Melting Pot: The Urban Legendary Cecil Hotel
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10/15/22 • 64 min
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This episode is not at all what we intended to cover, but the storied past that is The Cecil Hotel sucked us into a vortex that was inescapable, and so we bring you a quite convoluted ride along through the catacombs of everything from urban legends loosely bond to this hotel, to the agonizing death toll it has racked up.
This is just a very brief look at the hotel as a whole and all the stories it has produced. We touch on the history of Skid Row and the epidemic of the unhomed in Los Angeles, the Cecil in its prime and its fall from grace in present day, alleged hauntings, serial killers, and of course, the arm chair detective theories.
It would not be a complete story without including a lose thread tying speculatively to what we originally intended to cover, urban legends. Either unknowingly creating some or conspiring commonalities to old tales, The Cecil hotel is without a doubt a melting pot for all of these thoughts.
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Podcast Trailers in this episode: https://linktr.ee/nocturnaldistractionspodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9b57f891-86e0-45c7-bc97-39f328514316
https://linktr.ee/crimecakes?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=0135ddb8-31d7-4711-9aeb-7c6f565f7523
Sources: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a35526492/cecil-hotel-los-angeles-history/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/cecil-hotel-los-angeles
and Wikipedia
YouTube Videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtPoLC9pOb4&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUtNO7KqZUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QVWkRsa7Jk
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This episode is not at all what we intended to cover, but the storied past that is The Cecil Hotel sucked us into a vortex that was inescapable, and so we bring you a quite convoluted ride along through the catacombs of everything from urban legends loosely bond to this hotel, to the agonizing death toll it has racked up.
This is just a very brief look at the hotel as a whole and all the stories it has produced. We touch on the history of Skid Row and the epidemic of the unhomed in Los Angeles, the Cecil in its prime and its fall from grace in present day, alleged hauntings, serial killers, and of course, the arm chair detective theories.
It would not be a complete story without including a lose thread tying speculatively to what we originally intended to cover, urban legends. Either unknowingly creating some or conspiring commonalities to old tales, The Cecil hotel is without a doubt a melting pot for all of these thoughts.
Find us: https://linktr.ee/thatsnotgoodpodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=0777d852-03f5-4c7b-84d2-6a7bb0cb547e
Podcast Trailers in this episode: https://linktr.ee/nocturnaldistractionspodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9b57f891-86e0-45c7-bc97-39f328514316
https://linktr.ee/crimecakes?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=0135ddb8-31d7-4711-9aeb-7c6f565f7523
Sources: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a35526492/cecil-hotel-los-angeles-history/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/cecil-hotel-los-angeles
and Wikipedia
YouTube Videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtPoLC9pOb4&t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUtNO7KqZUE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QVWkRsa7Jk
Find us:https://linktr.ee/thatsnotgoodpodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=8c3c2b4a-339c-430a-ba57-f7233707dcbc
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Coming soon: MERCH!!!!!
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Real Life Jigsaw: The Atrocious McKamey Manor
10 RecommendationsWarning: This episode contains audio that some may find disturbing, listener discretion advised.
This week Hanna kicked off spook season with a word of caution for all of us who are seeking out attractions during the Halloween month. Always vet your haunt.
The controversy that surrounds McKamey Manor cannot be understated. This place is so extreme that one employee says “death is a possibility,” and the messed up part is McKamey Manor’s founder has a 40-page waiver to cover his hide in the event it goes south, so authorities cannot touch him.
This is not a haunted house folks. It is torture. Participants (we are going to go ahead and call them victims) may not fully grasp what is going to happen to them within the confines of this house.
The tricky part is that it has fallen into some legal loophole, claiming to be something that it clearly is not. Even within the extreme haunt community Russ McKamey is not accepted due to his sick Jigsaw like game.
Below you will find a link to one of many petitions to shut down McKamey Manor.
https://www.change.org/p/tennessee-state-senate-shut-down-mckamey-manor
All audio contained in this episode is used under the fair-use law and remains the intellectual property of its respective owner. They can all be found with a simple YouTube search, however, we are not going to link them as they are very disturbing and it is our thought to not give further recognition to Russ.
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https://linktr.ee/coffeencrimepodcast?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=453b0884-48a9-4f07-a55e-9be3c3ea5141
https://linktr.ee/hhtr?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=cdbcb6ba-50fd-496e-b932-a5af05e380c2
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We Really Tried: Halloween Edition
4 RecommendationsWe don't even know how to describe this episode, it went off the rails. If you ever wanted to know what it is really like to make a semi-coherent podcast, this is not the episode for you, or maybe it is. We decided to leave this one real uncut and rough because, frankly, it is hilarious.
Somewhere in the midst of this cackle fest is a ghost story: The Haunting of Yorktown Hospital.
Be advised, there is an onslaught of dark humor, mumbling, non-sensical speech and wheeze laughter. It's a train wreck, enjoy:)
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