Warrant issued for suspect in Marine death

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Warrant issued for suspect in Marine death
By Mike Baker - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jan 12, 2008 17:30:51 EST

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Authorities issued an arrest warrant Saturday for a Marine corporal wanted in the death of a pregnant colleague, whose burnt remains were excavated from a fire pit in his back yard.

Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown said investigators also recovered the remains of Lance Cpl. Maria Frances Lauterbach’s unborn child.

“The fetus was developed enough that the little hand was about the size of my thumb,” Brown said. “The little fingers were rolled up and this is consistent with what we were looking for, a pregnant lady who is the victim, Maria Lauterbach, and her unborn child.”

A nationwide search is under way for Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, who authorities said fled Jacksonville early Friday morning after leaving his wife a note in which he admitted burying Lauterbach’s body.

Lauterbach had accused Laurean of rape, and authorities have described a violent confrontation inside his home that left blood spatters on the ceiling and a massive amount of blood on the wall. It appeared that someone had tried to wash and paint over the blood, Brown said.


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