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.
Absolutely!
apologies if this a repeat - but the wife had motives for murder or acquiescing. Hubby was about to be booted out of the Marines if charged & found guilty of rape OR subject to losing income for Maria’s child’s support. Maria’s career as a Marine was also at risk.
It’s always possible the three of them met to discuss how to resolve the crisis and her demise was either pre-meditated or an emotionally charged discussion escalated into a violent confrontation.
Due to the amateur burning, burial and blood cleanup, I’m inclined to consider the latter.
Thanks for that- trying to catch up:)
Good questions. Between the sheriff, NCIS, and now the Marine spokesman, a lot of those questions haven’t been answered. I think they are trying to get some of those answers straight between themselves.
1. Think so, but don’t know.
2. Don’t know. According to one report, it happened at the base. Probably no rape kit.
3. I think that’s close. She reported rape in April, don’t know how far along she was. Could finding out she was pregnant have been the trigger to report?
4. Investigators/prosecutors had talked in the week before she was killed. Military indicated the process had a chance of going forward. Her family indicated she was dismayed about prospects and was dropping charges. Which is true?
5. I don’t know if she named Laurean. That is really strange why they didn’t start looking at him immediately.
6. Wife present? A neighbor indicated he saw Maria’s blue car where Laurean’s wife normally was the week before Christmas. IOW, maybe the wife was gone when she was killed?
7. Don’t know. The neighbor indicated he saw Maria’s car at Laurean’s house and that he drove the car.
8. Laurean had to have dropped off the car at the bus station. When, who knows? Maybe he bummed a ride from the bus station?
Yep & I’m expecting that bizarre ending.
“How to know your husband may have murdered someone-—”
1. You come home from a trip and he’s painting a room in the house that didn’t need painting. The same color.
2. The carpet in one area is super clean and wet.
3. Their is a fire going on in the back yard with odd odors.
4. Vultures are hanging out in the crepe myrtles.
***The neighbor says Laurean parked it at his home, during a time in which Laurean’s wife car was not there.***
Maybe the wife’s car was at the bus station???
Was hubby’s black Dodge pickup parked at home?
Appreciate the ping—your theory combined with the known facts (so far) makes sense. Please keep me on your pinglist.
A Marine accused in the rape and murder in North Carolina could be headed to the Texas border.
Authorities are searching for U.S. Marine Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean in connection with the death of fellow Marine Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach.
Is Cesar Armando Laurean an Illegal Alien ?
Not clear - he does have two other aliases.
I believe US policy is that military enlistees who are LEGAL aliens have expedited citizenship access.
Not sure if ILLEGALs are even permitted to join the US military - seems like that would also be illegal.
ANYONE???
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/alert/laurean_ca.htm
BUT is also says: Nationality: Unknown
and
Place of Birth: Unknown and
Aliases: Cesar Gudino, Cesar Sanchez, Cesar Armando Laurean Ramirez
It appears that he married an American citizen.
These posters should also show his presumed likeness with mustache and beard, and should also go up near border cities with Mexico.
Two great observations - married a US citizen would provide him permanent resident status (so he wouldn’t want to divorce her) and he could have grown facial hair and head hair - probably doesn’t have access to a shave & haircut.
Thanks for the ping list - for the life of me I don’t know why this is is on chat and not on news - would get better exposure.
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