10 Los Angeles Urban Legends That Will Scare The Shit Out Of You
IS THE WHOLE CITY HAUNTED??
The disappearance of Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel.
This hotel, built in 1927, has since been rebranded as Stay On Main — and once you hear what happened there, you'll know why.
On January 31, 2013, a Canadian tourist named Elisa Lam checked into the Cecil Hotel. She went missing that day, and wasn't found in an investigation of the grounds. Weeks later, guests were complaining of low water pressure, which led to the discovery of Lam's body...in the Hotel's water tank.
Lam's death was ruled a suicide, but the truly creepy detail is the elevator footage of Lam, presumably just minutes before her death. In the video, she appears to be talking to someone who isn't there, then presses all the elevator buttons and runs out in a panic.
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