Paint, Inside Laurean's Home and ATMs Save Email Print Posted: 3:39 PM Jan 21, 2008
Last Updated: 3:46 PM Jan 21, 2008
A ATM surveillance video and photos from a fire pit and inside Cesar Laurean's home are being released today by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office.
Laurean, a Camp Lejeune Marine, has been on the run since January 11. He is accused in the death of 20-year-old Maria Lauterbach, a Camp Lejeune Marine who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant when she disappeared. Lauterbach's remains and those of her unborn child were found buried in Laurean's backyard.
Captain Rick Sutherland says the photo of the fire pit was what officials saw when they entered the backyard on January 11, before they knew Lauterbach's body was buried there.
The Sheriff's Office also released images of paint, paint cans and materials in Laurean's garage. Sutherland believe Laurean purchased these items in Jacksonville on December 16 or December 24.
The Sheriff's Office also released ATM surveillance video, which shows both Laurean and Lauterbach making withdrawals in Jacksonville.
Testing is still underway at the State Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Raleigh to determine the murder weapon. Some reports indicated a crowbar was used. The medical examiner cited blunt force trauma to the head for Lauterbach's death.