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Wanted Marine May Be in Mexico: FBI

Laurean wrote wife that pregnant colleague committed suicide

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 16, 2008 6:19 PM CST
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(Newser) – The Marine charged in North Carolina with the murder of a pregnant colleague might have fled to his native Mexico, the FBI said today. US officials have teamed with Mexican authorities to catch Cpl. Cesar Laurean, who wrote a letter to wife claiming he buried Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach’s body after she committed suicide in their home, the AP reports.

US Embassy officials in Mexico City began developing Spanish-language versions of FBI wanted posters featuring Laurean, a native of Guadalajara and naturalized US citizen. Yesterday, authorities confirmed that Laurean’s pickup truck was found near the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Meanwhile, police said Lauterbach had withdrawn $700 from her bank and bought a one-way ticket to Texas, which she never used.

Two Onslow County sheriff's deputies stand guard on North Byran Road near Jacksonville, N.C., on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, while other deputies restrict traffic in the area where the suspect Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean lives. Laurean is the primary suspect in the disappearance and death of pregnant Marine...
Two Onslow County sheriff's deputies stand guard on North Byran Road near Jacksonville, N.C., on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, while other deputies restrict traffic in the area where the suspect Marine Cpl....   (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 pregnant Marine was spotted in Louisiana and could already be in Mexico,...
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)
The message is on the sign in front of St. Christopher Catholic Church, the home parish for the Lauterbach family, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Vandalia, Ohio, the hometown of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)
The message is on the sign in front of St. Christopher Catholic Church, the home parish for the Lauterbach family, on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 in Vandalia, Ohio, the hometown of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach....   (Associated Press)
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 was sighted outside of North Carolina last week, and now the FBI suspects he fled to his native Florida,...
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 was sighted outside...   (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 a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, who officials...
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)
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