Posted on 01/11/2008 9:43:08 AM PST by Pyro7480
January 11, 2008)--Authorities in North Carolina said late Friday morning pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach is dead.
They said she’s buried in a shallow grave, for which investigators are now searching.
They identified the suspect in the case as a Marine officer whom she accused of sexually assaulting her.
Police earlier were planning to interview a man who lived with her and said he would answer questions that "will shed a lot of light on the case."
Authorities said again Friday Marine Sgt. Daniel Durham isn't a suspect, but police believe he's the last person to speak with the Marine.
She disappeared Dec. 14 ahead of her expected testimony in a military investigation into her claim a senior officer had sexually assaulted her.
Court documents show the investigation went sour amid inconsistencies in the woman's story and allegations that she's bipolar and a compulsive liar.
Search warrants show she was facing a possible discharge from the service.
Lauterbach was eight months pregnant when she disappeared.
In my video still can you tell which way the truck is facing toward Maria. Front or back? I can press FN and 2 on my laptop to enlarge the pic, but I still can’t tell. I tried to clean the image up but it turns into pixels. LOL
The front is facing toward Maria. It looks like a 4-door (or extended cab) like Laurean’s truck was. Was this screen grab pointed out on America’s Most Wanted? IOW, has anyone else noticed this truck behind Maria?
Yes, great catch on the truck!
I think he’s dead, BTW.
No. Not mentioned anywhere else but right here on this thread!
Or dying to get over the border...
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****Could have pushed the rape charges along much sooner with one..***
We have been discussing this case as THE ONLY RAPE INVESTIGATION at Camp LeJeune.
Has any reporter asked the question *How many pending rape cases are there?*
Another thought!
Had anyone else filed rape charges against Laurean? Or was Maria an isolated incident? Was she the perfect victim?
Amnio can be very dangerous. They probably thought it was just better to wait since it didn’t have anything to do with the health of the baby.
Good picture of the truck. No running boards. Are those running boards on the ATM shot or is that a reflection? The b&w grainy picture is hard to make out in places.
At 16:19:57 she looks to her left. May be nothing but it looks like she saw or heard something. Then again she may have just been looking around for no reason.
So do I.
If it was his truck in the video, maybe he followed her and “kidnapped” her? Then how did her car get to Laurean’s house? Or maybe he was following her and at some point confronted her, and then coerced her to drive to his house?
Or he may not have been alone.
Several have suggested the theory that he kidnapped her. He might have had help.
I haven’t seen the front of Cesar’s truck but I believe the sheriff’s picture is of a newer model. Something about the trucks look different. I don’t think those grills will look the same. That seems to be the one thing the manufacturers like to change on trucks.
Thanks for the side-by-side. Yes, it could be different styles. The one that the sheriff’s dept provided is a little distorted due to the camera angle, but it probably is different than Laurean’s actual truck.
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