Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel on Netflix is a new documentary series that explores notorious locations shrouded in mystery and crime. Based on a true story, the series focuses on the mysterious death of Elisa Lam, a college student who was staying at the Cecil in 2013 before she vanished.
There’s no disputing our collective fascination with crime stories. Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries, HBO’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Documentary series like Michigan Murders, The Keepers and Delhi Crimes have gained immense popularity on OTT platforms. Films like No One Killed Jessica and Talvar are based on real-life crime stories. Anup Soni’s Crime Patrol cautions all of us to be ‘Satark, savdhan and taiyyar’. A new film or series based on true-life crime is released practically every week. The genre’s growth is inescapable, and it has gained particular favour with women of all ages. Wine and Crime, a true crime podcast, reported that they get half a million…
Women’s obsession with true crime
