Ep. 42 : Elisa Lam & the Infamous Cecil Hotel

When the bizarrely haunting video of Elisa Lam in the elevator of the Cecil Hotel was released in 2013, folks across the country were intrigued. But the strange and tragic history of the Cecil goes back far beyond 2013, nearly 100 years to its opening in 1924. This week Halee takes us through the storied hotel's very troubling past. From unsolved murders, to serial killer tenants, to douchey ghost hunters... this hotel has seen it all. The hotel's tragic past culminated in the seemingly mysterious disappearance of Elisa Lam in 2013, which we'll try our best to get to the bottom of. Before things get too dark, Elise delights us with a delicious treat- from scratch! Happy Haunting!

The Cecil Hotel

An Original painting on the side of the hotel advertised rates. It has since been painted over.

The Cecil Hotel was home to 700 rooms, and was originally imagined to feature middle-of-the-road accommodations. Not too fancy, not too lackluster.

Hotel Cecil in LA's Skid Row.

The lobby of the Hotel Cecil featured decor reminiscent of the 1920s.

The Cecil Hotel is right in the middle of LA's Skid Row.

In an effort to negate bad publicity, the Cecil Hotel was renamed "Stay on Main."

Infamous Guests

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Serial killer Jack Unterweger stayed at the Cecil Hotel while scoping out LA for his next victims.

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Serial Killer Richard Ramirez also called the Cecil home for a short time during his killing spree.

Elisa Lam

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Sources

https://bizarrela.com/2016/03/cecil-hotel-suicide/

Clipping from The Los Angeles Times - Newspapers.com

L.A. Hotel Where Body Was Found In Water Tank Has 'Long, Dark History' : The Two-Way : NPR

'The Suicide': The Hotel Cecil and the Mean Streets of L.A.'s Notorious Skid Row | History & Society | KCET

https://www.discovery.com/exploration/Cecil-Hotel-LA-Haunted-Reasons

The Chilling History Of Murder And Hauntings Inside Los Angeles' Cecil Hotel

The Serial Killers Who Haunted The Cecil Hotel | by Josh Dean | Medium

Watching Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel? Here's a Timeline of the Elisa Lam Case

Elisa Lam Drowned in a Water Tank Three Years Ago, but the Obsession with Her Death Lives On

The Death Of Elisa Lam: The Full Story Of This Chilling Mystery

The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel Ending Reveals What Happened To Elisa Lam — & Another Insidious Twist

Happy Haunting!