Recent content by jetsetsam

I believe that it was important for the killer to place the body in the water tank. It was symbolic, or better described as a message, that would be understood by Asian recipients. Bodies in roof top water tanks aren't all that prevalent or known in western culture, but there are at least...

Something that really contributed to the twists in this sad case is the shared brain fart the dog handler and his dog had while searching the hotel. They didn't have the benefit of the video until after the search. But surely the dog was taken to the elevator, the elevator doors on each of...

"on the drying mats" What's a drying mat? Something in an autopsy room?

Well then is it possible for someone to access a copy of the police report?

Both the coroner and police notice the sand like particulate matter (the detective note a white particle too) throughout her clothing" Apparently the police did note it.

"Both the coroner and police notice the sand like particulate matter (the detective note a white particle too) throughout her clothing" I've worked on a lot of buildings, and spent a lot of time on their roofs. It's surprising how much wind blown grit collects on roofs, especially in the...

This isn't my theory, as I came across it in the chinese forum as part of a very long-winded story about 3 contract killers and how they killed Lisa and disposed of her body in the water tank. Anyway, an intriguing part of the story was that the killers shut off the valve allowing water to...

The wood of the ladder is old and weathered, and the ladder looks about the same height as the ladder that the firemen are standing on in the first photos of the roof tanks. Everything has a new coat of paint, probably after they repaired the hole cut in the tank. The grafiti has been...

Thank you for the photos. They have further clarified in my mind that an irrational person would be very unlikely to access the top of the tank by climbing up the ladder. Look at the jumble of pipes that they would have to navigate. In the dark! Or at least, in the semi-dark with the...

Here's a couple of pics of the communal toilet for you. The second one is definitely from the 14th floor (floor number on the wall).

That link also includes this: "Police also claimed that the investigation is still ongoing. Ed Winter, the coroner of Los Angeles police, said no suspicious clues were found to date. A final conclusion would be made upon completion of the report."

I have read that some police agencies, such as the Thai police, crack cases more from confessions and informants than from forensic work. Most people seem to eventually talk about their crimes, and enough time has gone by for some informant to come forward if someone in the Cecil Hotel had...

I have noticed through watching lots of vids and looking at still pictures that a sheet of black plastic and and short piece of wooden 1 X 4 moved around, from the top of the cistern nearest the door to the elevator room, to the top of the tank that the body was found in. I think they were...

You're right. I recognized that in my first post. "Although I suppose someone in the hotel could drop the ladder to allow someone to climb up."

I think your photo is deceptive because of the angle it was taken from. Here's a close up. Look at the height of the pedestrian, who can be assumed to be about 6 feet tall. The bottom of the ladder is at least 12 feet up from the sidewalk. If you think you can jump up and hold...