Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel and the finale of I'm Not a Monster

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🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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When we left off with “I’m Not a Monster” from BBC Panorama and PBS Frontline, Samantha Elhassani was wanted by the FBI. In the final episodes, Josh Baker returns to Syria to fact-check her claims she was an ISIS prisoner, not an ISIS soldier. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF THE FINALE OF "I'M NOT A MONSTER" GO TO 37:30. When a Canadian tourist disappeared from her downtown LA hotel, video of her on an elevator seem to show her hiding from someone. It was a critical clue for police and a source of wild speculation among online crime fans. Netflix's "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" explores the dark history of this Skid Row tourist trap. FOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "CRIME SCENE: THE VANISHING AT THE CECIL HOTEL," GO TO 1:11:30 In Crime of the Week: ☹. A portion of this episode was recorded as part of a podcast-a-thon fundraiser for The Charley Project. Click here to donate to the cause. Click here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia

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0:00.0	I want to tell you about doing justice, a new podcast from Cafe Studios.
0:04.1	It's about a prosecutor's role in our justice system and is hosted by former US Attorney
0:08.4	Preake Barrage.
0:09.4	Wait, I know him.
0:10.4	This show asks if we should allow an elected official to run for re-election while under investigation.
0:15.0	It follows a sex worker who is robbed and gets her day in court.
0:17.8	Preake Explores the key elements of cases from the unique perspective of the prosecutors
0:21.8	grappling with urgent moral and legal questions.
0:24.9	Subscribe to Doing Justice wherever you're listening now.
0:40.0	I'm Rebecca LaVoy and this is Crime Raiders On.
0:57.3	Crime Raiders On is the original true crime review podcast that digs in a true crime pop
1:01.7	culture other podcast TV.
1:04.1	In this week, the disappearance of a Canadian woman stumps LA police and web sleuths obsessed
1:09.5	with the case.
1:10.5	Is there something evil happening at this hotel?
1:13.7	We talk about the Netflix series Crime Scene, the vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.
1:18.7	Plus we'll circle back to discuss the finale and series as a whole of arguably this year's
1:24.1	best podcast.
1:25.6	I'm not a monster.
1:27.4	Joining me to get that done and more is my real-life husband and true crime co-author, former
1:32.2	TV journalist and love of my life, Kevin Flynn.
1:34.2	Hello, Kevin.
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