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What's up? What's up, everyone? It's the girl Sequoia Blue.
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And I know Halloween was yesterday, so I hope everybody had a happy Halloween if you celebrated.
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I did want to do a show yesterday, but I did not get to do the show yesterday.
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It was basically like a story about a young lady in Los Angeles and how her
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death is, let's just say, mysterious and baffling. So I actually want to dive into that story.
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It's just a quick little summary about what happened to her.
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And I thought that this would be interesting in the spirit of Halloween.
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But it is the day of Halloween.
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Happy November 1st, everybody. I'm glad we made it. It's been tough out here in these streets.
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So but I wanted to talk about this story. And the thing is, my podcast is about
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stories, challenging your perspective and whatnot.
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So this story is important regardless of if it's for Halloween or not.
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But it's just having to be scary. Let me know if you want to hear some more
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scary stories, because I definitely don't mind talking about them.
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Okay, so let's start. So basically, one of the eeriest unsolved cases of the
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21st century, the strange and tragic death of Elisa Lamb at Los Angeles' infamous Cecil Hotel.
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That's funny, because I used to live in Los Angeles, and I remember the Cecil Hotel.
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I believe I went there. I'm not sure. It's been so long since I've been in L.A.,
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but the Cecil Hotel looks kind of scary.
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I don't know why anybody want to stay in there to this day.
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This story has baffled investigators, hunted the Internet, and left a permanent
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mark on those who've dared to look closer.
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Now, let's set the stage. In January 2013 in downtown L.A., a place pulsing
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with life by day, but shrewd in shadows by night, and there looming 19 stories high is the Cecil Hotel.
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Built in the 1920s, the CISO has a dark history, to say the least.
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Over decades, it's been the site of suicides, murderers, and even temporary
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home of serial killers like Richard Ramirez, known as the Night Stalk.
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To some, this building is more than a hotel. It's a beacon for darkness.
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I don't know why they won't close it down, but you know.
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Enter Elisa Lam, a bright 21-year-old student from Vancouver, Canada.
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She had decided to take a trip to California, a solo trip. Like many travelers
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on a budget, Elisa booked a stay at the Cecil Hotel.
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At first, it seemed like just another adventure, new city, new experiences.
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But then, on January 31st, 2013, she vanished.
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Elisa's family grew worried when she didn't contact them, as she usually does.
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She usually contacts them. They reported her missing, and soon the LAPD launched a search.
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The hotel staff had no idea where she could be, and despite their efforts,
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it was as though Elisa had disappeared without a trace.
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But then, a disturbing clue surfaced.
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The last known footage of Elisa.
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Elisa. I said it wrong, but Elisa. In this footage, captured by a security camera
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in the hotel's elevator, Elisa behaving strangely,
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she steps into the elevator and presses several buttons, but the door doesn't, don't close.
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She peeks out into the hallway as though someone is following her.
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She steps in and out, hides in the corner, and makes gestures,
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almost like she's talking to someone or something that isn't there.
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And then she vanishes from view. it's
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unsettling to say the least like where did she go like what
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what the heck this sound like some blumhouse stuff up in here which shout out
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to blumhouse i really like your movies but the discovery raised more questions
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than answers how did she end up there the roof access was locked an alarm the
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water tank itself was difficult to reach and the lid was heavy,
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investigators ruled her death is an accidental drowning but the details just
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didn't quite add up No, I don't know.
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That just don't add up to me neither. It's just, I don't know.
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Then came the theory. Some believe it was simply a tragic accident.
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Perhaps Elisa, who was known to struggle with bipolar disorder,
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was disoriented and somehow found her way to the roof.
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Others think something or someone later to her death.
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The unsettling behavior in
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the elevator suggests that Elisa felt threatened. But by what or by whom?
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There's even a supernatural angle. Could it be that spirits of the Cecil Hotel claimed her?
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After all, this hotel has been more, seen more than its share of tragedy.
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So it is possible that the hotel could have just had some spirits in there.
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I do believe in spirits if, you know, people that's been rocking my podcast
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for a long time know that I believe that there's spirits out there and sometimes
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they talk to certain people, but there's always this, I believe there's spirits
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around us all the time that we just don't, can't see or don't talk to.
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And then their conspiracy theory, some internet sleuths believe there was a
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cover up suggesting that her unusual behavior, the missing evidence and the
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closed tink lid don't align with accidental death.
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But without concrete answers, we're left with only theories and that haunting
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footage of Elisa in the elevator.
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In the end, the tragic mystery of Elisa Lamb's death remains unsolved.
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Her memory lingering in the hallways of the Cecil.
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A building steeped in sorrow and secrets, as much as we dig into the details,
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is one of those mysteries that may be better left in the shadows.
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So I would say check out this story. I mean, I think this is an interesting
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story. There's so many, you know, eerie stories out there.
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I used to watch Unsolved Mysteries growing up, and I used to always see all
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these strange stories that's just unsolved.
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You're like, well, what the heck? so it's it's
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it's interesting out here are different stories and stuff i wouldn't mind telling
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more stories and bringing awareness to these stories
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and making people think and you know but definitely
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look up for stories you can just google her her name her information's online
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and stuff like that just google elisa lamb cecil hotel and you'll see stories
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about this whole situation so like i said again i hope everybody have had a
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happy halloween and I hope this story gave you chills and maybe a few lingering questions.
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Until next time, stay curious, stay safe and subscribe and share because that
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helps me grow and it'll help everybody grow to come on the show.
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So thanks everybody for rocking with me. Peace.
