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.

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CASE SOURCES

1. 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-discovery

2. 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-laskowski

5. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/an-unexpected-killer/crime-news/emily-lauenborg-murders-dana-laskowski-in-bucket-list-killing

6. The News Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/741753088/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=1

7. The Seattle Times: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940102&slug=1887572

8. The News Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/741771184/?terms=dana%20laskowski&match=1

9. 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-ab7dcc153a0a

11. Medium: https://thewickedtruthblog.com/teen-killer-wears-victims-t-shirt-to-funeral-gets-caught-by-her-own-diary-762c6ddaa864

12. 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=plea17m

14. Bill's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253984478/william-harvey-ross

15. Killer In Plain Sight: https://www.hulu.com/watch/b01ec152-1d33-422a-835d-445176ea9d1a

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