Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 30 years; 35 years
Right 2: Age-progressed by NCMEC to 30 years; 35 years
Name: Laura Lynn Thompson
Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: January 7, 1993
Location Last Seen: New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: April 5, 1977
Age: 15 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Light birthmark at the back of neck near hairline
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Laura Thompson was last seen on January 7, 1993 in New Castle; PA.
Two men have been charged with the murder of Laura Thompson, who went missing after she left her Waldo Street home around 12:30 a.m. January 7, 1993. She was a high school student and mother of a 9-month-old baby at the time. Laura’s mother reported the girl missing to police Jan. 9, 1993. At first, police believed she may have run away. According to the criminal complaint, Thompson met one suspect at a Perkins restaurant with a friend in 1993. The pair went to play cards on another night and she was never seen or heard from again. Thompson was raped by the man's friend before she was killed.
Both men are charged with criminal homicide, first-, second- and third-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and conspiracy. Police now believe she was killed near one suspect's trailer and buried off U.S. Route 422 in Shenango Township. Her body was later dug up, and the remains were scattered in a field in Hickory Township off Route 108.
Agency Name: New Castle Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Missing Persons Unit
Agency Phone Number: 724-658-4741
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 93-59
NCIC Case Number: M615391454
NamUs Case Number: 6723
NCMEC Case Number: NCMC777676
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Ellwood City Ledger - Feb. 20, 2015
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 03/09/2024 - By: hb
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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