Not long after the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles opened in 1924, a guest committed suicide in one of its rooms, beginning a decades-long string of murders, suicides or otherwise unexplained...
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William V. Ryder
Detective Salazar
William Jousset
Detective Duffy
Josh Dean
Self - Writer, 'Horror Story: Cecil Hotel'
Hadley Meares
Self - L.A. Historian
Joan Renner
Self - L.A. Crime Historian & True Crime Author
Frank C. Girardot
Self - True Crime Author
Gregg McCrary
Self - FBI Special Agent & Profiler
Gil Carrillo
Self - L.A. County Sherriff's Dept.
Sal LaBarbera
Self - LAPD Detective Supervisor
Juliet Bennett Rylah
Self - Sr. Editor, LAist.com
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Eighty-five million acres make up the National Park System, and only 33 special agents nationwide are responsible for investigating crimes that occur on this public land. This documentary series follows the uniquely qualified team that leads the investigations as they seek to bring law and order to some of America’s most rugged and remote landscapes, tackling a new case each season.
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