Episode 6 Elisa Lam

Though a forensic pathologist ruled Elisa Lam's death at the Cecil Hotel as an accidental drowning in 2013, the internet disagreed. Her death fueled the imaginations of thousands of online web sleuths and youtubers who sought the answer to her 'mysterious' end. After a decade of speculation and hundreds of podcasts, videos, and documentaries, Elisa has become less a person and more a legend. But is this a fair way to immortalize her?

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