CANADA - Elisa Lam (21) - Los Angeles - 31-Jan-2013 -TIMELINE & MEDIA ONLY

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The alarm system would have rung continuously until it was turned off using a special key, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

A sign warning the door is alarmed is posted and it is unclear who had access to the key to shut it off.

Moore said the eight-foot-high tank in which Lam’s body was found after she’d been missing for three weeks had ladders on the outside and hatches without locks on the top. There were no ladders inside the tanks.

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2013/02/20/la-mystery-deepens-hotel-rooftop-where-body-found-had-an-alarm

 

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http://news.yahoo.com/water-tested-body-found-la-hotel-tank-083205919.html

When the body was discovered on Tuesday, they issued a do-not-drink order while a lab analyzes the water, said Terrance Powell, a director coordinating the department's response. The disclosure contradicts a previous police statement that the water had been deemed safe.

 

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http://www.torontosun.com/2013/02/20/mystery-around-students-death-in-la-deepens
"The alarm is a large part of the investigation into how Lam died and why her body was discovered in the rooftop tank, said L.A. Police Department spokesman Officer Christopher No.

“That will play a role to see if that was locked or not or who had access to that,” No said"

 

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Investigators hope an autopsy Thursday will unravel the mystery of how Elisa Lam died, after the missing Vancouver woman’s body was found in a water tank on the rooftop of a Los Angeles hotel earlier this week.
Police are still trying to determine if Lam’s death involved foul play or if she was the victim of a bizarre accident.


http://bc.ctvnews.ca/autopsy-hoped-to-reveal-how-elisa-lam-died-1.1165941#ixzz2LYZbH8dH

 

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http://www.globaltvbc.com/vancouvers...355/story.html

 

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The opening at the top of the cistern is too small to accommodate firefighters and equipment, so they had to cut a hole in the storage tank to recover Lam’s body.


The cisterns are on a platform at least three metres above the roof.


To get to the tanks, someone would have to go to the top floor then take a staircase with a locked door and emergency alarm preventing roof access.


Another ladder would have to be taken to the platform and a person would have to climb the side of the tank.


Lopez said there are no security cameras on the roof.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2..._canadian_tourist_found_in_la_hotel_tank.html

 

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Sources close to the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing said Lam's death might have been accidental. Detectives were looking for any signs of trauma on her body or other clues at the hotel. An autopsy was planned Thursday.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...anadian-tourist-found-dead-in-water-tank.html

 

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An autopsy was completed on Thursday but the case of death has been "deferred, pending additional tests," said Ed Winter, L.A. County assistant chief coroner.

The office is waiting for results of blood, urine and toxicology tests that are expected in six to eight weeks. Until then, the coroner won't be releasing any partial or preliminary information, he said.

"What was in her system? Were all the organs functioning right? ... Any prescriptions, was she on meds within a therapeutic level or did she take too many or was there none?" said Winter in explaining what the coroner is looking for.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/02/21/elisa-lam-autopsy-missing-la-die_n_2736358.html

 

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/21/us/california-hotel-water-corpse/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: Canadian university says woman not registered in classes this year

-Tests show hotel water is free of harmful bacteria, health department says

 

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http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/autopsy-performed-on-elisa-lam-provides-no-answers-1.1165492
"High school classmate AR of Vancouver called Lam's death shocking and said she was one of the friendliest people he knew.

"This is the last person I expect out of all my friends to have something like this happen to her," Ristea said.

 

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http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Wate...n+body+found+cause+illness/7998605/story.html

Video: http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Wate...ry.html#ooid=JtNGVoOTrq9P_L9Moow8OVLkAa4pMbIY

 

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0222-hotel-body-20130222,0,4318339.story

More tests need to be performed before a cause of death can be determined for the Canadian tourist whose body was found inside a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, coroner's officials said Thursday...Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said the autopsy was completed. He would not say whether the medical examination found visible signs of trauma on the body.

 

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http://www.independent.ie/world-new...an-found-in-la-hotel-water-tank-29088897.html

22 FEBRUARY 2013

THE autopsy of a 21-year-old Canadian student found dead in a water tank atop a historic Los Angeles hotel turned up no fatal wounds, offering no clear answers to her puzzling last days and death, coroner's officials said on Friday.

 

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Lam’s family first contacted the RCMP about their missing daughter, and the Canadian force contacted the L.A. Police Department. While there are about 3,200 missing person cases in L.A. every year, police there handled Lam's case differently because it’s an international case.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/questi...und-dead-at-l-a-hotel-1.1163870#ixzz2LfogbcdO

 

[bessie]

Elisa Lam's unexplained death draws attention, theories in China

February 26, 2013, 12:37 PM
LA Times

As the investigation continues into the death of the Canadian tourist whose body was discovered in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, the case continues to draw attention in China, where her family is originally from

Amateur sleuths have honed in on the case, posting theories on websites about what might have happened to Lam.

continued with video at the link

 

[Doruk]

1) Video - LAPD declared Elisa Lam missing. EL last seen on 01/31/2013 at 6:40pm at Cecil Hotel.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRpEvZAL2f8"]LAPD关于蓝可儿 Elisa Lam记者会 - YouTube[/ame]


2) Video - Commander Andrew Smith of LAPD Media Relations speaks of Coroner's examination of Elisa Lam to a Chinese reporter. He speaks in English beginning at 00:29.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=413-y2JXEo4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=413-y2JXEo4[/ame]

3) Video - CNN reports on autopsy: Elisa Lam's cause of death deferred for 2 months, pending further tests, including toxicology exam. (Also present in video are Alvin Taylor, sex offender/long-term resident of Cecil Hotel, and Katie Orphan, manager of The Last Bookstore).

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sOXocjnqXw"]Elisa Lam Autopsy deferred: Body Found in Hotel Water Tank, Coroner Says More Tests Needed - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Qrious]

Hmm, this thread and the Facts Only thread seem to be similar. Perhaps they can be combined for easier reference?

 

[Qrious]

Just found this video news release by AP on behalf of CCTV, the Chinese broadcaster. At the 2:05 mark, the LAPD Spokesman reveals the number of hours of video tapes they reviewed and the reason for the release of the elevator video.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRQqdAQ9Ptc&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]USA Elisa Lam Photos (CCTV News Content) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Jessica222]

Elisa Lam may be buried on March 9, no comments from family

2013-03-04 03:49:47 GMT2013-03-04 11:49:47(Beijing Time) SINA English
By Zhang Yujie, Sina English

Canadian news agencies said Elisa Lam's body is likely to be buried on March 9.

Lam, of Vancouver, British Columbia, traveled to California alone on January 27, was found dead in a water tank on the roof of a Los Angeles hotel.

Canadian journalist went to Lam’s home Friday. Lam’s father, still grieving over his daughter’s death, had no comments about the upcoming funeral.

The restaurant owned by Lam’s family remained closed on Friday. Toxicology test results of Lam’s remains will be unveiled next month.

http://service.mix.sina.com.cn/pic/...RYi42ZvaBnCsEgOQn6jp3gJOqUsbmqHEyj41GbJrf.jpg

http://english.sina.com/world/2013/0303/567551.html

 

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November 30, 2019 “Deadly Hotel Check-In” 21-year-old college student Elisa Lam checks into a Los Angeles hotel—but never checks out. The last known images of the young tourist are from the hotel’s elevator security camera. Nearly 2 weeks later, her naked body is found floating face-up in the hotel’s rooftop water tank. What happened to Elisa Lam?