Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown said he used a wire coat hanger as a divining rod to locate the spot where investigators will attempt to locate the remains of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Frances Lauterbach today.
Also, here is the timeline of events:
Some key dates in the case of missing Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach:
Sept. 13, 2004 – Cesar A. Laurean, of the Las Vegas area, enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is currently wanted in connection with Lauterbach's death.
April 6, 2005 – Laurean joins his current unit, a combat logistics regiment based at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
June 6, 2006 – Maria Lauterbach, of Dayton, Ohio, enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Nov. 23 – Lauterbach joins Laurean's unit.
April 2007 – Lauterbach tells military officials she has been raped.
May 12 – Marine commanders assign Lauterbach and Laurean to work in separate buildings.
May 24 – A military protective order is issued against Laurean.
June 25 – The protective order is automatically renewed for the first time.
Sept. 20 – The order is automatically renewed for the second time.
Oct. 22 – Marine commanders submit a request to send the rape case to the military's version of a grand jury.
December – Lauterbach meets with military prosecutors to discuss her rape allegation against Laurean.
Dec. 14 – Lauterbach's mother last speaks with her daughter.
Dec. 19 – Lauterbach's mother reports her missing to police in Ohio. A missing persons investigation begins in Onslow County, N.C.
Dec. 20 – Lauterbach's cell phone is found near the main gate at Camp Lejeune.
Dec. 24 – An unidentified white male attempts to use Lauterbach's ATM card.
Dec. 26 – Lauterbach misses a prenatal care appointment.
January 2007 – The protective order is automatically renewed for the third time.
Jan. 7 – Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown is informed about the case and detectives execute their first search warrant.
Jan. 8 – Police search the laptop computer of Marine Sgt. Daniel Durham, Lauterbach's roommate. Authorities later conclude he is not involved. First news release about Lauterbach being missing is issued.
Jan. 9 – The Marine Corps says it is cooperating with the Onslow County Sheriff's investigation into Lauterbach's disappearance.
Jan. 10 – Civilian authorities request Durham be returned from a training mission in California for questioning.
Jan. 11 – Authorities believe Laurean flees Jacksonville at 4 a.m. They receive Laurean's note from his wife, Christina, at 8 a.m., and announce four hours later they believe Lauterbach is dead. That evening, the local district attorney says burnt human remains had been found in Laurean's backyard.
Jan. 12 – Authorities complete an excavation of a fire pit in Laurean's backyard and issue a murder warrant for his arrest.
Jacksonville — The key suspect in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine was spotted in Louisiana and could be headed into Texas, authorities said Sunday.
Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean was seen getting on or off a Greyhound bus in Shreveport, Louisiana, around 10 p.m. Saturday, said Shreveport police Chief Henry Whitehorn Sr. Earlier Sunday, authorities said they might be less than 2 hours behind Laurean.
"We're working with the U.S. Marshal's Service and other law enforcement agencies trying to locate him," Whitehorn told The Associated Press. "We don't know if he is still in the area. We believe it may have just been a pass through. We received information he may be headed into Texas."
thanks for the time line.The base commander and every one in the chain of command to the
base commander at LeJeune needs to be court-marshaled.