The Girl Whose Rotting Body Was Discovered In A Hotel Water Tank Stay tuned for the tragic story of Elisa Lam and her family, who, nine years later, still can’t find justice for their daughter! Subscribe to Anna Solves for more true crime. Elisa Lam was a Chinese-Canadian student who was visiting Los Angeles, when something really odd happened to her inside the Cecil Hotel. To this day, the police reports remain ambivalent, and it’s still unclear how Elisa died, and who k****d her. It’s a tragic story which deserves to be further explored. That being said, let’s dive in!