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That's when it all started, saving New York from itself
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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

That's when it all started,saving New York from itself

That's when it all started,
saving New York from itself

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That's when it all started, saving New York from itself.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:56
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, crime, mystery
Production
Expeditionary Films

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Movie Summary

College student and tourist Elisa Lam vanishes, leaving behind all of her possessions in her hotel room. The Cecil Hotel grows in infamy.
S01 • E04 I'm sure people are locking their water tanks now, but they weren't then. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:05
I'm sure people are locking their water tanks now, but ...
S01 • E02 {\an8}Then they created the Office of Midtown Enforcement. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:06
{\an8}Then they created the Office of Midtown Enforcement.
S01 • E03 But what I think did more to stop the sex business in Times Square - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:07
But what I think did more to stop the sex business in Times ...
S01 • E04 Something I personally still wanted to understand better - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:07
Something I personally still wanted to understand better
S01 • E02 {\an8}Uh, we can't overemphasize - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:08
{\an8}Uh, we can't overemphasize
S01 • E01 The behavior cried out that we're dealing with a psychopathic sexual sadist. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:06
The behavior cried out that we're dealing with a psycho...
S01 • E03 For months now, we've been telling you about the disease called A.I.D.S., - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:10
For months now, we've been telling you about the diseas...
S01 • E04 The story from the police - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:06
The story from the police
S01 • E02 And we're gonna be at it as rough and as tough as we can possibly be. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:05
And we're gonna be at it as rough and as tough as we ca...
S01 • E01 These people have a tendency - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:12
These people have a tendency
S01 • E04 So, then, how could Elisa have closed the lid on herself? - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:05
So, then, how could Elisa have closed the lid on herself?
S01 • E02 The man directly in charge of the cleanup of vice - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:24
The man directly in charge of the cleanup of vice
S01 • E03 The AIDS epidemic, we became aware of it around 1981. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:07
The AIDS epidemic, we became aware of it around 1981.
S01 • E04 He reports to the court that he climbs up on top of the tank, - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:10
He reports to the court that he climbs up on top of the tank...
S01 • E03 It was, uh, like a science-fiction scenario of death. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:05
It was, uh, like a science-fiction scenario of death.
S01 • E01 They're basically trying to fulfill a fantasy. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:05
They're basically trying to fulfill a fantasy.
S01 • E03 There was a lot of concern about the sex businesses - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:08
There was a lot of concern about the sex businesses
S01 • E01 At first, they use pornography to implement the fantasy. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:06
At first, they use pornography to implement the fantasy.
S01 • E04 This completely changes the scope of possibilities for how she died. - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:06
This completely changes the scope of possibilities for how s...
S01 • E03 {\an8}You didn't see that anymore, - Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel 00:05
{\an8}You didn't see that anymore,