murders most foul
The Historian – Elliot Lindsay
Elliot Lindsay
Elliot is a historian who specialises in Sydney’s historical underworld and fringe communities. Slums, pubs, larrikins, The Push, Razor Gangs, the East Sydney Red Light District and early LGBT communities.
He founded Murders Most Foul historical tours in 2020 and has since taken thousands of people around the streets of Surry Hills and Darlinghurst. Besides hosting walking tours, Elliot also hosts historical crime-themed talks at hotels across New South Wales. He also operates a historical research consultancy called Talking Walls (talkingwallshistory.com.au) and is working on a PhD at the University of Sydney titled, From Moral Gatekeepers to Crime Queens: A Spatial Transformation of Sydney’s Red-light districts from 1860 to 1930.
Elliot can be contacted at elliot@murdersmostfoul.com.
In the Media
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Elliot is a frequent contributor for Neighbourhood Media, writing local true crime history articles for most issues.
Did you know Elliot is the Quiz Master of Afloat Magazine?
See Elliot on the panel of SBS Insight, Season 2025, Ep 24, Caught Up In A Crime. https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/news-series/insight/season-2025/insight-s2025-ep24/2440483395812
Watch this short slide show on the third and forgotten queen of the underworld. A collaboration between journalist Mercedes Maquire and historian Elliot Lindsay.
