Amy Price

former manager of the Cecil Hotel

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The 2013 death of Canadian-born Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel captured the world’s attention and baffled investigators.

At LA’s infamous Cecil Hotel, how did visitor Elisa Lam die? Netflix’s ‘Crime Scene’ delves into the facts

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