Inside West LA’s True Crime Limo Tour: Menendez, O.J. and Rockingham Sites

Across West Los Angeles a funeral-limo idles, windows tinted, engine humming as passengers settle in for the Erik, Lyle and OJ Westside Gory Funeral Limo Tour of West LA. Meet at Ovation Hollywood and board a six-door Fleetwood designed to carry eight mourners and a guide through three hours of tightly paced true-crime storytelling. The route follows addresses and stops named on the itinerary: 450 North La Cienega, 401 North La Cienega, 435 North Bedford, en route to 722 North Elm, 360 North Rockingham, 325 South Gretna Green, 11663 Gorham and 875 South Bundy, with narrative epilogues that revisit Verdict, Men cannot be raped, and Erik. This tour treats neighborhoods and private residences as primary sources. You will stop at the Menendez murder mansion and the condo tied to Nicole Brown Simpson, hear about the Rockingham events called out in the operator’s highlights, and listen as a guide traces money, proximity and social networks that linked two violent chapters of Los Angeles history. The storytelling balances gruesome facts with cultural context: how celebrity, gated architecture and race influenced reporting and trial strategy during the 1990s. Expect theater and strict ground rules. The company asks passengers to avoid smoking, drinking, luggage and strollers; limousines are configured for people, not possessions. Fleetwood air conditioning is part of the experience—kept cold as promised—so bring a light layer for comfort. In rare cases of official flood warnings tours are rescheduled or refunded; otherwise rain rarely cancels a ride. Who should take it? Visitors intrigued by courtroom drama, modern media, and the way place shapes narrative will find the tour compelling. It’s not a forensic seminar for professionals, nor is it a solemn cemetery visit: it’s a guided, sometimes sardonic probe into high-profile crimes and the residential landscape that framed them. Guides blend archival reporting, witness testimony and courtroom outcomes into a single arc that culminates in reflective epilogues. Practical details matter. The three-hour schedule includes at least one restroom break on premium runs, groups max out at eight, and the experience is restricted to ages 18 and up. The operator reserves the right to refuse service for disruptive behavior. For travelers who want a concentrated, mobile study of Los Angeles’ most notorious 1990s cases, this limo tour offers road-level perspective, crisp narration and a route that stitches together sites too often only glimpsed from behind gates. Onboard commentary mixes archival audio, court excerpts and local gossip, and the performance occasionally veers toward dark comedy to keep the mood taut. Travelers should book in advance—groups are small—and be prepared for candid discussion of violence, legal controversy and media excess that shaped Los Angeles’ public imagination in the decade of television trial coverage. Bring curiosity, respect.