In August of 2001, a 36-year-old mom of three was found murdered in her own home in Washington. No one could understand who would kill her and why, but as police dug deeper into potential suspects, a journey entry with the desire to “kill someone and get away with it” would ultimately crack the case. This is the story of Dana Laskowski.BONUS EPISODESApple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast

CASE SOURCES1. Inquisitr: https://www.inquisitr.com/3503818/dana-laskowski-emily-lauenborg-betrayed-puyallup-mom-found-dead-in-home-killed-by-strong-drug-crazed-teen-on-investigation-discovery2. A Time To Kill: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14604820/3. Thought Catalog: https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/04/the-murderer-who-wrote-kill-someone-get-away-with-it-on-her-bucket-list/4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51492906/dana-e-laskowski5. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/emily-lauenborg-murders-dana-laskowski-in-bucket-list-killing6. The News Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/741753088/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=17. The Seattle Times: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940102&slug=18875728. The News Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/741771184/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=19. The Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/dana-laskowski-murder-where-is-emily-lauenborg-now/10. Medium: https://medium.com/true-crime-fans/loving-mother-killed-by-teen-because-murder-was-on-their-bucket-list-ab7dcc153a0a11. Medium: https://thewickedtruthblog.com/teen-killer-wears-victims-t-shirt-to-funeral-gets-caught-by-her-own-diary-762c6ddaa86412. My Life of Crime: https://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/2012/12/02/dana-laskowski-murder-8312001-payallup-wa-emily-lauenborg-pled-guilty-sentenced-to-6-12-years-in-prison/13. Seattle Times: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030317&slug=plea17m14. Bill's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253984478/william-harvey-ross15. Killer In Plain Sight: https://www.hulu.com/watch/b01ec152-1d33-422a-835d-445176ea9d1aLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices