Laney Gwinner // 256

Going West: True Crime

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🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In December of 1997, a 23-year-old woman went out to a bowling alley with friends to celebrate finals week and a recent promotion. But after a fun, seemingly uneventful evening, she disappeared without a trace along with her car. She was missing for a whole month before her body was found during the search for someone else. This is the murder of Laney Gwinner. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10337247/alana-jane-gwinner 2. The Journal News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/445125406/?terms=laney%20gwinner&match=1 3. Fox 19: https://www.fox19.com/2019/09/26/retired-detective-shares-new-details-unsolved-murder-laney-gwinner/ 4. Give Me Hope, Bring Me Home Facebook Group: https://m.facebook.com/1427111610893392/photos/5-young-females-missing-or-murdered-cincinnati-oh-area1-katelyn-markham-fairfiel/1604813896456495/ 5. Justice for Alana Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/38837478756/ 6. CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/20/grace.coldcase.gwinner/index.html 7. WCPO: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/covington/this-week-in-cincinnati-history-police-officer-mike-partin-dies-in-fall-off-ohio-river-bridge 8. Fox 19: https://www.fox19.com/2020/08/12/volunteers-searching-ohio-river-connection-unsolved-murder-laney-gwinner/ 9. The Clermont Sun: https://www.clermontsun.com/2022/07/06/the-unsolved-homicide-of-university-of-cincinnati-college-student-alana-gwinner 10. Web Sleuths: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/oh-alana-laney-gwinner-23-fairfield-10-dec-1997.27739/ 11. The Journal-News: https://www.journal-news.com/news/crime--law/unsolved-cases-weigh-police-officers/1P8UZNzaoevDlAmgx41D6K/ 12. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/erica-lee-fraysure 13. The Journal-News: https://www.journal-news.com/crime/what-will-it-take-to-solve-the-katelyn-markham-mystery-after-11-years/YHWQ2WRCOJAKNDNUUHK3XS6IXM/ 14. Fox 19: https://www.fox19.com/story/23721165/police-identify-womans-remains-found-alongside-sb-1-75/ 15. Fox 19: https://www.fox19.com/2020/07/28/man-indicted-connection-with-paige-johnsons-death-disappearance-2/ 16. Bill Warner PI: http://www.billwarnerpi.com/2021/01/unsolved-murders-in-heartland-of.html 17. AMW Forum: https://amwfans.com/thread/3130/unknown-misty-gwinner-killer-kentucky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is going on True Crime fans? I'm your host T. Dan I'm your host Daphne and you're listening to going west.
0:20.5	Hello everybody. I hope everybody had a wonderful things giving, wonderful week with family hopefully and we are so sorry this episode is late.
0:29.4	Yeah we had some family in town from Oregon. We did some really fun things through the week and then our editor got sick.
0:36.1	Poor guy. Yeah, poor Drew. I hope you're feeling better buddy. But yeah today we are finally back. Can't wait to share an episode with you guys today.
0:45.9	Oh and speaking of today's episode. Thank you so much to Sandra for recommending it.
0:50.5	Alright guys this is episode 256 of Going West so let's get into it.
1:20.3	Everybody up for a go. What a box.
1:22.9	Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury is back on BT Sport Box Office for another all-priced blockbuster.
1:29.5	I am the Gypsy King with a unification fight looming against BUSIC. Old rival Derek Chazoura provides the final test.
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1:45.0	I'm knocking Chazoura into retirement.
2:05.0	In December of 1997 a 23 year old woman went out to a bowling alley with friends to celebrate finals week and a recent promotion.
2:14.9	But after a fun seemingly uneventful evening she disappeared without a trace along with her car.
2:22.9	She was missing for a whole month before her body was found during the search for someone else.
2:30.9	This is the story of Laney Gwynner.
2:46.9	Alaina Jane Gwynner, more commonly known as Laney Gwynner, was born on March 18th 1974 to parent John and Sandra and she had a brother named David.
3:06.9	The Gwynner resided in West Chester Township, which is a suburb just north of Cincinnati, Ohio, and her friends and family remember her glowingly, saying her bubbly personality, big heart and beautiful smile lit up any room she walked into.
3:23.9	Her aunt, whose name is Patty Hall, said fondly, quote, she loved country music. She loved line dancing and she loved animals.
3:32.9	She was known among friends for how fun she was, especially on the dance floor, and a Facebook memorial page run by a close friend of Laney's reads, quote,
3:43.9	she had taken an interest in line dancing, which all but consumed her.
3:48.9	Any Thursday through Sunday night you could find her at the Cheyenne cattle company owning the dance floor.
3:55.9	Everyone around her could see and feel it, even those who didn't know her yet. Laney made a lasting impression.
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