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Finally, some answers about that Christmas party.

....."Mary Lauterbach's last conversation with her daughter occurred Dec. 14, when Maria called her about 2:30 p.m. at her office at the University of Dayton. Maria felt she needed to make an appearance at a command Christmas party, even though she knew Laurean would be there.

"Call me when you get home from the party," her mother said.

That night, Durham called, saying Maria had left a note, which stated, according to the Marine Corps, "I could not take this Marine Corps life anymore. So I'm going away. Sorry for the inconvenience, Maria."".....

So it appears Maria planned to go to the same party that Christina says she attended. I hope investigators have asked everybody who attended that party if Maria, Cesear, or Christina were at the party, saw them in the parking lot, whatever. This party may have been where Maria's and one or more of the Laureans crossed paths prior to her disappearance. I'd think Maria would have called her mom back, since she asked her to.