Crime Scene Live: First Fridays in Santa Monica
About this Event
You've seen the headlines. You've argued over the documentaries. You've told your friends you would have caught the clue everyone else missed. Now prove it.
Crime Scene Live puts you inside a real homicide investigation alongside Don Tabak—one of Los Angeles' most legendary homicide detectives and a man who closed more than 100 murders during his LAPD career.
This is not a lecture.
It is not a scripted M**der mystery.
And you are not sitting quietly in the dark.
You'll walk through a case Don actually worked, examining the evidence, following the timeline, challenging theories, identifying contradictions, and learning how elite investigators separate instinct from proof.
Don takes you inside the decisions that can make or break an investigation: What matters? Who is lying? What was overlooked? What would you do next?
His department worked some of the most infamous investigations in Los Angeles history, including the O.J. Simpson case, and Don spent decades inside cases most people only experience through headlines, documentaries, and podcasts.
Now you get to work through one beside him.
Bring your sharpest friends, compare theories, question the evidence, and see who thinks like a real detective. The case is set, but Don follows what the room notices, challenges the audience's assumptions, and takes the investigation in directions no passive show ever could.
More Than a Show
Crime Scene Live is being built for something much bigger: a next-generation crime platform designed to change how the public engages with real cases.
At the end of the experience, Don will introduce a real ongoing cold case and show the audience how ordinary people can contribute in a responsible, structured, expert-guided way—turning curiosity into something potentially meaningful.
No reckless accusations. No internet vigilantism. Just real information, disciplined thinking, and a smarter way for the public to help.
This is your chance to experience Crime Scene Live while it is still intimate—before the rooms get bigger, the platform expands, and the rest of the country discovers it.
Choose Your Experience
General Admission
Full access to the live investigation.
Front Row Detective
Seating in the first two rows, plus early lounge access.
VIP Evidence Package
Premium seating, a private Meet & Greet and photo with Don, plus an official Crime Scene Live detective notebook. Limited to 15 guests per performance.
First Fridays in Santa Monica
September 4 and October 2, 2026
Two shows nightly: 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM
Doors open one hour before each show. Cocktails and bites will be available throughout the evening.
Crime Scene Live takes place at Illusion Magic Lounge, just off the Third Street Promenade in the heart of Santa Monica.
Study the evidence. Challenge the obvious answer. Trust your instincts.
Bring your crew. Work the case. We'll see you at the scene.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 49.87 to USD 92.55
