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

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A 32-year tenant of the Cecil, said he heard a "tremendous" noise the night before Lam was missing in the fourth floor above him.

He also said there was flooding on the fourth floor the day after Lam went missing.

"They said there was some obstruction to the drain between the third and fourth floor," BD said.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...er-womans-body-found-in-hotel-water-tank.html

 

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"There are three of these tanks, inside a portal, with sealed water cisterns on the roof," said Capt. Jamie Moore of LA City Fire. "The body is in one of these tanks."

Investigators said that tank is never locked, but the roof is.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/body-found-hotel-water-tank-may-be-missing-bc-stud/nWS3R/

 

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"The water tank above has a separate latch, or hatch, on top of it that is not secured by any lock. Anybody could open it, but the roof is secured with an ALARM and a lock and a key to the door access," said LAPD Sgt. Rudy Lopez.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8998881

 

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snipped...Footage from a KTLA news helicopter showed firefighters and police officials milling around four large rooftop water tanks, two of which had been opened.

...Firefighters will use specialized tools to get the body out, said Los Angeles Fire Dept. Capt. Jamie Moore. The body will have to be removed from the tank in good enough condition that it can be analyzed.

...The LAPD told CBC News that the rooftop had previously been searched, though it's unclear if the water tanks had been checked. There is no security camera on the roof.

...LAPD Sgt. Rudy Lopez said anyone could have opened the tanks, but access to the rooftop should have been restricted.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/19/missing-woman-body-found.html

 

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Police in Los Angeles confirmed the body retrieved Tuesday from the water tank of the hotel where Vancouver resident Elisa Lam was last seen Jan. 31 as that of the missing student.

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“It is her. They’ve confirmed it with the body markings,” Officer Diana Figueroa said Tuesday evening. “It is under investigation, I don’t have anything further.”

Figueroa said it was too early to say how Lam was killed.

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Police said the discovery of the body is being treated as a homicide investigation.

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2013/02/1...-of-la-hotel-where-vancouverite-was-last-seen

 

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The LAPD told CBC News that the rooftop had previously been searched, though it's unclear if the water tanks had been checked.
There is no security camera on the roof.

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The LAPD told CBC News that its investigation revealed Lam had struggled with depression.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/19/missing-woman-body-found.html

 

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http://bc.ctvnews.ca/elisa-lam-s-body-found-on-l-a-hotel-rooftop-police-confirm-1.1163193

More invaluable video footage of area.

 

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To recover the body, LA Fire Urban Search and Rescue used a power saw to cut into the tank to preserve evidence on her body and the tank.
Now, it's up to the LAPD to find her killer.

They've interviewed all the hotel employees and guests but will re-interview them as someone familiar with the hotel may be responsible. There is no public access to the roof; it's secured with a lock and an alarm.



Read more: http://www.myfoxla.com/story/21253523/police-find-body-in-cecil-hotels-water-tank#ixzz2LRS671bM

 

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Helicopter video of water tanks.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/0...n-found-in-water-tank-at-a-los-angeles-hotel/

 

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An autopsy has not yet been scheduled for the woman but would likely occur Thursday morning, Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said.

Winter said investigators were still trying to determine how and why Lam got in the water tank and had "no idea" yet how long she may have been inside. The matter is being treated as a death investigation, he said.

Law enforcement officials familiar with the case said although foul play was always a possibility, they are closely examining whether her death might have been accidental.

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

 

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A desk clerk and café hostess at the hotel said they remember seeing Lam, but didn't remember seeing her with anyone. The last people known to have seen Lam are hotel staff.

http://www.kabc.com/common/page.php...as+missing+Canadian+tourist&id=2611&is_corp=0

 

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Lam, of Vancouver, British Columbia, traveled to California alone on Jan. 26 and was last seen five days later by workers at the hotel near Skid Row that offers rooms for $65 a night.

Police initially called her disappearance suspicious. Investigators are now considering the possibility of foul play because of the location where the body was found.

http://www.toledoblade.com/Nation/2...water-tank-of-downtown-Los-Angeles-hotel.html

 

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http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Elisa+death+police+determine+foul+play+accident/7992016/story.html

"Elisa Lam's death: LA police try to determine if it was foul play or an accident

The hotel had once been the occasional home to infamous serial killers such as Richard Ramirez, known as the Night Stalker, and Jack Unterweger, who was convicted of murdering nine prostitutes in Europe and the U.S"

 

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snipped...The rooftop where the body was found by a maintenance worker responding to complaints of low water pressure contains four large water tanks. Each has a small, sealed opening.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-found-in-la-hotel-water-tank/article8829698/

 

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snipped...The naked body of missing Canadian tourist, Elisa Lam, 21, was found inside a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel Tuesday.

http://www.examiner.com/article/naked-body-of-missing-canadian-tourist-found-hotel-water-tank-video

 

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http://world.topnewstoday.org/europe/article/4678583/
"The naked body of missing Canadian tourist, Elisa Lam, 21, was found inside a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel Tuesday"

 

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He said the floor also experience flooding that night.

'They said there was some obstruction to the drain between the third and fourth floor,' Mr Diaz told the Times

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nk-Cecil-Hotel-Los-Angeles.html#ixzz2LUDyZKMc

 

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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.

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2013/02/20130220-195344.html

 

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- guests have been ordered not to drink the water, water test results from Public Health not available until Thursday

- according to two guests, the water had been a "dribble" for days

- a ladder would have to be taken to the platform [from this I take it's not left beside the water tanks - you'd have to go get it]

Hope I'm allowed to link to this:
http://www.therecord.com/news/canad...nd-wedged-in-water-tank-of-downtown-l-a-hotel

 

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http://www.theprovince.com/news/Ang...discovery+Elisa+body+hotel/7992982/story.html

"Crime Scene".