True Crime Tuesday: Mysterious disappearance of Laynee Westbrook
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It's been almost five years since a 42-year-old woman mysteriously disappeared in Washington.
Laynee Westbrook was last seen on Sept. 10, 2020, in Anacortes, Washington.
The last footage of Westbrook was from a surveillance camera showing her at a Chevron gas station next to the Swinomish Casino.
The hosts of the locally produced 'Murder In The Rain' podcast join us on AM Extra with more on this case.
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