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.
Don’t know about the lawyers....but if I were in her place I think they would charge me....unless I claimed Battered Wife syndrome.
Right now I don’t think I would like to be in her shoes on base. There has to be harassment going on with her and her fellow marines. Just wondering how she and Cesar are communicating now.
On a 2nd note, do we have any clue when the ME’s report will become public? I am curious if they found any DNA under her nails from a struggle....and the DNA of the baby. So many ?’s
What if that lawyer was contacted by Cesar, but not retained?
I'll bet wait until after the funeral, especially if there is any surprising information.
Laurean also told "Marine buddies" he would go to Mexico.
Duane 'Dog' Chapman [discusses] Fugitive Marine Manhunt
Thursday, January 31, 2008
This is a rush transcript from "On the Record ," January 30, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Big question, of course, is, will they get him, and will the Mexican police find and nab fugitive Marine Cesar Laurean?
Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman found and nabbed a fugitive American serial rapist in Mexico. He got in lots of hot water for doing it, but he did it. So let's ask him how he did it.
Joining us live in Hawaii is bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman. And I should probably announce, Duane, that I guess yesterday, big news out of Mexico. You are free and clear in Mexico, right? That was the decision?
DUANE "DOG" CHAPMAN, BOUNTY HUNTER: Yes, ma'am. The Mexico government upheld the United States ruling and set my son, my brother and I free of all charges from the apprehension of Andrew Luster, thank God...
Bookmarking to keep up.
Correct me if I am wrong, BUT, I think the Marines had already inventoried her items and packed them up, had them stored at this time (due to her UA status) and that the “terms and conditions paper along with key” were the only items left at the house pertaining to Maria.
The Marines later allowed the OCSD access to her personal items.
I know when they do pack up items, there is an extensive inventory form that is filled out and items are then put into storage somewhere either on or off base (that the gov’t has a contract with).
Could be for her sub-lease with Durham, as he was about to deploy and she was leasing his house while gone. Or could be terms and conditions left regarding her property stored.
At least there were no signs of a struggle there, so that means he did not get her there....would think should he have she would have fought back. And the housing area she was in, Midway Park is off base, but still considered base housing reserved for USMC families/members. There is a gate you have to enter and show id, etc.
Ok I am lost here, are you talking about the forum? I saw on there where one of the girls went to boot camp with her.
Here is another forum on there and one is talking about she believes Laurean was at her bonfire in May/April time frame.
http://lejeuneunderground.com/topic.jsp?topicId=11110750
Lauterbach’s mother told them her daughter was a witness to an incident on base and was supposed to testify in the matter.
Yes, there seems to be a real disconnect between the family’s account of the relationship between Cesear and Maria vs. the military’s account. Since Maria and her baby ended up murdered, somehow I’m tending to believe the family’s version.
The military must be operating under a code of silence at this point. It is amazing to have noone coming forward, talking to the press, about any of the three parties: Christina, Cesear, and Maria. Now that Christina has allegedly been recalled to active duty and is living on base, they have taken control of the remaining “witness”.
If I were the family, I’d be livid and demanding answers.
As she is being laid to rest...speaking of livid. All things rape pretty much flew out the window when murder was added to the pot.
I’m sure Maria never imagined it would come to this. I can all too easily imagine being young, having an ‘alleged’ rape happen, and letting it go.
It is a common occurrence everywhere, NOT just in the military. And not reporting it, of course is quite common. There are many factors involved, both in and out of the military (though there are more involved in the military). The first issue is guilt and looking back at the incident to see what you, as the woman, might have done to found yourself in that position. Usually it’s something that revolves around trusting that individual just a tad too much. And yes, I speak from the experience of having had this happen by a co-worker, and no, I never reported it to authorities. Why? I had no proof that I was not a willing partner.
And then, later, after the shock wears off, wondering about a pregnancy. That’s when I went to my Mom. I remember sitting at the kitchen table, shaking and trembling, telling her about it. She took me to our family doctor immediately so we would know if I was pregnant or not. I don’t remember much about the visit. I don’t remember discussing the incident there. He’d known me from birth, and I loved him. I don’t even remember discussing the incident with him.
I was so stunned, maybe PTSD is a good explanation, that I never thought about pregnancy for days, easily a week or two. I’m grateful I was drugged and don’t remember much of it or the exact head count - I remember how many there were before I passed out.
I don’t think about this often. Never wanted to. Still don’t. There were three and almost four incidents AFTER that that I only ‘escaped’ by the Grace of God - with different folks and I knew every damn one of them. Of those five incidents, three were groups of guys. It wasn’t random. They weren’t ‘bad’ people. And I damn sure wasn’t a bad girl. Two of the guys are likely in politics today. Two of the incidents occurred at Frat parties. One was after an office party with co-workers, and two were in my own home!!! Of the two in my own home, my Dad coming home saved me, but even he had suspicions that I was a willing participant. I was young, embarrassed beyond belief, and I didn’t want Dad tried for murder so I let it go that night. I waited until the boy was back in Europe before I told him the truth, and spent years after assuring him it wasn’t so, that I was so thankful he came home when he did. The other was in my own apartment and short of hitting the SOB with a candlestick and killing him, could only keep slamming my foot on the floor to get my downstairs neighbor while being pinned on the sofa by a football AND wrestling standout. It was enough, thank God, even though the neighbor wasn’t home.
One of the ‘almosts’, though, was later expelled from college, for a gang rape. This was someone I’d known most of my life. He wasn’t a ‘bad boy’! (NONE of them were!) I’d known him most of my life!!!!!! How does one report an “almost”. And do you know what that SOB did? After his ex-wife, who had been a very sweet, sunny girl, died from an overdose (read “suicide”).... he married the daughter of an LEO.
The only thing I could really do (aside from wearing a burlap bag and having bad hair : ) was make sure everyone I knew, who knew these people- knew the truth about them. Some of it was made known publicly, face-to-face.
There’s more than one way to skin a cat.
My and these guys’ circles of friends intertwined. NO ONE in my circle would have given a second thought toward any of these guys acting like this. I don’t know if any of them ever believed me.
I was even given an award by a group of friends for one of the incidents-for being able to entice the snake out and then my ability to get it back in the basket. How’s that for a slap in the face. I was scared, and didn’t do a damn thing to entice that snake. They didn’t get it. I got out of it only by the grace of God, and because I was able to think quickly.
I usually just shove all of this to the bottom of the drawer and pull it out only to educate the young women in my life, to make them aware of the need to be aware and self-protecting.
One can be surrounded by family and friends, and still find herself alone.
I rarely put them all together like this. What the f would be the point.
I’m one of many, that I know. I don’t dwell on it. Can’t change it. Can’t make people believe me. Shit happened, I lived through it, I’m grateful for the good things, I do my best to help others avoid the same.
But I won’t ever forget.
Rant over. Thanks for letting me spill my guts. I’m out for awhile, got a jillion things to do.
Good for Mary.
Girlene, they really weren’t bad boys. I knew one all my life. Stood next to him in kindergarten. They really were just the guys next door. To this day, I don’t understand.
I’ll tell you what. I ran into one of them a couple years later. A friend of mine introduced me to them in a public venue. She didn’t know I knew him.
She didn’t speak to me for awhile...
after I grabbed his nads and held on tightly while asking him if he remembered me.
Hell, I had no idea I was that hot or I probably wouldn’t have ever spoken to any of them. Just kidding about never speaking to them, but not kidding about not knowing I was that hot : ) I was hot. And I had no clue.... I was completely naive on that count. I thought I was just the girl next door. Damn, this breaks my heart, thinking about the girl... that was me.
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