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Shoddy repairs blamed for elevator death at Crockett Hotel in San Antonio

May 10, 2012May 10, 2012

Crockett Hotel in San Antonio Texas

How did a housekeeper at the Crockett Hotel fall six stories to her death down an elevator shaft?

A scathing report by a state inspector offers a theory.

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