7 Hotel Mysteries That Will Send Chills Down Your Spine

As beautiful and majestically constructed they might be, hotels always have a mysterious side to them. Maybe this is why some of the most haunted places in the world are hotels. Haunted or not, hotels certainly have mysteries hidden in their chambers. Also, they’re the site of some of the most mysterious disappearances and murders ever. Let’s have a look at some of the most chilling cases of hotel mysteries that are still unsolved:

1. Murder of Corporal Maoma Ridings

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When: 1943

Where: Room no. 729, Claypool Hotel, Indiana

The case date backs to 1943, the second World War. Cpl. Maoma Ridings was serving as Corporal in the Women’s Army Corps. She was stationed in Indiana when the unfortunate incident happened. She checked into the Claypool Hotel in Indiana where she reportedly had a date scheduled. On Aug. 28, 1943, her body was found alongside a pool of blood in her hotel room no. 729. She had been badly beaten and slashed. At first, robbery was the presumed motive as only 46 cents were found in her room. But the case took a strange turn when a bellboy claimed to have seen a dark-haired woman, dressed in black inside her room just 3 hours before the body was found. However, the “woman in black” could never be found and the case named as “the WAC murder” still remains unsolved.

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2.  Disappearance of Elisa Lam

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When: February 19th, 2013

Where: Cecil Hotel, Los Angeles, USA

One of the most chilling and perhaps the spookiest case on this list, the disappearance of Elisa Lam is a mystery that is still unsolved. Elisa Lam was a 21 year old Canadian student whose body was found on the top of Cecil hotel in Downtown, Los Angeles on February 19th , 2013 after she had been reported missing from the same hotel at the beginning of the month. The case was widely reported before the body was found as the police released a disturbing CCTV footage from the Elevator security cameras. In this video, Elisa can be seen entering and exiting the elevator and behaving in a strange fashion. She can be seen hiding from something and freaking out about the elevator doors not closing. What is really strange is that the elevator doors start functioning just as she exits the elevator. Her body was found after 15 days of her disappearance when the hotel guests started complaining about a foul smell and taste in the drinking water. The most disturbing aspects of this case are

No drugs or alcohol were found in her system during autopsy though sources claim that it might be due to the large amount of time between her disappearance and being found

How she could access the roof ? as the doors to stairways and roof door are locked and only the staff hotel has the keys and cards to access them

How did she get into the tank? for the people claiming it was a suicide, it’s a big mystery as the water tanks are pretty large and have no fixed access. Hotel staff had to use ladders to access them. Also, the lid of the tank is made of heavy concrete which would be really difficult to replace from inside.

Also, no traces of her were found on the roof when searched by Police dogs.

Her only her phone was missing everything else was accounted for

Her behavior in the elevator footage has also given rise to many theories ranging from paranormal to psychedelic drugs.

Here‘s the disturbing video in case you’re not feeling like sleeping tonight!

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3. Disappearance of Claudia Kirschhochh

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Claudia Kirschochh was the editor of a travel magazine who disappeared mysteriously from a resort in Negril Island, Jamaica. Here are the major points from the mysterious vanishing:

  • After getting stranded on the Jamaican island of Negril, Claudia checked in a Beaches resort
  • She vanished mysteriously from her room leaving behind all her belongings including her wallet, passport and all her clothes except a blue swimsuit which she was reportedly last seen wearing.
  • As a security precaution, the license plates of all vehicles entering and leaving the resort were carefully recorded in a logbook.   But the logbook for the month that Claudia disappeared was missing.
  • Then a videotape from a surveillance camera mounted near Claudia’s room had been recorded over.
  • Finally, the room where Claudia stayed was cleared by housekeeping and hotel security before it could be processed for clues.
  • A lifeguard reportedly saw Claudia walking on the beach on the day of her disappearance
  • The case is still unsolved as of now as no clue has been found, Claudia’s parents believe that the staff at the resort know about her

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4. Murder of Effie Macdonald

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When: 1965

Where: Bangor, Maine

Story: Effie Macdonald was the alleged victim the infamous Boston Strangler murders that happened a year before this accident. Although, authorities refused to treat it as a case of Boston strangler, the stark similarities between the mysterious murder and victims of Boston strangler cannot be overlooked. Effie Macdonald was a chamber =maid who was found dead in a hotel room in Bangor, Maine. She was strangled, slashed and sexually assaulted just like in Boston stranglings.

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5. La Posada hauntings

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Where: New Mexico, USA

Story: This hotel is one of the most haunted hotels in the world. The hotel staff and guests regularly claim to experience the paranormal phenomenon. Most of the mysterious activities reportedly happen around the Room no. 256 which was the room of Julia Staab, of Staab family whose house was converted into this hotel. Hotel operators have also reported phone calls going through this room, even though the line is disconnected.

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6. Disappearance of Cameron Remmer

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When: October 2011

Where: Fairmont hotel, San Francisco

Story: On September 29, 2011, 29-year-old Cameron Remmer left his home in Encinitas, California, for a business trip to San Francisco and checked into the Fairmont Hotel. He was planning to remain in the city for a month with hopes of expanding his medical marijuana business.

On the evening of October 6, one of Remmer’s friends in Arizona received a strange phone call from him. Remmer asked his friend for money to pay for a room, but even though the friend agreed to the request, Remmer suddenly changed his mind and said he found a place to stay. It turned out that Remmer was drinking heavily at the Fairmont that night, and the hotel had asked him to leave. Before he left, Remmer checked in his bags with the hotel and claimed he would return to pick them up later.

Three days later, Remmer did return to the hotel but was incoherent and appeared to be disoriented. In fact, he was wearing a completely different shoe on each foot. Remmer left again without retrieving his bags, and this would be the last confirmed sighting of him. After Remmer was reported missing, his bags were finally opened to reveal over 60 vials of medical marijuana inside, along with $30,000 in cash. Remmer suffered from bipolar disorder, which he required medication to control, but he did not have this medication on him when he disappeared. According to the Police, he might have suffered a psychotic breakdown and could have gone anywhere, but nothing can be said for sure.

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7. Disappearance of Joseph Edwards

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When: July 12, 1965

Where: Shamrock Motel in Vidalia, Louisiana

Story: Joseph “JoeEd” Edwards was a 25-year-old African American who worked as a porter at the Shamrock Motel in Vidalia, Louisiana. On July 12, 1965, JoeEd showed up for work at the motel and mysteriously disappeared. That night, the manager of a bowling alley in nearby Ferriday reported seeing an unmarked police car pulling over JoeEd’s Buick.

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