What Happened to Elisa Lam? Theories
What Happened to Elisa Lam at the Cecil Hotel? Here Are 4 Main Theories
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One conspiracy theory especially has a disturbing eugenic undertone to it. Some people said that Lam was supposedly a biological weapon (or an agent from some terrorist group) sent to Los Angeles to infect the homeless population. After her death, there was a tuberculosis breakout among the homeless in Los Angeles, many of whom resided on Skid Row near the Cecil. Here's where things get weird: the test for the infection was called the LAM ELISA (Lipoarabinomannan Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) test. The University of British Columbia, where Lam took classes, also had a reputable tuberculosis research centre. Some web sleuths inferred that she was taken out because she knew too much or planned to expose whoever sent her to California.