Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel, Netflix's Newest Crime Documentary

JAKARTA - Tuesday, January 26, Netflix released a trailer for a new documentary titled "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel".

This documentary tells the process of investigating the death of Elisa Lam, a Canadian student who died at the age of 21.

In 2013, a CCTV footage containing Lam went viral. His recorded behavior in a hotel elevator in Los Angeles became a concern. Elisa Lam made a strange hand gesture and seemed to be avoiding someone.

But a few weeks later, Elisa Lam was found dead in the water tank on the roof of the hotel.

"The Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" trailer features a theory relating to Elisa Lam's death.

Joe Berlinger as the director is known for his documentaries, namely "Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes" and "Paradise Lost". Berlinger admits that he is interested in exploring this case because the footage looks strange.

"This video puzzle caught the attention of people all over the world, including me, so they wanted to solve the case and solve the mystery," Berlinger told The Independent.

Even though Lam's case has been closed, discussion about Elisa Lam's death continues to this day.

"Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel" will air exclusively on Netflix starting February 10. Watch the trailer below.