Up and Vanished Weekly | UNRESOLVED: Elisa Lam

Up and Vanished

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🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

It's January, 2013, when 21-year-old college student Elisa Lam disappears after checking into LA's infamous Cecil Hotel. Elisa's family and police launch a search, but it isn't until weeks later that a hotel worker finds the body of Elisa Lam inside one of the Cecil Hotel's main water tanks. Police focus in on the sole piece of evidence, eerie security camera footage of Elisa from inside one of the hotel's elevators. The video shows a woman in a state of unexplainable crisis, leading many to wonder, what exactly happened to Elisa Lam? Tune in as Maggie goes through the tragic circumstances of Elisa's case, then stick around as Payne Lindsey sits down with Shane Pittman, host of "The Holzer Files" and "28 Days Haunted", and the two discuss Shane's perspective after spending countless hours inside buildings with dark pasts, much like the Cecil Hotel.Up and Vanished Weekly is available wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to a tenderfoot TV podcast.
0:08.4	Betway Casino. Join today to receive 150 free spins when you stake 10 pounds. Download the Betway Casino app today. 18 plus Tise and Cees Apply. Be gamble aware.org. Every mystery has an answer,
0:26.3	but some have way more than one possibility. I'm Yvette Jintili. And I'm her sister, Rashapec Guerrero.
0:34.4	Every week on our podcast, So Supernatural, we invite you to explore the unknown
0:39.7	and to consider the many theories behind each unsolved-the-myster. We'll guide you as you question
0:46.5	the world you think you know, through investigations into spine-chilling hauntings, unexplainable
0:53.6	encounters, strange disappearances, and so much more.
0:58.1	So if you're ready to be haunted by stories of the unsolved and of the unknown, listen, if you dare, to So Supernatural, every Friday, wherever you get your podcast.
1:13.3	Hey, up and Vanish listeners, it's Rob.
1:16.5	We wanted to share with you that over the next month, we'll be spotlighting episodes of our new sister series, Up and Vanished Weekly, hosted by Payne Lindsay and Maggie Freeling.
1:27.4	Every week, Up and Vanish Weekly dives into a new missing or murder. Hosted by Payne Lindsay and Maggie Freeling.
1:32.6	Every week, Up and Vanish Weekly dives into a new missing or murdered person's case,
1:38.1	bringing you interviews with experts and advocates who take you behind the scenes of the investigation.
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2:08.8	This podcast discusses mature and sensitive content, including descriptions of violence
2:14.4	that may be triggering for some audiences.
2:17.4	Listener discretion is advised.
2:33.5	Hey, y'all, welcome to another episode of Up and Vanish Weekly. I'm Maggie Freeling.
2:38.6	I remember the first big trip I took with my friends. We had just graduated and the world was our oyster.
2:46.2	We drove from Massachusetts to Texas and I had never left the Northeast. It was the trip of a lifetime.
2:55.2	That's how Elisa Lam felt. The 21-year-old was planning to leave Canada and traveled the
3:00.6	west coast of the United States. She was angsty and restless and wanted to explore.
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