Series synopsis
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel is an American documentary crime mystery television series that premiered on Netflix on February 10, 2021. It ended on February 10, 2021. It was created by Joe Berlinger. It stars Artemis Snow, Viveca Chow, Pablo C. Vergara and Tom Scorzone.
The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.
Premise
The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Artemis Snow as Elisa Lam (voice)
- Viveca Chow as Elisa Lam Recreation
- Pablo C. Vergara as Self
- Tom Scorzone as Detective
- Josh Dean as Self - Journalist
- Greg Kading as Self - LAPD Homicide Detective
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | February 10, 2021 | February 10, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 0 | December 29, 2021 | December 29, 2021 |
| Season 3 | 0 | November 29, 2022 | November 29, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lost in Los Angeles The once-grand Cecil Hotel provides a nightmarish backdrop for the disappearance of Elisa Lam. Her final footage in an elevator triggers a viral hunt. |
February 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
Secrets of the Cecil Web sleuths dissect Elisa's social media posts. A grisly discovery changes everything at the hotel already known as the Night Stalker's onetime lair. |
February 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
Down the Rabbit Hole The mystery deepens: Did a crime occur? The obsessed descend on the Cecil hoping to solve the case and tumble down the rabbit hole of conspiracy. |
February 10, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Murder on 42nd St. Bright lights, fear city: In Times Square, 1979, police stumble on a fiery "hotel room from hell" housing the bodies of two women. |
December 29, 2021 |
| 2 |
The Perfect Hunting Ground After another grisly murder, officers talk to sex workers and examine their clients' records. Meanwhile, eerily similar killings occur in New Jersey. |
December 29, 2021 |
| 3 |
End of an Era Days after a woman's harrowing escape, NJ police build a case. NYC officers connect the dots as trophies come to light. A daughter looks for closure. |
December 29, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nobody Sees Anything Skeletons are found in a field - an area where women have disappeared since the 1970s - and a Texas community fears there`s a serial killer at work. |
November 29, 2022 |
| 2 |
Culture of Suspicion The case of a missing 12-year-old gets media attention, while more bodies turn up. Investigators have a profile of the killer and suspect emerge. |
November 29, 2022 |
| 3 |
The Reckoning Pieces of the puzzle come together when an abducted woman jumps from a moving vehicle and new evidence from an old case points to a suspect. |
November 29, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Netflix |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 10, 2021 |
| Last aired | February 10, 2021 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |