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Cecil Hotel (Stay on Main)
The Cecil Hotel hosted serial killers, saw dozens of suicides, and housed the mysterious death of Elisa Lam. Security footage showed her acting strangely before she was found in the water tank. Dark history saturates every floor. Netflix made it famous.
1924 - Present
Los Angeles, California, USA
1000+ witnesses
The Cecil Hotel is Los Angeles’ most cursed building.
The History
Since 1924:
- Opened during Jazz Age
- Downtown LA
- Budget accommodations
- Dark reputation grew
- Decades of death
The Serial Killers
Who stayed:
- Richard Ramirez (Night Stalker)
- Jack Unterweger
- Stayed during killing sprees
- Budget rooms
- Dark energy attracts?
The Suicides
Decades of death:
- Dozens of jumpers
- Bodies on sidewalk
- One landed on pedestrian
- Continuous tragedy
- Building seems cursed
Elisa Lam
2013 mystery:
- Canadian student
- Found in water tank
- Security footage strange
- Talking to unseen presence
- Death ruled accidental (disputed)
The Activity
What’s reported:
- Oppressive atmosphere
- Shadow figures
- Strange behavior
- Nightmares
- Feeling of dread
Today
Current status:
- Converted to housing
- Still controversial
- Netflix documentary
- Tours nearby
- Dark tourism