Deceased at the Cecil Hotel, Los Angeles

Slaycation: True Crimes, Murders, and Twisted Vacations

Atomic Entertainment - True Crime Podcast

Society & Culture, Places & Travel, True Crime, Comedy

4.5 • 544 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

TRIGGER WARNING: Talk of death by suicide OK Slaycaters, we know we say it a lot — the episode you’re about to hear is strange, mysterious, unexplainable, and/or just downright WTF! Well, forget the others because this one might just take the WTF cake! Seriously. The story behind what happened to poor Elisa Lam at The Cecil Hotel (home of serial killers & ghosts) in Los Angeles has captivated both hardcore & casual true crime fans for over a decade. If you know the story, you haven’t heard it Slaycation-style…yet. And if you don’t know it — strap in for a crazy tale you won’t soon forget. As always, the Throuple thanks you for Slaycating with us! And please, stay safe out there! You want MORE KIM? Then subscribe to SLAYCATION PLUS and get MORE KIM! Weekly ‘More Kim’ episodes and AD FREE LISTENING now available for subscribers to SLAYCATION PLUS — SUBSCRIBE to SLAYCATION PLUS right in Apple Podcasts, or on our website: https://plus.slaycation.wtf/supporters/pricing Join our ridiculously fun & funny Facebook Group - 'SLAYCATERS ONLY' where you can interact with the Hosts and get behind the scenes info, photos and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/394778366758281 SLAYCATION MERCH! Top quality ‘Pack Your Body Bags" tote bags, as well as Slaycation T-shirts, towels, sandals, fanny packs, stickers and more available at: https://plus.slaycation.wtf/collections/all For more INFO on Slaycation, the Hosts, or to EMAIL us go to: www.slaycation.wtf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, could you let Kim tell the story?
0:02.7	You're stealing her thunder.
0:04.7	Well, yeah, that was my fun fact. But yes, all of those things are true. That was my fun fact. Yeah, that was the fun fact. Oh. So we can skip the fun fact now, thanks to you. We have gone off the rails and we're three minutes and ten seconds in. I'm just going to sit back and let you tell. No, no. The questions are great. Just less.
0:21.0	Didn't you hear me?
0:22.4	Didn't you hear what I said?
0:23.8	I said this earlier. Leave a five-star review of the show and a one-star review of Adam's listening habits. Cut that out. Cut that out. Nope. Should we take a break? You mean like for a month or two?
0:40.9	It seems like a good place for a break.
0:44.3	We'll find out after this quick break and word from our sponsor.
0:46.4	If there's any sponsors left.
0:51.2	Oh.
0:55.0	Vacations. I'll never want to be. Vacations. Oh Packation All around
0:56.0	Wanted
0:57.0	Packer These and mysterious deaths and
1:12.4	disappearances that happen while you're on vacation. I am your co-host, Adam Text-Davis,
1:19.2	and I am joined by my lovely wife, Kim. Hi. Hi, honey. And we are joined by the tolerable Jerry Colber. Hi, Jerry. Hello, feeling very tolerable today. Yeah? Oh, yes. We'll be the judge of that. Welcome.
1:37.8	Welcome. How are you doing, Jerry? I am fantastic. I'm loving the coffee that our lovely sound engineer Josh just made me here at the
1:48.8	beautiful Brooklyn podcasting studio and Park Slope. We love it here. It's our second home.
1:54.7	Love it. So I'm feeling good. This is like a bright spot in my week. Like hanging out with you guys
2:00.0	recording this show. Isn't it? It really is. I have to agree. I have to agree. It's some crazy times we're going through so I will take the bright spots. Yes. Where I can find them. That's correct. How are you, honey? How are you? I wish I could say the same. No, I'm just kidding. No, I love doing this with you guys. And just so you know, listening, I don't know the cases. Jerry and Kim, they know the cases. They do the research. And then they tell me the case so I can be sort of like a proxy for you, the listener. I could ask questions. I can make jokes. And, uh, yeah.
2:34.7	Yeah.
2:36.4	A lot of crazy things are happening.
2:37.3	Yeah, what's happening?
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