CASE #01

Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.

Oak Park murder mystery. Solve a case on your own streets

  • No booking, start anytime
  • 2.3 km · 12 points

4.75 · 4 verified reviews in Oak Park

Unlock the case · $17.99 for two

Full refund until you start playing · $6.00/person as a group

On the streets of Oak Park

  • Players on the Oak Park case route, photo 1
  • Players on the Oak Park case route, photo 2
  • Players on the Oak Park case route, photo 3

The streets, the suspects, the app, in 30 seconds

The case file

Bella Wanderlust died on a ghost tour. The tour kept going.

You know the old saying, “The boyfriend did it”? On an ill-fated night, love goes terribly wrong for Bella Wanderlust and Walter Bridges.

  • 12 challenge locations
  • ≈2,990 steps
  • 1 final accusation

How tonight works

  1. 1

    Unlock now

    Pay and the case opens in the Questo app straight away: no guide, no group, no time slot. 30 seconds, not a confirmation email.

  2. 2

    Walk to Point 1

    Point 1 · 536 N Harlem Ave. From there the case runs through 12 stops and finishes at Point 12 · 536 N Harlem Ave, a 2.3 km route through Oak Park.

  3. 3

    Solve it together

    Everyone gets clues on their own phone. Each puzzle you crack unlocks the next location, and the finish puts you on the Oak Park leaderboard.

The route

Start
Point 1 · 536 N Harlem Ave
Finish
Point 12 · 536 N Harlem Ave

Like an escape room. The room is Oak Park.

Escape rooms are genuinely good. They also want a slot booked days ahead and a fixed hour. This is the version you can decide on at 7pm: outdoors, across 2.3 km of Oak Park.

This caseEscape room
Price / person$8.99 for two, $6.00 in a group of 52 to 4x more each
Party size2 or 5 phonesfixed 4–8
Bookingnone, play nowslot, days ahead
Where2.3 km of Oak Parka windowless room

What Oak Park players say

4.75

4 verified reviews

★★★★★

loved the experience!! would like to see more real world clues integrated throughout the challenges though.
Hayley Greiner · Nov 15, 2025

★★★★

Very cute and nice walk through the neighborhood. I would have liked to be able to review the clues before guessing the murderer. Enjoyed it and would do another in a different neighborhood/location!
catherinebromberg · Aug 22, 2026

★★★★★

loved it! we did at night and was so fun for our family of 5! I’d say for kids at least 10 yrs. or older personally (depending on maturity ofc)
MollBCull · played this case in Old Saybrook · Aug 13, 2025

Gather your party

Who's playing tonight?

One pass unlocks the whole group’s phones: the Duo covers 2, the Fellowship 5. From $6.00 per person, with no booking and no set time.

Date nightDUO

Two phones, two versions of the truth. Argue about the prime suspect over drinks afterwards.

$17.99$8.99/person

2 players · 2 phones

Unlock for two · $17.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Friends or family nightFELLOWSHIP

A team of detectives, one accusation, live rankings. Cheaper than the escape room you couldn’t get a slot for, and the kids usually crack the puzzles faster than the adults.

$29.99$6.00/person

3 to 5 players · from about age 10 · best value

Unlock for the group · $29.99

Refund until you start. Never expires.

Playing alone? These cases are built for two or more, and everyone needs their own phone, so the Duo is the smallest pass.

Questions locals ask

Multiplayer quest · gather your party

Start the case tonight

It unlocks the moment you pay. Walk to Point 1 · 536 N Harlem Ave, open the app, and the investigation starts.

Full refund until you start playing.

Buy tonight, decide later. The case doesn't expire. Pause any time and pick it up another evening.

Giving it to someone?

Works as a birthday, hen do or anniversary present. They pick the evening, in Oak Park or any other city.

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Choose your pass

Duo adventureaccess on 2 devices$17.99$8.99/person
Unlock · $17.99 for two

Instant unlock · full refund until you start playing

  1. 1 ·Pay. The case unlocks in 30 seconds
  2. 2 ·Get the free Questo app (2 min, iOS & Android)
  3. 3 ·Walk to Point 1 whenever, tonight or any night

Outdoor murder mystery in Oak Park

A citywide case for mystery and escape-room fans

Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows in Oak Park is a self-guided murder mystery you play on foot in Oak Park. A detective game for date nights, friends and families who would rather run the investigation themselves than watch a staged dinner show. No guide, no group, no booking.

Self-guided over 2.3 km with 12 challenge locations, at your own pace, any evening of the week: an outdoor escape room the size of Oak Park, with no slot to book. It's one of the few things to do in Oak Park you can decide on at 7pm without a reservation.