Body of woman missing since Wednesday found in west Alabama woods

The body of a woman missing since the middle of last week was discovered Sunday wrapped in a blanket in a wooded area of ​​Fayette County.

Friends and family have been asking for help on social media to find Laci Whitson, 21, from the Bankston community in Fayette County, since Wednesday morning.

The young mother was reportedly at a rehabilitation center in Florence, Alabama, in northwest Lauderdale County, when a man she knew picked her up and they left together before dawn Wednesday.

No one was able to reach Whitson after that, and Sunday morning, her father Larry Whitson said her body was discovered wrapped in a blanket in the woods of Fayette County.

Whitson was found near County Road 52 in northeastern Fayette County.

Fox 6 WBRC reports that the coroner has called Whitson's death suspicious and suspects foul play was involved – Fayette County authorities are expected to say more about the situation soon.

For updates on the case as they become available, stay tuned to the Tuscaloosa thread.