Pregnant Marine Didn't Think She Was in Danger

Told prosecutors she no longer thought Laurean was the father

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 16, 2008 9:17 AM CST

(Newser) – A pregnant Marine whose body was discovered in the back yard of Cesar Armando Laurean told prosecutors in November that she no longer thought Laurean was the father, Marine officials say. Maria Lauterbach alleged that Laurean raped her in March and April, but doctors estimated the 20-year-old’s conception date was May 14, the AP reports.

Laurean never violated the military protective order to stay away from Lauterbach and continued to report to work on time after she vanished, according to a Marine official. Lauterbach had told victims’ advocates at Camp Lejeune that she didn’t feel threatened by him. Her burnt body was discovered at his house over the weekend, and an autopsy found she died of blunt trauma to the head.

This photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, shows Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean. Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, the key suspect in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine has been sighted... (Associated Press)

Motorists drive near an electronic billboard with the picture of Cesar Laurean, a Marine wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. The sheriff announced... (Associated Press)

In this undated photo released by the Onslow (N.C.) County Sheriff's office, Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach is seen in this U.S. Marine Crops photo. The key suspect in the brutal slaying of the 20-year-old... (Associated Press)

Lance Cpl. Ryan Pennington and an unidentified person leave the memorial prayer service for slain Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach held at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Vandalia, Ohio on Monday,... (Associated Press)

Personnel with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations and Onslow County Sheriff's Department examine the site in the backyard of Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean in Jacksonville, N.C. on Saturday... (Associated Press)

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