The series Is not based on Elisa Lam but she is major part of it. I feel it was mostly about Cecil Hotel. Cecil hotel is full of mysteries, crimes and surrounding area of Skid Row. Elisa Lam story would have finish in one episode but we were led to different stories, point of views which were somewhat not related, they were just raising qs whose answers were not related to Elisa Lam. Series is catching and interesting just wrongly interpretated as Elisa Lam's story. She was victim of her own consciousness and heartbreaking to see about her. Strength and prayers for her family, it's really hard to not know exactly what their daughter thought or happen that made her took that step or exact moment of her death.
And I really feel sorry for that Morbid guy. Allegation of murder just cz of ur art. Strength to him.