Living one block from The Cecil, I've been peeking at this thread. You guys are really on it with the tumblr and other speculations. The media here in LA is really tight lipped. The cecil is pretty dead but when I peek inside the staff make it seem business as usual.
I am curious as to the new details, what was determined in the autopsy, did she drown? I am also curious about the connection with the youtube account. If anyone could fill me in, that would be great.
I also wanted to give my 2 cents on a few things. I live in a loft in one of the buildings a block away. This part of town is full of homeless, mentally ill, hispanics working in all the run down shops, and transients with the greyhound only half a mile away. The prison drops off released inmates closeby, and I run into severely mentally ill, or gangsters every day. While there are "hipsters" and loft buildings, there's still a lot of work to be done. I'm curious, though, about the connections with the tumblr. If that is her account, the Speakeasy she is talking about is most likely Varnish in the back of Coles on the same block she stayed on. It's a dark speakeasy with a usually normal upscale for the area crowd. The block however, is really bad, and I never go drinking there, even with my boyfriend, even living 1 block away. Where coles is, is basically the start of skid row. It sounds like she lost her phone around there or in the bar. If she were outside perhaps somebody was harassing her and followed her. It would not be uncommon at all for that block. I was once followed down that block to a parking lot, it was terrifying. There is also visible drug dealing around that bar at all hours, and a busy bus stop. I've been followed for blocks from this area.
Is it just me or do her posts seem jumbled. She was at the Speakeasy before she checked into LA? I'm from downtown San diego as well, and don't think there is any speakeasy she could be talking about. Did she stay in San Diego as well?
In regards to any alarms in the building on the roof- I don't think that the alarms were properly working. I really don't. My building is a converted bank building just as old as the Cecil. Nothing works properly, and security is made up of a bunch of buffoons, and usually the same companies work with all the buildings here. Now I do want to know if there were more CC TV's and why there were breaks and oddities. I've never been into the cecil other than the coffee shop downstairs, but it seems like a halfway house, I highly HIGHLY doubt that anything functioned properly or "to code"
Also, to note, there are several suicides in Downtown LA. More recent ones at the Hotel Hayward on 6th/spring. Not sure if they occurred on the roof, but obviously no alarms were set if so. My building says they tape everything in the basement and the roof, however, you can see the screens while picking up packages with the doorman, and he's only watching the lobby. He once slipped and told me he can't see those areas.
Some of the higher lofts facing the Cecil in my building may have visible sight to those water tanks, as they face northwest. I wonder if anybody saw anything. I can clearly see them where I park my car, which is eerie. There are HUNDREDS of lofts facing those towers, I'm sure SOMEBODY saw something. People here are buzzing at all hours.
I also think it's interesting that her tumblr updated, and she said she lost her phone. I'm really curious to see the details play out here, as there could* be a murderer among me
I do believe it was a staff member or downtown resident in this building. Many of the apt staff and "security" guards in downtown LA are corrupt. Actually, most are. There have been many stabbings and rapes by these staff, especially the security. They are not the most professional types, and most guards I walk by harass me or stare creepily. You cannot be vulnerable at all here.
The Last Bookstore, where she was noted to have been, is about a 2-3 block walk from the Cecil. It's a great bookstore, but again, the homeless hang out across the block and I've also been harassed over there. If you don't walk fast and act confidently, I would believe that she could have been stalked.
I Don't think Elisa was on drugs (Heavily, or at all) and the elevator clip is very scary. She was followed and scared, you can tell. I'm very curious to see how this plays out, and have not been able to sleep the past few nights boiling over this happening where I live. Needless to say, I'm moving to a different area in a month.
I wanted to post as a resident here, and if anyone has any questions about the area, let me know. Sorry if this is scattered, I just have so many thoughts and questions.
