Elisa Lam, Cecil Hotel, Cold Case ? Or really an Accident ?
I am currently a student of Criminal justice system and Criminology.
At first I am very interested to know that how did the corners' office in Netflix Depiction of the actual tragedy showed; that Elisa Lam drowned accidentally? I mean is there a difference between being drowned accidentally and someone pushing you in the water? I mean if a person doesn’t know how to swim. Either way his or her death will be put as accidental, wouldn’t it? There are so many cases where by the use of new technologies old cold cases are brought to light or where courts realized they made wrong judgement and put someone away for a crime they never did commit. As an individual, one might feel that, we need everyone to support the idea that technology is actually helping police officers and departments open up old cold cases and helping people that had no idea something could be possible by science back in 2013. And secondly in my opinion, as an individual I do have a mental disorder, and I have been drunk and high from time to time which I know now and believe were one of my very bad decisions I had made over the past years. But whichever disorder one has, how does it make them walk out the elevator, Climb a set of stairs towards the hotel roof door, to access the roof without raising security alarms at the front desk. And then, they Climb up-to the water towers and not the one near the door of roof top but rather the one further away. Because if the water tower near to the door of the roof had any decomposition of living tissue, since the hatch was open as you can see in the show as well. I hardly would believe a dog might miss that. And that door is always shut except for being used by authorized personnel only. And if that door is opened, an alarm at the front security desk is something that usually goes on.
As much as I love Police officers on what they do and protect us. I honestly believe this case should have been given to the Elite service like FBI and RCMP. If you did see the Netflix show depiction it shows Water towers have a bit of sloppy edges. If you are disoriented due to medication or illusions I don’t think your brain makes you harm your self-like only a Hit-man would do. Plus why in the world would someone drowning in a water tower during cold winters would have to take off their clothes? It doesn’t make sense! Or doesn’t? (”Although I do know a symptom of getting high on Epsom salts and meth can make your body feel super hot, and gives you superhuman strength, and during that duration one cannot feel the cold even its in the minus. That condition is known as “excited delirium.”Although it is just an example, which is nothing to do anything with Elisa Lam ”) Lastly, my question is how come a former employee goes up to the water tanks and only seems to see one of the Panel or hatch of water tanks opened? And only the one further away, the one with the victim in it. Plus, If he had a thought that there was a possibility of something like that, why would he keep it to himself? Why not share it with the police during their initial search or investigations? Or, many be in reality,he just went up there to actually remove the victims body so he or the anonymous someone paid him to transport it elsewhere, but couldn't as we all know that even after a long shower our skin feels like it very soft and if we had stayed in water a little longer it might get cut or drop off. I mean, if he was there doing his job as a maintenance crew it might makes sense. But even in Netflix depiction it just says a former employee. What that tells us yeah absolutely nothing, besides, that he worked there! But questions are which department? Which floors was under his responsibility? Was he part of maintenance team or restaurant staff? Or maybe he was send there by someone else. The question is who? Anonymous someone the possible hit-man??? Or the manager who is someone that even the show points out to be suspicious?
But in reality do all hotel employees do that? I don’t think so, I believe if you are part of maintenance crew yes you can go to water tanks to fix something. But common sense speaks its very likely to be part of an inside job. I think Police did what they could do, people tend to think that Police didn’t do much or they could have done more. The issue is the ratio of Police per Citizen of any city they serve to protect. Its horrible, in Canada for example we have more security guards than police officers. Another example I would give is; let's look at New York City the total population size is approx: 8.4 million people as of 2019 approx, and the number of police officers in New York are 36,000 officers as of 2019 and guess what, not half of them, is detectives. So if you do the math; the ratio that comes down is 1:235 I mean wow! So in reality its one Police officer is responsible towards the safety of 235 people!
So we can all agree that at the end police officers are not machines. They need rest, have mental stress and have seen so much worse things that we aren’t seeing because of their sacrifices. And their every day hard work to save other possible victims like Elisa Lam. But in this case, that even gathered world attention. I believe FBI would have been a much better fit for the investigation as they are experts in resolving cases far worse than something like what Elisa Lam became the victim of.
A couple of examples if they make sense why FBI is from my perceptive better option or a solution. 1)Remember one thing: “To hunt a Lion, you need other lions. Wolves aren’t made for that job"
2)Another example would be; if you want to hunt an Alpha down, you need an Alpha or pack of Alphas to do the job done. 3)Another example would be when army soldiers are not able to do a task to complete a mission. You hire a pack of Seals or Marines to complete that mission and with 100 % success.
That’s what I mean when I say, why FBI is more capable of helping as they are one of the best! “They should have given the charge!” Anyways it's little bit related to this topic but in past, there was a homicide in Ontario, Canada. Where land owner was murdered because she asked the delayed rent of 3 months to be paid or the renter must exist the apartment by end of the week. Or, she will call the cops and the city. The lease holding renter murder the poor land owner. Just because she asked him to pay due 3 months rent next week. In short by the end of 2 months of investigations, the Police were able to arrest the guy. And found the body buried in the front porch garden under the snow, which at the time was not possible since the cold weather was at its peak with heavy snowfall. The point is that the search dogs couldn’t pick the scent of the body. Why? No decomposition occurred. Which does conflict with my statement above about Police search dogs missed the scent of Elisa Lam. But in that scenario the lid or hatch was open and the water was cold not solid form. In the Ontario case the body was covered under pile of snow. That’s why dogs didn’t pick the scent. But again you all might agree, that below minus temperature does preserve our bodies, decreasing our body temperature to below minus as well, which stops the decomposition process. Like for example, they are doing now with crypt-o-freezing humans, so some of us can be brought back to life in let's say 100 years like Frankenstein or something. But in my opinion its very much a possibility that Elisa Lam death is not a accident, but its very likely that its a homicide.
And/or next best assumption or more of a question one of us or all of us should or could, ask our own conscious minds Would be “how would a possible Hit-man do a job? The answer would be : make something seem like an accident, which in reality is not an accident”
As an example : It happens in so many shows and movies that depict what some actual people are capable of, its not always necessary that geniuses /smart/ intelligence around us are always looking to help people, or save and protect the world. Its like having a power which can make you save lives or that one can be used in other ways period Share your kind opinions, and how many of you think it does speak of professional hit-man situation or inside job or an accident. Personally I would go with Hit-man and inside job or maybe both. A death that looks like an accident that isn’t as usual and normal way of suicide or death speaks of a hit-man job or a serial killer! Doesn’t it?