Laynee Westbrook
The Vanished Podcast
Wondery
4.5 • 15K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2022
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Laynee Westbrook disappeared from Anacortes, Washington, on September 10, 2020. She was seen on surveillance video exiting her home shortly after 7 PM that evening. She had her beloved dog, Precious, with her. Laynee got into a white truck with a man, and the two drove off together. Not long after, Laynee was again spotted on video surveillance, this time at a gas station just under 8 miles away. After that, Laynee and her dog, Precious vanished into the night, and more than 16 months later, the search for answers continues.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime members, you can listen to the vanished ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today. |
| 0:06.0 | She was a good person. That's the bottom line everybody that we talked to aside from already knowing her ourselves, but strangers that we would speak to trying to find her would tell us all of that girl with the beautiful smile. |
| 0:36.0 | She was always so nice to me and she's just a good person. |
| 0:42.0 | Her father and her brother-in-law drove up here and they spent a lot on the ground doing the groundwork and knocking on doors, passing out flyers, |
| 0:54.0 | judging through bushes, asking questions, dealing with law enforcement, they were in it from the beginning and they stayed as long as they could, but obviously they have to get back to their life. |
| 1:07.0 | Colorado, and that was just heart-wrenching for Dave to Lee's not knowing where his daughter was. |
| 1:14.0 | And from our standpoint for walking through the woods looking for his daughter's body with him in it's hard. |
| 1:25.0 | 41-year-old Lene Westbrook disappeared from Anacortis, Washington on September 10, 2020. |
| 1:32.0 | She was seen on surveillance video exiting her home shortly after 7pm that evening. |
| 1:38.0 | Lene had her beloved dog precious with her, she got into a white truck with a man and the two drove off. |
| 1:45.0 | Not long after, Lene was again spotted on video surveillance. |
| 1:50.0 | This time at a gas station just under 8 miles away from her home. |
| 1:55.0 | After that, Lene and her dog precious vanished into the night, and more than 16 months later, the search for answers continues. |
| 2:03.0 | Amarissa and from Wondery, this is Episode 331 of The Vanished, Lene Westbrook's story. |
| 2:11.0 | In September of 2020, Lene Westbrook was at a point in her life where she was looking for stability, happiness, |
| 2:39.0 | and perhaps someone who would be a good partner to grow old with. |
| 2:43.0 | Lene had seen her fair share of ups and downs and unhappy endings, but she still had dreams for herself. |
| 2:50.0 | She had been seeing a couple of different men around this time, one named Mike and another named Sean. |
| 2:57.0 | Lene wasn't sure if either of these relationships would work out or be the one, but she was optimistic. |
| 3:04.0 | Anacortis Washington is located on the north shore of Fadago Island in Washington State's Puget Sound. |
| 3:11.0 | It's a coastal community with just around 17,000 residents. |
| 3:16.0 | Lene had been living at the San Juan Motel in Anacortis since July of 2020. |
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