{"id":53863,"date":"2025-05-13T16:41:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/2025\/05\/13\/cold-case-inspiration-from-murder-mystery-dinner-louisville\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T16:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T20:41:21","slug":"cold-case-inspiration-from-murder-mystery-dinner-louisville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/2025\/05\/13\/cold-case-inspiration-from-murder-mystery-dinner-louisville\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-Life Cold Cases That Inspire Our Plots (But Not in a Creepy Way!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53863\" class=\"elementor elementor-53863\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2088a38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2088a38\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4666ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4666ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/2025\/04\/30\/the-dinner-detective-louisville-an-exciting-new-chapter-at-tempo-by-hilton-in-nulu\/\">The Dinner Detective<\/a> in Louisville, KY, we serve more than just mystery with your meal\u2014we serve drama, laughter, a dash of &#8220;did that really happen?!&#8221; and maybe a splash of bourbon (hey, it <em>is<\/em> Kentucky). But ever wonder where we get the <em>juiciest<\/em> inspiration for our whodunits? <strong>Spoiler alert: it\u2019s usually some wild cold case inspiration from a murder mystery dinner setup<\/strong> that sends our writers down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and questionable 1940s fashion choices.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Believe it or not, some of our plot twists and shocking reveals come from real-life cold cases. Yup. Actual unsolved mysteries. But don\u2019t worry, we keep it classy. We\u2019re not here to reenact grisly tales or scare you out of your fried chicken. We just take a pinch of intrigue from the past and sprinkle it over our stories like powdered sugar on a hot Krispy Kreme.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Let\u2019s take a delicious dive into some cold cases that keep our writers up at night (in the best way).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90179f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90179f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff90fd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff90fd9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e017b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e017b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/298-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"A man in a red robe clutches his side, pretending to be wounded during an interactive moment at The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show in Louisville.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54a21b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b54a21b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f728e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34f728e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bourbon Barrel Mystery: A Louisville Legend<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2774edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2774edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">If you\u2019ve lived in Louisville long enough, you&#8217;ve probably heard whispers about the old bourbon barrel mystery. Back in the 1930s, a distillery warehouse worker allegedly stumbled upon a barrel that didn\u2019t quite smell like Old Forester. Inside? A body. Cue dramatic music.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">The body was never identified, and the case went as cold as a Mint Julep in January. While we\u2019re not about to turn your dinner theater into a Dateline special, we <em>may<\/em> have borrowed a few plot points for our &#8220;Barrel of Laughs&#8221; mystery (with a LOT more jokes and zero real corpses).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">We even threw in a subplot about a haunted barrel and a ghost who only communicates through poorly timed puns. Spoiler: The ghost\u2019s name is &#8220;Boo-rbon.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Local Flavor:<\/strong> Want to deep-dive into Louisville\u2019s boozy past? Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fraziermuseum.org\/kentucky-bourbon-trail\">Frazier History Museum&#8217;s exhibit on Kentucky Bourbon<\/a> for a spirited experience. (See what we did there?)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c1781 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5c1781\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beeea36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"beeea36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ba447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8ba447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Case of the Vanishing Heiress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c146d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c146d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Somewhere between Bardstown Road and &#8220;Wait, what just happened?&#8221; lies the unsolved case of a wealthy heiress who vanished in the late 1940s. Rumors swirled like Derby hats in the wind\u2014was it foul play, an elopement, or did she just get tired of high society and bolt to Indiana?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">We took that idea and ran with it. One of our favorite storylines, &#8220;Heiress You Didn&#8217;t Hear This From Me,&#8221; was born. In our version, she disappears with the hot dog vendor. Because why not?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">In our show, he\u2019s not just any hot dog vendor\u2014he\u2019s a former circus magician turned sausage artist who speaks only in riddles and owns three ferrets named after famous outlaws. It\u2019s weird. It\u2019s wonderful. It\u2019s Dinner Detective.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> For more intrigue-meets-architecture, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/louisvillehistorictours.com\/\">Historic Old Louisville Walking Tour<\/a>, where you might get some serious inspiration for your own backyard whodunit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eccf636 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eccf636\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c2329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50c2329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/296-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"A woman laughs heartily during a moment of surprise at The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show in Louisville.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb6460 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bb6460\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea4a90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fea4a90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c94e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70c94e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/04\/Copy-of-guest-scene-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53702\" alt=\"A woman in a black dress laughs and gestures dramatically while standing inside a hopscotch outline on the floor. Seated and standing people around her watch and smile in a banquet hall setting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/04\/Copy-of-guest-scene-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/04\/Copy-of-guest-scene-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/04\/Copy-of-guest-scene-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/04\/Copy-of-guest-scene-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2025\/04\/Copy-of-guest-scene-scaled-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8099b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b8099b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f462f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f462f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Great Derby Diamond Heist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169b18b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169b18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">All right, so this one isn\u2019t technically a <em>cold case<\/em> because the diamonds may or may not have existed. But according to legend (and at least one overly chatty Uber driver), during the Kentucky Derby in the 1960s, a mysterious European socialite lost her million-dollar diamond necklace. Some say it was stolen, others say it was a publicity stunt. We say: what a <em>fabulous<\/em> setup for a Dinner Detective mystery!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Our version, &#8220;The Galloping Gem Job,&#8221; features a fake horse named Glue Stick, a jockey with a secret, and a diamond hidden in a bread roll. It&#8217;s pure, theatrical, and gold.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Oh, and the horse? It has a blog and a scandalous past. Don\u2019t ask us how; just come see the show.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47f4477 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47f4477\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407e38c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"407e38c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739f373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"739f373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cold Cases, Warm Audiences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d91ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4d91ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Our mission is simple: Make you laugh, guess, and eat until you unbutton your pants. While our shows may have cold case inspiration, we never cross into true crime territory. That\u2019s what your favorite podcast is for.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">We keep it light, funny, and just a little suspicious. Like that coworker who eats tuna in the breakroom every day. Or that neighbor who knows <em>exactly<\/em> when you get home, every day. At 5:47. On the dot. Brenda, we see you.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Local Link Love:<\/strong> Want a bite before the murder? Grab a local favorite at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalshotchicken.com\/\">Royals Hot Chicken<\/a> before the show. Or, if you\u2019re into classy cocktails and velvet chairs, hit up <a href=\"https:\/\/hellorhighwaterbar.com\/\">Hell or High Water<\/a> for a speakeasy vibe that would make any 1940s heiress feel right at home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672f146 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"672f146\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1badcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1badcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/04\/SnapDetZm_112-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Female actor in costume, mid-performance, wearing quirky double sunglasses during a Dinner Detective comedy-mystery show.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c36b20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c36b20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f8b26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8f8b26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b72a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62b72a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/IMG_0397-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"A woman in a detective costume shines a flashlight while interacting with seated dinner guests at a live mystery show.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c430a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4c430a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0678a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0678a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plotting with Purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bca48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32bca48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">We use cold case concepts not to trivialize real events, but to build imaginative, respectful, and wildly entertaining stories that ignite your curiosity. These mysteries give us a framework for humor, twists, and audience participation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Each show is a little different, just like every real-life case. <strong>And yes, we admit it\u2014we lean into that cold case inspiration straight from the wild world of murder mystery dinner storytelling every chance we get.<\/strong> Sometimes the killer is the waiter. Sometimes it\u2019s your date (don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll tell them to go easy on the improv). And sometimes? It\u2019s you. Yes, <em>you<\/em>. Dun dun dunnnnn!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">And just once, it was the houseplant. Don\u2019t ask. You had to be there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8dc43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd8dc43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef395f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ef395f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fcb2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08fcb2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Come Be Part of the Mayhem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9f0fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f9f0fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Ready to be part of the show? Want to accuse your boss of murder in a socially acceptable setting? Book your tickets for our Louisville Dinner Detective show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/\">right here<\/a>! Shows fill up fast, so don\u2019t snooze.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">And if you have a favorite local legend or mystery, let us know. Who knows? You might inspire the next big hit: &#8220;The Case of the Missing Derby Pie.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Or &#8220;Murder on the Bourbon Trail: The Cask is Always Greener.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\">Because at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/murder-mystery-tickets-showtimes\/\">The Dinner Detective<\/a>, every bite comes with a side of suspense\u2014and a lot of laughter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd648bf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dd648bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedinnerdetective.com\/louisville\/murder-mystery-tickets-showtimes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Tickets Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0afcb78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0afcb78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9487b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9487b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/yAN66QtkTi0?si=XkzyJnnhD6CzW1Zp&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8df13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c8df13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50ca9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e50ca9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0949b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0949b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stay In the Loop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c4309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0c4309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-spread=\"false\" data-pm-slice=\"3 1 []\"><li><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dinnerdetectivelou\/\">Instagram<\/a> for behind-the-scenes shenanigans<\/p><\/li><li><p>Tag us in your photos with #DinnerDetectiveLou<\/p><\/li><li><p>Got questions? Shoot us a message or drop by before the show<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>We\u2019re more fun than a barrel of bourbon. Probably. 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