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case is that she had been sharing her room with another person when she

checked in. After two days, the front desk got a call complaining about
Elisa’s odd behaviour, and they felt discomfort in staying with her. Later

on, Elisa was moved to another single room, and this floor was not under
CCTV surveillance.

She once wrote on her Tumblr: “Would I become psychotic and want to off

myself? I doubt that very, much yes there is a huge risk that will happen.
I wouldn’t do anything rash like actually jump off a high bridge, I’m too

much of a coward. Instead, I will just lie in my bed and let the days pass by.
That’s my physical manifestation sleeping for days in my bed.”

Theories behind her death:
Theories behind her death:

• • Bipolar Disorder: Elisa Lam was mentally ill, and she used to take anti-
Bipolar Disorder:
depressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers. According to the tox-
icology report, on the day of her missing, she had taken antidepressants

and not the other medicines. Antidepressants alone can cause severe
mania, inducing symptoms like hallucination, delusion, paranoia, catato-

nia, and lack of insight.

Elevator game:
• • Elevator game: Another popular theory about her death is the Elevator
Game. The Elevator Game is a ritual that originated on a Korean web-

site. When performed properly, you can supposedly be transported to
another dimension. After her death, the footage of

the elevator went viral, and that showed Elisa act-
ing very oddly in it, pressing random buttons, talking

to seemingly nobody. This raised suspicions that she
was playing the Elevator Game.

Mysteries behind the Cecil Hotel:
Mysteries behind the Cecil Hotel:
The Cecil Hotel is a budget hotel in Downtown Los
Angeles, built in 1924. The hotel has a checkered histo-

ry, with many suicides and deaths occurring there. The
first case was reported on January 22, 1927 - a suicide

attempt by Percy Ormand Cook. Subsequently, there

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