http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/01/11/missing.marine/?iref=mpstoryview
Blood, possible grave of pregnant Marine found at suspect’s house
JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) — Police believe they have found the remains of a missing Marine buried in the backyard of the prime suspect in the case and blood spatter evidence inside his home, authorities said Friday evening.
Tests found the “trace of violent activity in the house” and “evidence of an attempted cleanup,” said Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown.
Investigators are treating the death of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach as a murder, Brown added.
Lauterbach, 20 — who was eight months pregnant — was reported missing from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, by her mother December 19.
Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, whom Lauterbach had accused of rape, is the suspected killer, and is being sought, Brown said.
He confirmed that Laurean had left a note, but did not divulge what it said.
Investigators told CNN, however, that Laurean left a note to his wife saying Lauterbach had committed suicide and that he buried the body.
“Evidence now is saying what he’s claiming happened did not happen like he said it happened,” Brown said.
Authorities searching Laurean’s home found a cavity in his backyard earlier Friday.
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Brown said a witness came forward Friday morning with a statement and evidence that convinced authorities Lauterbach was dead. Brown wouldn’t name the witness, or describe Lauterbach’s cause of death, except to say she died “from an injury.”
Asked whether the witness was in protective custody, Brown said the person does not feel the need for protective custody, as Laurean likely left the county and possibly the state.
A source close to the investigation told CNN the witness is Laurean’s wife.
Lauterbach’s relatives believe the pregnancy was the result of the alleged rape, Steiner said.
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Thanks maggie.
I really have to get a life and stop obsessing on these criminal cases. Swallowed up in Anna Nicole Smith, Drew Peterson etc., etc., an epidemic.
Remember this young couple?
http://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/tv_programme/117/Snapped_Diane_Zamora.htm
After her boyfriend cheats on her, a promising young Annapolis cadet demands he make amends by helping her murder the “other woman.”