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Fugitive Marine Captured in Mexico

He's charged in the murder of pregnant fellow Marine in NC

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 10, 2008 9:02 PM CDT

(Newser) – The FBI says it has arrested a fugitive Marine sought in the murder of a pregnant fellow Marine in North Carolina, the AP reports. Authorities say they arrested Cpl. Cesar Laurean in Mexico, where he fled in January. He is charged with killing Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, whose burned remains, and those of her fetus, were found in his back yard.

Laurean, a native of Mexico, remains in that country awaiting extradition to the US. Before he fled, he left his wife a note saying that Lauterbach had slit her own throat and that he buried her body. His wife then alerted authorities. Lauterbach had accused him of rape, which he denied. Both were stationed at Camp LeJeune.

Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach is seen in this undated U.S. Marine Crops photo. (AP Photo)

A Marine Corps Honor Guard carries the coffin of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach in Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)

This photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, shows Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean. (AP Photo/ U.S. Marine Corps)

This undated photo originally provided by Onslow County Sheriff's Office shows Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean. (AP Photo)

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