The lead investigator of the case believed that Lam went off her medication and fell into a state of mania, leading her to find her way to the roof and climb into the water tank. There was mention that Lam’s bipolar disorder could have played a significant role in her death. There were no signs of physical trauma and no drugs that could have contributed to her death. There were also fire escapes that led to the roof.įollowing an autopsy and toxicology test, the cause of death was an accidental drowning. Hotel staff claimed that access to the roof was restricted to employees only and the staircase leading to the roof was locked and equipped with an alarm. Water tanks located on top of Cecil Hotel InvestigationĪfter finding Lam’s body in the water tank, further investigations took place to figure out what happened. In a post from January 2012, she wrote about her relapse that caused her to drop several classes at her university, leaving her feeling “so utterly directionless and lost.” The post was titled “You’re always haunted by the idea you’re wasting your life.” She later abandoned Ether Fields and created a new blog on Tumblr called Nouvelle-Nouveau. Lam documented her mental illness on her blog titled Ether Fields. Her family said that Lam had no history of suicidal ideations or attempts, but she had gone missing for a brief period.
Lam was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and depression and prescribed four medications to sooth her symptoms: Wellbutrin, Lamictal, Seroquel, and Effexor. Initially, she was assigned a shared room, but her roommates complained about her odd behavior, and she was moved to a room of her own. She arrived in Los Angeles on January 26 and checked into the Cecil Hotel just two days later. Following the move, Lam decided to take a trip to Los Angeles, California for the first time…alone. Her family had immigrated from Hong Kong to Canada where they opened a restaurant in British Columbia. Elisa Lam pictured in the center Early LifeĮlisa Lam was born on April 30, 1991.
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