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 shes 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.
I note there are only the two of us on this thread;)
Fox reporting that Laurean is armed & dangerous and has been sighted outside of North Carolina.
Have not heard anything on the wife’s whereabouts.
Sheriff Brown being interviewed NOW!
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Just got on... WRAL is reporting a sighting of the fugutive -
A member of the general public saw Laurean around midnight "two or three states away from North Carolina," Brown said. He did not specify in which state the sighting occurred.
The witness spent some time with the suspect and said Laurean appeared to be traveling alone, the sheriff said. He described the sighting as "transient" in nature and expressed hope that Laurean would soon be in custody.
Brown urged members of the public not to try to detain Laurean if they spot him.
Based on the evidence of the crime, Laurean "could be a dangerous and violent person if he was put in a corner," the sheriff said.
The Shreveport, Louisiana Times reports that U.S. Marshals contacted their local police after they got word Laurean may have gotten off a Greyhound bus in Shreveport.
Stay with WITN News and witntv.com for more on this developing story.
Here’s hoping he decides to resist arrest with violence and has a weapons malfunction.
Not confirmed that is is *armed* but he certainly is dangerous.
What are the gun restrictions for active military? I thought everyone had a side arm? NO?
Given that Marines are trained in hand-to-hand combat I would consider his lack of a weapon a moot point.
The reporting on this case is all over the place.
First the hearing for rape was to convene in a few days (from Dec. 14), then she had dropped the case.
The reports are that they were on friendly terms, but there were several protective orders issued. The family says she was harrassed and scared and thus moved off base.
I’ve seen reports that the roommate said she left a note that she was leaving (around Dec. 14), some things of hers were missing, so he assumed she had left on her own.
There’s a bus ticket that was purchased by someone. They first found her car at the bus stop, then they found her car at a fast food place (maybe the two are connected in a complex). Then I saw reports that her car was found on a Monday, but it hadn’t been there over the weekend. Huh?
The mother’s comments about being bi-polar and a compulsive liar - I saw one explanation in one report that she had made those statements as part of an investigation (NCIS?) because she was trying to paint a full/clear picture of her daughter. She never expected those comments to be made public and taken out of context. Huh?
It doesn’t sound like anyone (sherriff’s office or the military) was seriously looking for her before the family showed up and started asking questions.
Last I heard, there was a sighting of the dude around midnight somewhere, last night, but he hasn’t been apprehended.
All weapons are kept in the armory on base, civilian weapons can be kept at home unless you live in base housing then they must be stored in the armory as well.
I’m seriously wondering about a couple, that shares a home, PAINTING walls and ceilings without the other one knowing. Painting to cover up massive blood splatters. If my husband painted anything in our home I would have been aware of it....maybe even helped. How did this wife not know???? Something is not right there.
The parking lot where Maria’s car was found is sandwiched in between the bus stop and a fast food restaurant/bread store(I think it’s an outlet bread store). That’s why there is confusion there.
It doesnt sound like anyone (sherriffs office or the military) was seriously looking for her before the family showed up and started asking questions.
This is a very important point. Ed Brown has been the Onslow County Sheriff for ages. Ed Brown knows, without a doubt, who's authority takes precedence but at least he finally took the bull by the horns.
And they only found it after she had been murdered....
Apparently the “Criminal” in Naval Criminal investigation service applies to the way they do their jobs and persecute innocent Marines.
Had she been accused of a massacre in Iraq this Young Marine would be alive today.
You seem to have information others don’t because I don’t think that is the case here at all.
That story is nothing but a hit piece. Ugh!! Sorry I missed your ping last night, ma! I hit the hay early. :-)
This is another very important point, Girl. And just another reason I love you so much. That’s bullshit. Chickarelli contradicted this in the news conference yesterday. I posted the link to that conference somewhere on this thread.
Criminal Naval Investigations bump.
Glad you’re here.
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