True Crime in Phoenix: Blood, Power & the Secrets They Tried to Bury

Forget what you think you know about Phoenix.

Behind the palm trees and politics is a city built on murder, mob money, and corruption that never made the news. And when the wrong people started asking questions? They ended up dead.

At Get Ghosted Phoenix, our true crime tour, Monsters, Mobsters & Mayhem, pulls back the curtain on the real stories: car bombs, mob hits, political coverups, and criminal empires that operated in plain sight. This happened. Right here in downtown Phoenix.

The City That Killed a Journalist

In 1976, a local investigative reporter got into his car and never made it home. The bomb that killed Don Bolles exploded more than just a vehicle—it blew open Phoenix’s ties to organized crime, shady land deals, and deeply embedded political players.

Some of the names he exposed went quiet. Others? Went on to rise in power.

We’ll let you decide what that means.

Mobsters Loved the Desert

Phoenix was more than a hideout—it was a mob retirement plan.

Casino bosses moved here to lay low. Hitmen blended into the suburbs. One even ran a massive ecstasy ring with his son—right out of Scottsdale.

This city made it easy to disappear. Unless, of course, you got in someone’s way.

The Stuff History Books Gloss Over

Our tour walks through real crime scenes, old courthouses, and buildings where dirty deals were made—and sometimes, erased.

You’ll hear about:

• Murdered mobsters

• Corrupt politicians

• Crime families that left a permanent stain on the city

You won’t find this in tourist brochures or classroom lectures. This is Phoenix’s real history—told the way it should be.

Book Monsters, Mobsters & Mayhem

If you’re into true crime, mob history, or the political scandals nobody wants to talk about, this tour’s for you. Book at www.getghostedphx.com