![]() ![]() Elisa Lam has become the ultimate enigma for the digital age. ![]() Strange CCTV footage showing the 21-year-old, a Canadian student, hiding in the lift and gesturing to an unseen person off-camera only added to the gruesome mystery.Īs more pieces of the puzzle emerged, her case captured the imagination of internet sleuths across the globe, with the tragedy inspiring high-profile TV crime dramas and horror movies. Police were baffled over how she had got through the alarmed door on to the top of the hotel. The last thing they expected was to learn the body of a young woman had been rotting in a water tank on the roof for two weeks. Lam would have needed to make it to the roof, through the locked and alarmed door (or through fire escapes), climb up a 10 foot ladder on the side of the tank, and open the heavy lid of the water tank before climbing inside.Īlthough the coroner has confirmed the cause of death, many people are wary and unsatisfied with the answers provided.WHEN guests at a crumbling hotel on LA’s Skid Row noticed the tap water was black and foul-smelling, they complained to the manager. This claim was not satisfactory to the public eye. The lead investigator of the case believed that Lam went off her medication and fell into a state of mania, leading her to find her way to the roof and climb into the water tank. There was mention that Lam’s bipolar disorder could have played a significant role in her death. There were no signs of physical trauma and no drugs that could have contributed to her death. There were also fire escapes that led to the roof.įollowing an autopsy and toxicology test, the cause of death was an accidental drowning. Hotel staff claimed that access to the roof was restricted to employees only and the staircase leading to the roof was locked and equipped with an alarm. Water tanks located on top of Cecil Hotel InvestigationĪfter finding Lam’s body in the water tank, further investigations took place to figure out what happened. In a post from January 2012, she wrote about her relapse that caused her to drop several classes at her university, leaving her feeling “so utterly directionless and lost.” The post was titled “You’re always haunted by the idea you’re wasting your life.” She later abandoned Ether Fields and created a new blog on Tumblr called Nouvelle-Nouveau. Lam documented her mental illness on her blog titled Ether Fields. Her family said that Lam had no history of suicidal ideations or attempts, but she had gone missing for a brief period. Lam was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression and prescribed four medications to sooth her symptoms: Wellbutrin, Lamictal, Seroquel, and Effexor. Initially, she was assigned a shared room, but her roommates complained about her odd behavior, and she was moved to a room of her own. ![]() She arrived in Los Angeles on January 26 and checked into the Cecil Hotel just two days later. Following the move, Lam decided to take a trip to Los Angeles, California for the first time…alone. Her family had immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada where they opened a restaurant in British Columbia. Elisa Lam pictured in the center Early LifeĮlisa Lam was born on April 30, 1991.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |