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Pregnant Marine Died of 'Injury,' Sheriff Says

Posted Jan 11, 08 5:19 PM CST in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine missing since Dec. 19 and declared to be dead this morning, apparently died of an "injury," though North Carolina investigators have yet to locate her body or the place where she is thought to be buried. The search for lead suspect Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, whom Lauterbach had accused of rape, is still on, CNN reports.

Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown was emotional today as he addressed the press: "These cases, investigations, become personal. I just want to cry," he said. "At this point, I'm down, way down." Brown also said that Lauterbach and Laurean maintained "some sort of friendly relationship" after her formal rape accusation, which is why the now missing suspect was not taken into custody immediately.
Source: CNN

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Paul Ciccarelli, right, a special agent for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service at Camp Lejeune, listens to reporters questions during a news conference at the Sheriff's Department in Jacksonville,...   (Associated Press)
Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach   (WRAL.com)
Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown makes a point during a news conference at the Sheriff's Department in Jacksonville, N.C., on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. He provided information about the missing pregnant Marine...   (Associated Press)
This photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, shows Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean. A pregnant Marine missing for nearly a month is dead, and investigators are seeking a fellow Marine she had accused of raping...   (Associated Press)
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