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.
Just wondering - what does this sociopath's wife look like? If she is similar to Maria could the clerk who sold the bus ticket have mistaken them?
Several pundits have hinted that the wife was involved directly or indirectly, and that Cesar might have had help. Any word from his parents?
If two letters have been received from Houston, the last one had to be received yesterday (too early for mail today likely). It would probably take two days between Jacksonville and Texas. He must have mailed the last one on Sat or Sun maybe? He left on Friday. He probably took a flight on Friday/Saturday at the latest.
One of the problems with already establishing the death penalty for Laurean when charged, is that Mexico has no extradition for death penalty cases. Maybe authorities should reconsider the death penalty if they want him back.
***what does this sociopath’s wife look like? If she is similar to Maria could the clerk who sold the bus ticket have mistaken them?***
Good point - As a former marine, the wife might have had an old uniform to wear.
IIRC there are photos of Maria taking $700 out of the ATM on the same day. Wonder how clear those photos are.
p.s. I couldn’t tell my uniformed son apart from all the other guys in his platoon.
New info on Fox News. Letters mailed from Texas as PP said and now the neighbor is saying that the wife (fox verified sheis active duty Marine) helped him paint the house.
Sorry to just jump in here guys but I have been following this from day one and I think you guys are very respectful and adult in the way you guys post.
I imagine Laurean’s defense attorneys will claim that Maria was having a consensual affair with Laurean who dumped her. Then she vindictively accused him of rape. However, when she tested positive for pregnancy, she believed she could persuade Laurean to continue their relationship and perhaps even leave his wife & child.
Her final, desperate effort to get Laurean’s affection was to drop the charges against him and check out of the Marines. Maria confronted Laurean & his wife at their home and became physically abusive. Laurean was defending himself & his wife and accidentally killed Maria. They both panicked and Laurean’s note describing *suicide* was written under duress and inaccurate.
Now I shall try to regain some sanity and fix lunch.
IMO, Cesar's wife threw an iron skillet.
I find it interesting that now that Sheriff Brown is no longer giving news conferences, there is an almost total news blackout from the local TV and newspapers. A loss in my opinion...
I agree....it all feels too planned and planted.
Maybe you should write for TV (I hear they need writers these days ;) ;) )
I’ve looked at life from both sides now;)
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I must be channeling your thoughts, because I was thinking the same things last night that you are mentioning here. The Laureans would have had Maria’s military ID, too, so that is a huge possibilty. Not accusing the wife, but I think she is heavily involved in this. It’s highly suspicious that Maria allegedly bought a ticket to Texas, her family is in Ohio, and Laurean ends up in Texas.
Just expanding on Dante’s & Miz’s musings. It’s always possible that our brainwaves are connecting thru cyberspace in one giant harmonic convergence.
Sorta like a huge ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm;)
Prayer works like that too.
We should all pray for Laurean’s capture at 4:00 p.m. today.
That would be awesome if he is caught today. I had a dream last night that I had found a video on the internet of Maria and another blonde haired woman was in it. She had bangs and a shoulder length bob-type hairstyle and was front and center in this dream video. She was smiling into the camera. Weird
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Just thinking aloud here...Christina had better be yapping up a storm about all of the persons whom her husband knew in the Houston area and in R/D. I’m getting really mad now, and the Onslow D.A., the FBI and the USMC had better darned well be making this very uncomfortable for Mrs. Laurean. They should charge her with just enough to lock her up, worry her family and isolate her from her daughter and everyone else at this point.
That said, I agree with the blackout. The tabloid tv reporters were having a field day with the poor Sheriff, so someone had to set him straight before he accidentally jeopardized the case. I also think that creep Cesar has been so well updated on *everything* via the media that he needs to have his access to “the latest on the killer Marine” cut off.
Bill Clinton really did a number on our FBI and our military.
Great find. I couldn’t bring up the complete Marine Corps timeline, and didn’t take notes on the live TV presentation.
I believe the Corps showed a thorough and fair handling of the rape charges, in view of Maria’s accounts and Laurean’s subsequent disciplined reaction. Without putting Laurean under 24/7 surveillance or confinement in the brig - there was no way to predict this horrific outcome.
Just putting my tagline back. Not sure how it got deleted.
I am with you in hoping this dangerous sociopath gets caught soon.
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