On this walk, you’ll dive into one of the most unsettling true crime cases of the 1990s—where a simple smiley face became a signature of something far darker.
As you move, you’ll follow the story of a man who didn’t just commit crimes in secret—he wanted recognition. Through letters sent to police and the media, marked with hand-drawn smiley faces, the case slowly unfolded across multiple states, revealing how anonymity, ego, and constant travel allowed violence to go unnoticed for years.
This walk isn’t about shock value. It’s about tension, psychology, and the chilling contrast between a harmless symbol and the reality behind it. Put on your headphones, step outside, and let the story unravel at your pace.
January 4, 2026
Life on the Edge
On this walk, you’ll step into the story of a woman whose life unfolded on the fringes of society. Years of instability, hardship, and survival shaped a path that would eventually lead to a series of violent crimes that shocked the nation.
As you move, you’ll follow the events that led investigators to piece together a troubling pattern along Florida’s highways. The story that emerged raised difficult questions about desperation, violence, and the complicated human story behind one of the most infamous cases in modern true crime. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story unfold one step at a time.
December 7, 2025
House of Hidden Horrors
November 2, 2025
On this walk, you’ll step into a story that unfolded in a quiet rural town where little seemed out of the ordinary. One solitary resident lived a life of routine and isolation, rarely drawing attention from neighbors or the wider community.
As you move, you’ll follow how a routine investigation eventually led authorities to a small farmhouse that concealed a series of disturbing discoveries. What emerged from that house shocked the town and left investigators trying to understand how such secrets could remain hidden for so long. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story reveal itself one step at a time.
The Secret in the Garden
On this walk, you’ll step into a case that unfolded in the heart of a vibrant city community. For years, several men disappeared, leaving friends and loved ones searching for answers and wondering how so many lives could vanish without explanation.
As you move, you’ll follow how investigators slowly began to connect the pieces of a troubling pattern. What started as separate missing person cases eventually revealed a far darker story hiding in plain sight. The investigation that followed would uncover secrets that shocked a city and changed a community forever. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story come together one step at a time.
October 5, 2025
Behind the Quiet Smile
On this walk, you’ll step into the story of a man who appeared calm, thoughtful, and even helpful to the people around him. To many, he seemed intelligent and composed, someone who blended easily into everyday life.
As you move, you’ll follow the events that shaped his early years and the path that eventually led to a series of shocking crimes. Investigators and psychologists later tried to understand how someone who seemed so ordinary could hide such disturbing impulses. Piece by piece, the story reveals the unsettling gap that can exist between outward appearances and the darker realities beneath them. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story unfold one step at a time.
September 7, 2025
Beneath the Surface
On this walk, you’ll step into a story that began with what looked like a comfortable life and a marriage that seemed steady from the outside. Friends and family saw a couple building a future together, but beneath the surface, tensions were quietly growing.
As you move, you’ll follow the events that led to a sudden and suspicious accident on the water. What first appeared to be a tragic loss soon raised difficult questions for investigators and those closest to the couple. Piece by piece, a deeper story begins to emerge about control, betrayal, and the hidden pressures that can build inside a relationship. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story unfold one step at a time.
August 3, 2025
Secrets Along the Shore
On this walk, you’ll step into a mystery that unfolded along a quiet stretch of coastline. What began as a search for one missing woman soon led investigators to a series of disturbing discoveries that would raise far more questions than answers.
As you move, you’ll follow how the investigation slowly expanded, revealing connections between multiple disappearances and a pattern that had gone unnoticed for years. The story that emerged drew national attention and left communities searching for the truth behind what had happened along the shore. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the pieces of the mystery come together one step at a time.
July 6, 2025
A Tale of Two Brothers
On this walk, you’ll step into a story that begins with a childhood disappearance and ends in a series of shocking crimes years later. Two brothers grew up in the same home, but their lives would take dramatically different and tragic turns.
As you move, you’ll follow the timeline of a kidnapping that captured national attention, the emotional return of a missing child, and the darker events that unfolded decades later. Piece by piece, a complicated story emerges about trauma, family, and the long shadows that certain events can cast across a lifetime. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story reveal itself one step at a time.
June 3, 2025
The Idaho Student Murders
On this walk, you’ll step into the chilling case known as the Idaho Student Murders. In a quiet college town, four university students were found dead in a crime that stunned the community and quickly captured national attention.
As you move, you’ll follow the early days of confusion and fear that spread through the town as investigators worked to understand what had happened. Questions mounted, theories circulated, and the search for answers unfolded in real time. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story come together one step at a time.
May 4, 2025
Faith Turned Fatal
On this walk, you’ll follow a story where belief, family, and loyalty became entangled in ways that few could have imagined. What began as a series of unsettling disappearances soon drew national attention, leaving loved ones and investigators searching for answers.
As you move, you’ll trace the events that slowly revealed a hidden world of extreme ideas, fractured relationships, and secrets that grew harder to contain. Piece by piece, a disturbing picture begins to emerge — one that raises difficult questions about faith, influence, and how quickly reality can slip out of reach. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story unfold one step at a time.
April 6, 2025
Vanished on the open road
March 3, 2025
On this walk, you’ll follow the final stretch of a cross-country journey that once looked like a dream. A young couple set out to document life on the road, sharing their adventures online as they traveled through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States.
But as the trip continued, small moments began to raise questions — both for those closest to them and for people watching from afar. As you move, you’ll piece together the timeline of a story that unfolded across highways, national parks, and social media feeds, eventually drawing the attention of millions. Put on your headphones, step outside, and let the story reveal itself one step at a time.
Where Love Turned Deadly
On this walk, you’ll step into the heartbreaking and unsettling story of a young couple whose lives became intertwined in love — and ultimately in tragedy. As you move, you’ll follow the arc of their relationship, the moments leading up to the violence, and the ripple effects that spread through the people and community around them.
With each step, new pieces of the story come into view: the warning signs, the unanswered questions, and the investigation that tried to make sense of what happened. Put on your headphones, head outside, and let the story reveal itself one step at a time.
February 3, 2025
Hidden in Plain Sight
On this walk, you’ll step into the chilling and calculated world of a serial killer whose crimes were defined by planning, patience, and anonymity. While living what appeared to be an ordinary life, he carried out violent acts across the United States — often far from home and with no clear pattern tying them together.
With every step, you’ll uncover pieces of a story built on careful preparation, long stretches of waiting, and a strategy designed to stay invisible. The deeper you go, the more unsettling the picture becomes. Put on your headphones, head outside, and see what begins to emerge as the story unfolds.
