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Sep 2021
48m 53s

The Creepy Legacy of the Hotel Cecil

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The Hotel Cecil in downtown Los Angeles has had no less than 16 unnatural deaths, from suicides to murders and everything in between. Listen in to the history of this decidedly creepy hotel. 

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