Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel and the finale of I'm Not a Monster

Published: Feb. 22, 2021, 9 a.m.

b'When we left off with \\u201cI\\u2019m Not a Monster\\u201d from BBC Panorama and PBS Frontline,\\xa0 Samantha Elhassani was wanted by the FBI. In the final episodes, Josh\\xa0Baker returns to Syria to fact-check her claims she was an ISIS prisoner, not an ISIS soldier.\\n\\nFOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF THE FINALE OF "I\'M NOT A MONSTER" GO TO 37:30.\\n\\nWhen a Canadian tourist disappeared from her downtown LA hotel, video of her on an elevator seem to show her hiding from someone. It was a critical clue for police and a source of wild speculation among online crime fans. Netflix\'s "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" explores the dark history of this Skid Row tourist trap.\\n\\nFOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEW OF "CRIME SCENE: THE VANISHING AT THE CECIL HOTEL," GO TO 1:11:30\\n\\nIn Crime of the Week: \\u2639.\\n\\nA portion of this episode was recorded as part of a podcast-a-thon fundraiser for The Charley Project. Click here to donate to the cause.\\n\\nClick here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia'