On February 19th, 2013, an innocent maintenance worker at the Cecil Hotel would stumble upon something horrifying. The body of 21-year old Elisa Lam floating in the rooftop’s water tank. Surrounding her bizarre death was a slew of insane conspiracy theories, a murderous hotel, and one unsettling viral video. Was Elisa’s death just a tragic suicide? Or is foul play lurking somewhere in the water?
Elevator footage: https://youtu.be/3TjVBpyTeZM