The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam

In this edition of Murder Mysteries, host James delves into the haunting case of Elisa Lam, a 21-year-old student from Vancouver who disappeared under bizarre circumstances during a solo trip to California in 2013. The episode augments the eerie mood by tracing her stay at the Cecil Hotel, known for its grim history of murders and suicides. Elisa disappeared without a trace until her body was shockingly discovered in a water tank on the hotel's roof weeks later. Despite an autopsy conclusion of accidental drowning, James delves into the rampant theories and the Cecil Hotel's dark past, enhancing the perplexity of Elisa’s tragic and confusing demise. The case, a vivid instance of unresolved crime, has since become a cultural phenomenon seeping into various aspects of pop culture.