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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos
Laynee Danielle Westbrook
Westbrook, date, approximate 2020; Westbrook's dog, Precious
Date Missing 09/10/2020
Missing From
Anacortes, Washington
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 01/31/1979 (43)
Age 41 years old
Height and Weight 5'8 - 5'9, 120 - 140 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A black shirt, blue jeans and white sandals.
Associated Vehicle(s) White single-cab Dodge Ram pickup truck (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes.
Details of Disappearance Westbrook was seen on security camera footage outside the San Juan Motel in Anacortes, Washington at 7:11 p.m. on September 10, 2020. The cameras filmed her getting into a white single-cab Dodge Ram pickup truck with a man she knew. She had been staying at the motel since July and worked at a local Safeway.
At 7:30 p.m., Westbrook was spotted with the same man at the Chevron gas station next to Swinomish Lodge & Casino; this was the last confirmed sighting of her.
The man claims he picked her up and they wento a nearby campground where he had been staying. He said he last saw her between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m., when he dropped hero ff at Causland Memorial Park. This is about two blocks from the San Juan Motel.
She has never been heard from again and her dog, a black, white and tan rat terrier named Precious with a stub tail, disappeared with her. A photo of Precious is posted with this summary. Other people who were at the campground on the night Westbrook disappeared had called the park ranger to report two people arguing about a missing dog.
Since Westbrook's disappearance, there has been no activity on her bank account, cellular phone or debit card. It's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning or to miss work. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Anacortes Police Department
360-293-4684
Other
NamUs
NBC News
Facebook Page for Laynee Westbrook
The Anacortes American
Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos