Episode 100: The Dark History of The Cecil Hotel: Part 1

The Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles has one of the darkest histories ever discussed on the podcast. As a one-time home to serial killers including Richard Ramirez and the site of countless strange and terrible deaths, is it any wonder many guests have described the Cecil as feeling incredible haunted? Today, in Part 1 of this landmark 100th episode, Chyaz explores some of the most bizarre stories to emerge from the Hotel Cecil over the past century. When you think the reputation of this Skid Row establishment can’t get any more bizarre, it somehow manages to get one step stranger…

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Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/cecil-hotel-los-angeles-for-sale?srsltid=AfmBOorqtj3XyhvvqPPnja5EjAvKGb0q3Lm7-eTREbUxqyiWrmRYM9h-

Business Insider Article: https://www.businessinsider.com/cecil-hotel-history-what-its-like-today-photos-2022-3#percy-ormond-cook-was-the-first-known-guest-to-take-his-life-at-the-cecil-in-1927-3

HowStuffWorks Article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/cecil-hotel.htm

Los Angeles Times Newspaper Clippings: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cecil-suicide-att/20113056/?locale=en-US

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cecil-hotel/29333897/

Progress Bulletin Newspaper Clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/article/progress-bulletin-dorothy-jean-purcell-b/142627154/

Los Angeles Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-30-me-10223-story.html

Memories Project Post: https://memoriesproject.com/2021/02/10/my-fathers-cecil-hotel-experience-haunted-him-for-life/

 Biography.com Article: https://www.biography.com/crime/jack-unterweger

Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Ramirez

ScreenRant Article: https://screenrant.com/vanishing-cecil-hotel-black-dahlia-connection-murder-explained/

Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/the-black-dahlia-murder-facts

DenofGeek Article: https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/ghost-adventures-cecil-house-zak-bagans-interview/

Country Living Article: https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/a45235/creepy-history-cecil-hotel-los-angeles/

The LAist Article: https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/cecil-hotel-downtown-los-angeles-skid-row-homeless-housing-problems-tenants

Peet Montzingo Cecil Hotel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhcK4KMRKMgomxSq7zv6WUft8DawIksJz