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Police Dig Up Remains at Marine's House

Posted Jan 11, 08 10:11 PM CST in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – Police seeking a missing Marine have found blood and human remains at the yard of the Marine she had accused of raping her, CNN reports. Cops found a "trace of violent activity in the house" of Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean in North Carolina, and "evidence of an attempted cleanup." Police are treating Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's death as murder and waiting for daylight to search a cavity in Laurean's yard.

Laurean reportedly left a note for his wife saying that he buried Lauterbach, who was pregnant, after she committed suicide; unnamed sources have told CNN that Laurean's wife then went to police. The county sheriff refused to confirm it was her, but warned:  "I do think this case is going to be a bizarre ending, and when I say bizarre, more than just a death and a burial," he said.

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This undated photo provided Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 by the Onslow County, N.C. Sheriff's office shows a black 2004 Quad Cab Dodge Pickup. Authorities believe Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, the prime...   (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)
Two Onslow County sheriff's deputies restrict traffic on North Byran Road near Jacksonville, N.C., on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in the neighborhood where the suspect Marine Cpl Cesar Armando Laurean lives....   (Associated Press)
Special Agent in charge Paul Ciccarelli of the NCIS at Camp Lejeune speaks to reporters during a news conference on Friday, January 11, 2008. Authorities searched a neighborhood Friday for a shallow grave...   (Associated Press)
Unidentified friends of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and her family are greeted with hugs on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008 at the Lauterbach family home in Vandalia, a suburb north of Dayton, Ohio. Information...   (Associated Press)
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