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

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TIMELINE and MEDIA thread for Elisa Lam Case

 

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http://local.nixle.com/alert/4955529/

News Conference: LAPD Detectives Searching for Missing Canadian Woman
February 6,2013 NA13022rf


Detectives Reach Out to Find Missing Canadian Citizen
Young Woman Traveling Alone Last Seen at Downtown Hotel

What: A news conference to ask for the public’s help in locating a young Canadian woman who was visiting Los Angeles and last seen at a downtown hotel. Her disappearance is suspicious and may suggest foul play.

When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
1 p.m.

Where: LAPD Police Administration Building Plaza
100 West First Street
Los Angeles 90012

Who: LAPD Robbery Homicide Detectives

Why: To secure possible leads in the ongoing investigation of a missing person, 21-year-
old Elisa Lam of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. By providing more details,
detectives hope for assistance that will help locate Ms. Lam.

Contact: Questions may be directed to LAPD Media Relations at (213) 486-5910.

 

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http://guardianlv.com/2013/02/los-angeles-canadian-citizen-missing-last-seen-at-downtown-hotel/

February 6, 2013

Same information, but from a news source.

 

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http://www.presstelegram.com/breakingnews/ci_22532214/canadian-woman-21-missing-l-could-be-foul

City News Service
Posted: 02/06/2013 12:21:50 PM PST
Updated: 02/06/2013 12:27:06 PM PST

 

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http://ktla.com/2013/02/06/disappearance-of-female-tourist-may-suggest-foul-play/#axzz2K9pofOh3

8 mins ago
by Sara Welch
KTLA 5 Reporter

 

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/02/missing-canadian-tourist-elisa-lam.html

February 6, 2013

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Lam's final destination was believed to be Santa Cruz, authorities said, but it was unclear why she was traveling in California.

 

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snipped...She never checked out of her hotel room. She hasn’t been heard from in a week. Her parents say it’s unlike her not to call.

Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Fou...n+disappears/7928717/story.html#ixzz2KB8uTzpQ

 

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Vancouver woman missing in L.A. last heard from 6 days ago

snipped...Police say Lam had been in L.A. for three days after spending several days in San Diego.

...She didn’t have a car and was travelling by Amtrak train and public transit.

Homicide and robbery investigators are in the process of going through surveillance footage at the hotel, and monitoring whether her debit and credit cards have been used.

It’s not known if her belongings were left in the hotel.

Read more: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-woma...heard-from-6-days-ago-1.1145813#ixzz2KBBzJYas

 

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Lam is a University of British Columbia student and was hoping to graduate in 2016.

Her sister, Sarah Lam, a makeup artist in Vancouver, tweeted a plea for help in hopes that someone will come forward with information.

Police say they've collected some of Lam's belongings and investigators will be looking closely at security video from the hotel.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/02/06/bc-missing-la-elisa-lam.html?cmp=rss

 

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A different photo of Elisa, from her sister Sarah's twitter page.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCX6WqtCQAAxcun.jpg:large

 

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In the video at this link the reporter closes by saying (paraphrasing) her cell phone was left behind at the hotel and it should help put together a timeline:

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/los-angeles-police-seek-missing-vancouver-woman-1.1145848

 

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A Facebook profile that appears to be Lam’s says she attended University Hill Secondary School on UBC campus before university. A LinkedIn profile that appears to belong to Lam says she is expected to graduate in 2016, and a profile on the research-sharing website academia.edu that looks like Lam’s says she is interested in psychology research.

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http://ubyssey.ca/news/female-ubc-student-missing-la-687/

 

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http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2013/02/20130207-065851.html

6:58 am, February 7th, 2013

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LA police said Elisa Lam was alone on a leisure trip....................

 

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http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/0...d-vancouver-woman-goes-missing-in-california/

 

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http://www.vancouversun.com/news/An...ng+missing+Vancouver+woman/7933565/story.html

By JESSICA BARRETT, Vancouver Sun February 7, 2013 12:14 PM

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Lam's family notified Vancouver police of her disappearance when daily contact with the woman ceased on Jan. 31. Vancouver police in turn notified the LAPD and the case is now being handled by the department's robbery and homicide division, which is standard protocol for cases involving foreign nationals, said LAPD Officer Tenesha Dobine Thursday.

 

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M0zUNQ1mMFU/URLkG8DP7qI/AAAAAAAAKXw/ohPoXk4_SxE/s640/elisalamposter.jpg

 

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snipped...Los Angeles Police said they have received a handful of tips since they pleaded for the public’s help trying to find a missing UBC student, but so far have no substantive leads.

Read more: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/handful-of-tips-come-in-for-missing-ubc-student-1.1148028#ixzz2KHIqHUap

 

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/02/08/bc-missing-elisa-lam.html

CBC News Posted: Feb 8, 2013 10:19 AM PT
Last Updated: Feb 8, 2013 10:17 AM PT

A 21-year-old Vancouver woman missing in L.A. is described by one friend as caring and conscientious.

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Ristea says Lam was in California as a tourist and had been posting photos on Facebook from the San Diego Zoo and the Conan O'Brien Show.

 

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Her friend posted a new pic of Elisa on his twitter page.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCu2YcfCUAAsTOx.jpg:large

 

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The search continues in Los Angeles for missing UBC student Elisa Lam, but police don’t have much to go on 10 days into the investigation.

“We’ve had some tips come in, not many, but nothing that has proven to be her. Some sightings, but they proved not to be her,” says LAPD Detective Wallace Tennelle.

http://www.news1130.com/2013/02/10/no-sign-of-missing-vancouver-woman-in-la/