The BEST Episodes of Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

The Cecil Hotel grows in infamy after college student and tourist Elisa Lam vanishes leaving behind all of her possessions in her hotel room.

#1 - Lost in Los Angeles

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Feb 10, 2021

The once-grand Cecil Hotel provides a nightmarish backdrop for the disappearance of Elisa Lam. Her final footage in an elevator triggers a viral hunt.

7.25

280 votes

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#2 - Secrets of the Cecil

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Feb 10, 2021

Web sleuths dissect Elisa's social media posts. A grisly discovery changes everything at the hotel already known as the Night Stalker's onetime lair.

7.19

256 votes

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#3 - The Hard Truth

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Feb 10, 2021

A long-awaited autopsy report arrives, but suspicions linger. Today, an unlikely target speaks his mind as experts weigh in on persistent mysteries.

6.83

230 votes

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#4 - Down the Rabbit Hole

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 10, 2021

The mystery deepens: Did a crime occur? The obsessed descend on the Cecil hoping to solve the case and tumble down the rabbit hole of conspiracy.

6.79

231 votes

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