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Laurie Ann Wason

Case from Spokane, WA dated Dec 26, 1997

Victim Details

Laurie Ann Wason

Female

White / Caucasian

Spokane

WA

1997-12-26

31

Laurie

Ann Wason

07/11/2026

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Laurie Ann Wason, born on January 22, 1966, tragically passed away on December 26, 1997, in Spokane, Washington. Laurie was a former adult-care home operator and was known for her love of raising Rottweilers. Her death was part of a series of murders that shook the Spokane community, linked to the notorious serial killer Robert Lee Yates Jr. Yates, a former Army helicopter pilot, was responsible for the deaths of multiple women in the Spokane area during the late 1990s.

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