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Oct 2020
49m 32s

The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam

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In 2013, an L.A. hotel employee discovered the body of college student Elisa Lam decomposing in the building’s water tank. The only clue as to what happened was a bizarre CCTV recording from the date of her disappearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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