Elisa Lam was a 21-year-old student traveling alone who vanished while staying at a downtown Los Angeles hotel in 2013. After days of searching, police released eerie elevator footage showing her behaving erratically—pressing buttons, hiding, and gesturing at something unseen—sparking global speculation. Weeks later, guests complained about low water pressure and a strange taste… leading to a discovery no one expected.

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Elisa Lam was a 21-year-old student traveling alone who vanished while staying at a downtown Los Angeles hotel in 2013. After days of searching, police released eerie elevator footage showing her behaving erratically&mdash;pressing buttons, hiding, and gesturing at something unseen&mdash;sparking global speculation. Weeks later, guests complained about low water pressure and a strange taste&hellip; leading to a discovery no one expected.
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Every Monday journalist Georgia Love and not-journalist Sammy Petersen catch up to unpack a true crime story.

And we'll have an extra little treat for you each Thursday. Let's call it...a Thursday Treat!

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Every Monday journalist Georgia Love and not-journalist Sammy Petersen catch up to unpack a true crime story.
And we'll have an extra little treat for you each Thursday. Let's call it...a Thursday Treat!
Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/notanothercrimepodcast?igsh=MWpnNjZnNngyZWFvag==">instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notanothercrimepodcast">TikTok</a>
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Not Another Crime Podcast

Every Tuesday journalist Georgia Love and not-journalist Sammy Petersen catch up to unpack a true crime story as only best friends would: over a relaxed wine and a lot of laughs.

And we'll have an extra little treat for you each Thursday. Let's call it...a Thursday Treat!

Follow us: @notanothercrimepodcast

Follow Georgia: @georgiealove

Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial

Write to us: sammy@justanothercompany.com.au

Every Tuesday journalist Georgia Love and not-journalist Sammy Petersen catch up to unpack a true crime story as only best friends would: over a relaxed wine and a lot of laughs.
And we'll have an extra little treat for you each Thursday. Let's call it...a Thursday Treat!
Follow us: @notanothercrimepodcast
Follow Georgia: @georgiealove
Follow Sammy: @sammypetersenunofficial
Write to us: <a href="mailto:sammy@justanothercompany.com.au">sammy@justanothercompany.com.au</a>

The death of Elisa Lam

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa326977-3de5-4283-9b8b-af3500c58607/clips/f19273b8-984f-4582-be25-b3dd0021b56b/transcript