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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021–2021)
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TV Mini-series | 55 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021–2021)

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TV Mini-series | 55 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

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

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45 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Artemis Snow Elisa Lam (voice) Elisa Lam (voice) See fewer	4	Spit It Out (2025)
Viveca Chow Elisa Lam Elisa Lam See fewer	4	Disney Television Discovers: Talent Showcase (2021)
Elisa Lam Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	4
Tim Marcia Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (Ret.) Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (Ret.) See fewer	4	Searching (III) (2018)
Amy Price Self - Former Cecil Hotel Manager Self - Former Cecil Hotel Manager See fewer	4	Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
Greg Kading Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (Ret.) Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (Ret.) See fewer	4	Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)
Josh Dean Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	4	Shadow Kingdom (2025)
John Lordan Self - YouTuber Self - YouTuber See fewer	4	Vanished: The Heather Elvis Case (2025)
John Sobhani Self - Web Sleuth Self - Web Sleuth See fewer	4	The Proposal (V) (2013)
Kim Cooper Self - LA Historian, Esotouric Self - LA Historian, Esotouric See fewer	4	Ghost Adventures (2008)
Santiago Lopez Self - Former Cecil Hotel Employee Self - Former Cecil Hotel Employee See fewer	4	Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
Doug Mungin Self - Skid Row Historian (as Dr. Doug Mungin) Self - Skid Row Historian (as Dr. Doug Mungin) See fewer	4	Lost Angeles: City of Homeless (2022)
Kenneth Givens Self - Former Cecil Resident Self - Former Cecil Resident See fewer	4	Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
Stephanie Harlowe Self - YouTuber (archive footage) Self - YouTuber (archive footage) See fewer	3	Serial (2025)
Steve Gamble Websleuth Websleuth See fewer	3	Closure (II) (2021)
Lily Darragh Harty Self - YouTuber (archive footage) Self - YouTuber (archive footage) See fewer	3	Creed III (2023)
Kiwi Kimii Self - YouTuber (archive footage) Self - YouTuber (archive footage) See fewer	3
Jim McSorley Self - Detective Sergeant, Los Angeles Self - Detective Sergeant, Los Angeles See fewer	3	The Outwaters (2022)
Richard Ramirez Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	2	Born to Kill? (2005)
Kyung Lah Self - CNN Correspondent (archive footage) Self - CNN Correspondent (archive footage) See fewer	2	Major Crimes (2012)
Judy Ho Self - Clinical / Self - Forensic Neuropsychologist (as Dr. Judy Ho) Self - Clinical / Self - Forensic Neuropsychologist (as Dr. Judy Ho) See fewer	2	The Doctors (2008)
Pablo C. Vergara Self - Musician & Actor / Self - Musician and Actor (aka Morbid) (archive footage) Self - Musician & Actor / Self - Musician and Actor (aka Morbid) (archive footage) See fewer	2	5.U.8.0.R.D.1.8 (2016)
Jason Tovar Self - Forensic Pathologist (as Dr. Jason Tovar) Self - Forensic Pathologist (as Dr. Jason Tovar) See fewer	2	Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
Michael Baugh Self - Cecil Hotel Guest (as Mike Baugh) Self - Cecil Hotel Guest (as Mike Baugh) See fewer	2	Metro Awakening (2024)
Richard Schave Self - LA Historian, Esotouric Self - LA Historian, Esotouric See fewer	2	Ghost Adventures (2008)
Sabina Baugh Self - Cecil Hotel Guest Self - Cecil Hotel Guest See fewer	2	Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
Fredricka Whitfield Self - CNN Anchor (archive footage) Self - CNN Anchor (archive footage) See fewer	1	Bugonia (2025)
Ryan Bergara Self - Host, Buzzfeed Unsolved (archive footage) Self - Host, Buzzfeed Unsolved (archive footage) See fewer	1	Ghost Files (2022)
Elizabeth Short Self - Murder Victim aka 'Black Dahlia' (archive footage) Self - Murder Victim aka 'Black Dahlia' (archive footage) See fewer	1
Connie Chung Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	House of Cards (2013)
Erin Burnett Self - CNN Anchor (archive footage) Self - CNN Anchor (archive footage) See fewer	1	Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Jack Unterweger Self - Journalist / Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) Self - Journalist / Self - Serial Killer (archive footage) See fewer	1	Purgatory (1988)
Victor Blackwell Self - CNN Anchor (archive footage) Self - CNN Anchor (archive footage) See fewer	1	First of All with Victor Blackwell (2023)
Sarah Lam Self - Elisa Lam's Family (archive footage) Self - Elisa Lam's Family (archive footage) See fewer	1
Alvin Taylor Self - Cecil Hotel Resident (archive footage) Self - Cecil Hotel Resident (archive footage) See fewer	1
Yinna Lam Self - Elisa Lam's Family (archive footage) Self - Elisa Lam's Family (archive footage) See fewer	1
David Lam Self - Elisa Lam's Family (archive footage) Self - Elisa Lam's Family (archive footage) See fewer	1
Christopher Dorner Self - Former LAPD Officer & Cop Killer (archive footage) Self - Former LAPD Officer & Cop Killer (archive footage) See fewer	1
Walter Teague Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (archive footage) (as Lieutenant Walter Teague) Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (archive footage) (as Lieutenant Walter Teague) See fewer	1
Josh Thomas Self - YouTuber (archive footage) Self - YouTuber (archive footage) See fewer	1
Glynn Martin Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (Ret.) Self - LAPD Homicide Detective (Ret.) See fewer	1	Mysteries at the Museum (2010)
Tom Scorzone Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	2	Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Carla Woods Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited) See fewer	1	Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Leon Gonzalez Pablo C. Vergara (uncredited) Pablo C. Vergara (uncredited) See fewer	1	WWE Smackdown! (1999)
Sherman Block Self - Former Los Angles County Sheriff (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Former Los Angles County Sheriff (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	1	Full Disclosure Network (1993)