Both were killed instantly. But there's no documentation or visual evidence to confirm, nor did he kill any victims there, as tall tales might suggest. Committing the bulk of his attacks in 1985, Ramirez entered homes through unlocked doors and windows. Several people have been murdered or taken their own lives at the location and The Night Stalker Richard Ramirez stayed there during the time he was terrorizing LA. Dont F**k With Cats, also on Netflix, similarly brings the web sleuths into the action, but there the observers are the story. Whilst staying at the Cecil Hotel in downtown L.A. Elisa went missing, only to be found dead days later in one of the water tanks located on the hotels roof. Theres even a discussion of serial killer Richard Ramirezhang on, didnt I just watch Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer on Netflix only a month ago? text-align: center; }; The Cecil Hotel Doc Is a Crime Story in Search of a Crime - Curbed It sets itself up as the first of a series that would investigate crimes that all unfolded at a specific location. Ramirez was known as the Night Stalker because of the time of day he would commit his crimes. Was it an accident? Lam was a student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, though she was not registered at the beginning of 2013. (Or as an interviewee intones with laughable solemnity: Theres a lot of beauty to [the Cecil], but it was the complete opposite of beauty.) Theres even a brief crossover with another Netflix true crime series, as The Night Stalker briefly lived at the Cecil during one of his murder sprees. 1. eventAction: 'click_ads' The historic landmark in Los Angeles was built in 1924, just a few years before the Great Depression hit. function external_links_in_new_windows_loop() { Finally, players push the button for the first floor and one of the two things might happen. Many residents have also died from suicide and drug overdoses; in the docuseries, former manager Amy Price explained that there were about 80 deaths in the decade that she worked there. ( function( w, d, s, l, i ) { Crime Scene The person is Richard Born, while New York-based Simon Baron Development has a ground lease on the property. The Cecil Hotel can add ghost sighting to its list of curious happenings. // Load No sign of rape or sexual assault was found. She gave birth in the hotel and threw her newborn out of panic, believing that he was dead.