LOCATION FILE
The Cecil Hotel
FOLLOWLos Angeles, CA
DIRECTIONS →Private property. View from the public road only. Do not enter or disturb the residents.
OVERVIEW
A 600-room 1924 hotel in downtown Los Angeles whose history includes numerous deaths and stays by serial killers Richard Ramirez and Jack Unterweger.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Long associated with a sense of dread and misfortune; drew renewed attention after the 2013 death of Elisa Lam.
VISITING
Converted to residential housing — not a tourist site; view from the street only.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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GROUP FINDINGS