no discussion on Cecil Hotel? (living, vacation, murders)

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by Bettafish

I wonder why Elisa Lam does not catch media's attention. Because she's not a blond girl?

She is a "white black woman".

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Originally Posted by jm1982

Scary stuff..

Also you mentioned this story isn't getting media attention, but it is a top story on Google news.

and the front homepage of CNN.COM

I hope it does continue to get attention and I hope this case is solved.

Local radio stations covered it, but it was overshadowed by Ali Syed.

Quite frankly, the Lam story interested me more than the Orange County rampage.

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Originally Posted by jm1982

This tragedy should be a call of action to finally clean this area up of the scum of the earth.

It's not a huge area and the city , small businesses and residents have invested a lot of money and time to turn around downtown la. The city should be on the side of the taxing , law abiding citizens instead of these scumbags. Enough with the politically correct bull**** in this city that treats the scumbag class like GOLD to the detriment of everyone else.

What "scumbags"?

Would you care to be specific?

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Originally Posted by JohnG72

But because of homeless services on Main just south of 5th, because of the ****hole Hayward Hotel at Spring/6th, because of the scumbags that still hang around at the Alexandria, the area still attracts scum of the earth and isn't entirely safe.

Would you care to state clearly what individuals you describe as "scum of the earth" and shamelessly explain why you feel that way?

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Originally Posted by munchitup

If you ask me it looks like she was on some heavy drugs in that clip. And I've seen stuff about her family. I think they are in LA right now.

Well...she is from Canada....

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Originally Posted by Mezter

The story makes me cringe. First off, that poor girl And second, that is so gross! Can you imagine drinking water that was touched by a decomposing body? I couldn't even drink water that touched my own body!

Is your body decomposing?

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Originally Posted by Temujin

A seedy hotel with dim lit hallways, bugs flying and scurrying about, seedy neighbors who might be criminals, and now a murder.

This sounds like something out of a noir movie.

LOL - you can be anywhere between Santa Barbara, San Ysidro, Beaumont, and Santa Monica and be near someone who might be a "criminal".

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Originally Posted by Senno

Or a Wambaugh novel.

From the "Onion Field" to the "Water Tank".

I wonder what John Fante would have done with this story.

[Cindiana]

This is a sad case. I did read that an occupant of one of the rooms did say the water "tasted funny." Someone else had said the shower water came out black, then after a little while, it came out clear again.

[CA4Now]

The autopsy is inconclusive. I still see don't see any mention of her family, which bothers me. She was so young to be on her own in a city with which she was unfamiliar.
Autopsy inconclusive on woman found in hotel water tank - latimes.com