![]() ![]() “In 22 years plus of doing this job as a news reporter, this is one of those cases that kinda sticks with me because we know the who, what, when, where. Her body was found naked, with her clothes floating beside her body in the tank. The body was later found due to complaints by residents about foul tasting water and water pressure problems, leading Santiago Lopez, a maintenance worker at the time, to check on the water tanks at the top of the building. She eventually leaves the elevator, and the last few moments of the low quality video show her waving her hands around in various gestures as if she were talking to someone, but Lam was the only one seen on the video. She then keeps stepping in and out of the elevator, or poking her head out as if she was supposed to be hiding from someone. The two and a half minute video shows Lam walking into the elevator and pressing all of the buttons. The hotel was searched, but nothing about Lam could be found.ĭays after, the chilling surveillence footage of one of the hotel’s elevators was released by the police. Her parents contacted the Los Angeles Police Department and the search for Lam had started. ![]() Her parents had been worried about her whereabouts as they had not heard from her in a while. January 31 was her check out date at the hotel, but the date was not met by Lam. The famous “Black Dahlia” Elizabeth Short was spotted at the hotel days before her murder. Since it’s inception in 1924, there have been 15 technical deaths on the premises. ![]() The Cecil Hotel is infamous for having several murders and suicides prior to Lam’s death, as well as being a ground for illegal activities. Lam began her trek around California at the beginning of 2013, taking photos at the San Diego Zoo and visiting other areas prior to her stay at the Cecil Hotel. Lam would have needed to make it to the roof, through the locked and alarmed door (or through fire escapes), climb up a 10 foot ladder on the side of the tank, and open the heavy lid of the water tank before climbing inside.Īlthough the coroner has confirmed the cause of death, many people are wary and unsatisfied with the answers provided.A Canadian student named Elisa Lam from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver was found lying face up in a water tank above the infamous Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles on Feb. This claim was not satisfactory to the public eye. The lead investigator of the case believed that Lam went off her medication and fell into a state of mania, leading her to find her way to the roof and climb into the water tank. There was mention that Lam’s bipolar disorder could have played a significant role in her death. There were no signs of physical trauma and no drugs that could have contributed to her death. There were also fire escapes that led to the roof.įollowing an autopsy and toxicology test, the cause of death was an accidental drowning. Hotel staff claimed that access to the roof was restricted to employees only and the staircase leading to the roof was locked and equipped with an alarm. Water tanks located on top of Cecil Hotel InvestigationĪfter finding Lam’s body in the water tank, further investigations took place to figure out what happened. ![]() In a post from January 2012, she wrote about her relapse that caused her to drop several classes at her university, leaving her feeling “so utterly directionless and lost.” The post was titled “You’re always haunted by the idea you’re wasting your life.” She later abandoned Ether Fields and created a new blog on Tumblr called Nouvelle-Nouveau. Lam documented her mental illness on her blog titled Ether Fields. Her family said that Lam had no history of suicidal ideations or attempts, but she had gone missing for a brief period. Lam was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression and prescribed four medications to sooth her symptoms: Wellbutrin, Lamictal, Seroquel, and Effexor. Initially, she was assigned a shared room, but her roommates complained about her odd behavior, and she was moved to a room of her own. She arrived in Los Angeles on January 26 and checked into the Cecil Hotel just two days later. Following the move, Lam decided to take a trip to Los Angeles, California for the first time…alone. Her family had immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada where they opened a restaurant in British Columbia. Elisa Lam pictured in the center Early LifeĮlisa Lam was born on April 30, 1991. ![]()
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