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April 2008
- Mexico Is No Longer Outlaw Central
  
  New York Times | Apr 12, 08 5:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It's getting harder for US crooks to hide out in Mexico—as Cpl. Cesar Laurean would no doubt attest, Patrick J. Lyons blogs in the New York Times . In fact, Mexico and Washington have extradited dozens of suspects every year since an old treaty was improved in 1995. But the pact includes one "politically fraught" detail: that if Mexico objects, the US cannot seek the death penalty in Laurean's case. More »
- Marine Murder Suspect: I Loved Her
  
  CNN | Apr 11, 08 4:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The fugitive Marine finally busted in Mexico yesterday in the grisly murder of a pregnant colleague told a reporter who asked whether he killed her: "I loved her." Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean of Camp Lejeune was captured after a three-month manhunt, reports CNN. He went on the lam when investigators found the charred body of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who had accused Laurean of rape. More »
March 2008
- Pregnant Marine's Neck Wound Likely Post-Mortem
  
  CNN | Mar 15, 08 12:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A neck wound on the pregnant Marine slain earlier this year was probably made after death, pointing to faked evidence in her murder, CNN reports. The main suspect in the case, Cesar Laurean, said Maria Lauterbach, 20, slit her own throat, but the surface cut may have been made by her murderer to make the body “conform” to the suicide story, lawyers said. More »
February 2008
- Hundreds Mourn Slain Marine at Ohio Funeral
  
  Associated Press | Feb 2, 08 4:47 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hundreds of family members and friends gathered near Dayton, Ohio, today for the funeral of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine murdered in North Carolina in December. Marines carried her casket; a smaller one held the body of her unborn child, Gabriel. Some 200 members of a group called the Patriot Guard, veterans who ride their motorcycles to military funerals, stood at attention as the hearse arrived for the mass, the AP reports. More »
January 2008
- NC Indicts Fugitive Marine
  
  CNN | Jan 24, 08 2:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The fugitive wanted for the death of pregnant Marine Maria Lauterbach was indicted today by a North Carolina grand jury, CNN reports. In addition to first-degree murder, fellow Marine Cesar Laurean was indicted on charges of ATM card theft, fraud, and robbery. A second autopsy’s preliminary findings suggest that Lauterbach’s child was unborn at the time of death. More »
- Cousin Spots Wanted Marine in Mexico
  
  CNN | Jan 22, 08 4:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Marine wanted for murder was spotted by his cousin near Guadalajara, Mexico, a week ago, CNN reports. Cpl. Cesar Laurean visited his cousin's liquor store and said he was "just passing by." The cousin says he didn't know about Laurean's legal troubles. Meanwhile, a North Carolina district attorney pressing for extradition had to agree to forgo the death penalty in accordance with Mexican law. More »
- Marine Caught on Tape Buying 'Death Supplies'
  
  CNN | Jan 19, 08 7:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The suspect in the murder of a pregnant Marine was caught on a store video buying a wheelbarrow and paint—supplies police speculate he used to dispose of her body and cover up blood from her murder. Cesar Armando Laurean is now on the lam in Mexico, investigators believe. Laurean was spotted on a surveillance video at a home improvement store buying the supplies two days after Maria Lauterbach's death. More »
- Pregnant Marine 'Slit Her Own Throat,' Suspect Told Wife
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 18, 08 6:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The suspect in the murder of a pregnant Marine told his wife she slit her own throat during an argument and he buried her body in the woods, reports the Los Angeles Times . Cesar Armando Laurean's wife waited almost 24 hours before reporting the account to police. He vanished the day after he told her of the death, and is believed to be hiding out in Mexico. More »
- Wanted Marine May Be in Mexico: FBI
  
  CNN | Jan 16, 08 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 Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach’s body after she committed suicide in their home, the AP reports. More »
- Pregnant Marine Didn't Think She Was in Danger
  
  Associated Press | Jan 16, 08 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. More »
- Charred Body ID'd as Pregnant Marine's
  
  CNN | Jan 15, 08 2:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The burnt body found in the yard of wanted Marine Cesar Laurean's house is that of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, and an autopsy revealed she died from blunt trauma to the head, CNN reports. The DA told the Daily News of Jacksonville, NC, he didn't know whether Lauterbach’s child was born then killed; if that was the case, Laurean could face a second murder charge. More »
- Murdered Marine's ATM Card Surfaces
  
  CNN | Jan 14, 08 5:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Police recovered Maria Lauterbach's ATM card in a Durham, NC, bus station today and said her accused killer's truck was sighted in the area, CNN reports. The FBI offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Cesar Laurean, who allegedly murdered his fellow Marine last month. Lauterbach, 20, was pregnant with a child she said was Laurean's. More »
- Suspect in Pregnant Marine's Killing Spotted in La.
  
  Associated Press | Jan 13, 08 9:24 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Marine suspected in the murder of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child was spotted last night exiting a bus in Shreveport, La., and could be headed to Texas, police said today. Authorities said they believe Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean could be dangerous if "put in a corner," and are hopeful he will be apprehended soon, the AP reports. More »
- Pregnant Marine Died of 'Injury,' Sheriff Says
  
  CNN | Jan 11, 08 5:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Marine missing since Dec. 19 and declared to be dead this morning, apparently died of an "injury," though North Carolina investigators have yet to locate her body or the place where she is thought to be buried. The search for lead suspect Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, whom Lauterbach had accused of rape, is still on, CNN reports. More »
- Pregnant Marine Is Dead: Sheriff
  
  CNN | Jan 11, 08 12:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The pregnant Marine missing from Camp Lejune, NC, since Dec. 14 is dead, the local sheriff said today. The search is on for her body and for the suspect in the case, a fellow Marine she had accused of sexual assault, CNN reports. Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach disappeared just before she was scheduled to testify in the case; the suspect's whereabouts are unknown. More »
- Pregnant Marine Missing
  
  Dayton Daily News | Jan 10, 08 4:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A pregnant 20-year-old Marine scheduled to testify about an incident that occurred at her North Carolina military base has been missing for nearly a month, reports the Dayton Daily News . Maria Lauterbach's cell phone was found at the camp's gate, and her car at a bus station six miles away. Her mother said Lauterbach typically calls home several times a day. Her baby boy is due next week. More »