Dearly Departed Tours

This was a morbidly fascinating tour. The tour director was great, very fun to be with--the small group of 13 in the van was great. Recommend for adults only, older adults would be most likely to be interested probably. Have already recommended to some friends at work.

I enjoyed the tour itself but our tour guide at the end of the tour expected more of a tip then I offered him. He refused my money and told me and another lady that had a few dollars tip for him that he hoped we did not tip our waiters and waitresses like that there, and, that it was very rude to try and give someone a dollar or 2 for a tip. This was my first tour and I did not even know we could tip the guy in the first place. I had no other change then $ 100's and told him that and that it was my first tour and I didn't know. He was not understandable at all or kind. He said, "you do not EVER do that here", that it was so rude. I felt like telling him if someone gives you something they did not even have to give after already having payed for the tour and out of kindness you should at least be respectful about it. When we left there I heard the other lady saying how rude he was too. Out of all the tours we went on this was the only one that even had a gradtuity sign up in the van. It should have said " pay me $ 10.00 or up and I will be happy... Ruined my vacation day...

Scott is a wonderful tour guide. The best I have ever seen. His tour is amazing and I plan on taking any other tours he offers in the future.

1. More air conditioning for the couple behind the driver 2. 75% of the attractions were on the left side of the van and we sat on the right side 3. Visability could have been better; too bad the windows weren't larger 4. I would have liked to take home some of the pictures that were in the binders instead of the police report. All in all we loved the tour. Our driver was fantastic. We highly recommend it.

Great tour of Hollywood and Television History with locations of tragic historical hollywood events and locations. A few of the locations were difficult to view given how high up they were I had to put my head half way to the floor of the van. But this tour is well worth taking. The tour guide was very informative and funny and I highly reccommend it.

My friend and I were in LA on vacation from Peoria, Illinois. I've read about the TLB case for years and thought this tour would be informative. Little did I know it would also be so entertaining! Scott did, however, handle the subject matter with dignity and respect...very sympathetic to the victims. I liked the tour so much I even bought his recently released DVD, "Six Degrees of Helter Skelter." I watched it last night and it's like taking the tour all over again. It's a very fringe subject aimed at a very unique (and bizarre, self-admittedly) audience. If you've ever had an interest in what led to the events of July and August 1969 in LA, make your reservation immediately. You won't be disappointed.

This tour was interesting, a bit long, but Scott was very friendly and informative. I'm 24 years old, and a lot of people on the tour I didn't know, or have only heard of and did really know. If you are into famous death and how people died and where they died I would recommend this.

If you are into the darker side of Hollywood mixed in with some history and even some tabload sights, this is the tour for you. The tour guide is happy to answer questions and compare notes with you. The stops are interesting and the presentation is fabulous! Scott really has a sense of humor and it shows. If you are into these things, I cannot reccomend this tour enough! You get to see a lot of cool things and don't have to deal with the traffic...just sit back and relax and take pictures (if your flash is off they come out fine). If I am ever back in LA, I am doing it again, again! Especially good fun if you are a fan of findadeath.com.

I really enjoyed the whole tour. Packed with information and stories from Hollywood. Our guide gave us tons of information and answered all our questions. I want to take the tour again! Highly recommend!

This was my second time taking the tour. I had out of town guests with only 1 afternoon to sightsee. I felt that within 3 hours my guests could really get a feel of the geography, architecture, pop culture (past and present), and of course the tragical aspects from Hollywood's history. What I didn't realize is how the tour is a work in progress, with updated information included since my last tour. So although it was my second time around, much of where we went and what was discussed was new to me, which I appreciated. The middle of the tour, the time from the rest stop at the Will Rogers Park to the end of the tour was too long. I noticed a few people nodding off just from the motion of the bus for so long. I would recommend the stop in the middle of the time or two stops. Although the driver offered a second stop, no one took him up on it and in a group setting, some people are hesitant to speak up for what they would really prefer. My out of town guests loved the tour and were amazed at how much they learned. This was certainly easy on me as a host. Thank you. I felt that the cost of the tour provided very good value for the money. One more thing that was mentioned to me by my guests was that there were a few seats on the bus that didn't provide easy viewing; there was a wall instead of a window next to them so they had to cran their necks to see throughout most of the tour's mentions on one side of the bus. Zerve was also easy to use and not a costly fee.

This tour is a great way to learn about Hollywood and it's stars not only their deaths and how they occured, and where they occured,but a lot of Hollywood Star history and information. Our tour guide Richard was very informed.The only thing I could recomend is expanding the tour into the San Fernando Valley where numerous stars have either died or have been killed. Maybe it could even be an additional or different tour. Janet & Friends

While I would not strongly recommend this tour for anyone who does not have a fascination with the "morbid" aspects of Hollywood life, it also does have something for the guest who enjoys seeing the architecture and history of a city. The driver's skilful meanderings through old and new Hollywood ... fillig in the history of the City , describing the circumstances of the best-publicized deaths, and adding musical accompaniements to the story ... make it a very special afternoon for both local and tourist alike. Richard's in-depth knowledge and apparent love of the city, were most welcome. He was friendly, funny, and responsive to all questions. Incredible memory for names and dates as well. I've been twice and have recommended the tour to friends. In a week in which Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, and the hairy TV pitchman all died, I think I will have to go again in the future.

I thought that it would have been better had we been able to see, it seemed that we were crowded in the van, if there was no top on the van, we could at least look up and out, to be able to see all the sights. Otherwise i enjoyed the trip. I thought it was fun, and informative. Thought it would be a darker tour, with more death, but it was ok.

My girlfriend and I have lived in Los Angeles for a little over a year. We had a friend visiting from out of state and took the opportunity to take the tour and we're glad we did! It was informative and fun and showed us stuff we would have had no other way of finding out. Our guide was obviously more then just paid to do his job, he knows what he's talking about and it shows.

We're locals but still really enjoyed learning about locations we have driven past many times... not knowing someone famous lived and died right in our own neighborhood. Thanks Scott! Great job!