Onley Man Found Not Quilty In Pennsylvania Case

Jurors in northeastern Pennsylvania have acquitted and Eastern Shore man on all counts in the murder of a camp counselor almost two decades ago.

The panel deliberated for about three and a half hours last night before finding 47 year old Jeffrey Plishka of Onley, not guilty in the 1991 slaying of 24 year old Laura Ronning in a remote part of Wayne County.

Plishka was released from custody after the verdict and left the courthouse with his father, opera singer Paul Plishka and stepmother.

Ronning was a counselor at Camp Cayuga when she disappeared on July 27, 1991 while walking to Tanner's Falls. Her body was discovered the next morning.

The defense argued there wasn't enough evidence to convict and sought to shift blame to tow unknown men seen flirting with the victim a few days later.
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Testimony Continues in Pennsylvania Trial of Onley Man Accused of Murder

A witness in the trial of a man accused of killing a camp counselor 19 years ago in northeastern Pennsylvania has cast doubt on the prosecution's claim that it has the murder weapon.

Prosecutors trying to convict 47-year-old Jeffrey Plishka in the 1991 shooting death of Laura Lynne Ronning say his rifle was used in the shooting.

But a retired state trooper testified Wednesday that in 1992 a police crime lab determined the rifle didn't fire the fatal shot.

District Attorney Michael Lehutsky claims DNA evidence on the gun links it to the shooting.

Ronning, of St. Petersburg, Fla., was a counselor at Camp Cayuga when she disappeared in July 1991. Investigators say she was sexually assaulted and shot in the head.

Plishka, of Onley, Va., lived near where Ronning disappeared and participated in the search for her.

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