Arrests made in case of New Castle teen missing since 1993

Authorities believe the case of a 15-year-old girl missing since 1993 is finally solved.

Two men were arrested Monday and charged with the murder of Laura Thompson, a New Castle teenager who went missing after she left her Waldo Street home around 12:30 a.m. Jan. 2.

One of those men, Joseph N. Marshall Jr., 39, 1305 Maple Lane, Pulaski, Pa., is in the Lawrence County Jail without bond.

The other man, Sean McDonough, 38, formerly of New Butler Road in Shenango Township, is being held in Louisiana pending extradition, Lawrence County District Attorney Joshua Lamancusa said Tuesday.

Police in New Castle got a break in the case in July when Marshall’s wife came forward to tell them that she knew her husband had killed Laura, authorities said Tuesday.

Laura had gone with Marshall and McDonough to play cards at McDonough’s trailer, authorities believe. She was never heard from again.