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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

(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... Read full story »

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