MSNBC: That missing pregnant Marine is dead, another

[babylonsister]

Marine seems to be responsible, though they're not calling it murder yet. Link when I find one...

[Fierce]

1. Shit.

What a mess. That poor woman.

[Solly Mack]

2. Watching it now. Sheriff Ed Brown getting angry

[Solly Mack]

3. Suspect is same as in the attack. BOLO for him. She's been dead "some time now"

[Solly Mack]

5. She's been buried...per a "key witness" who isn't the suspect

[helderheid]

7. GODDAMNIT.

[dysfunctional press]

47. bolo?

:shrug: not sure about that one...?

[babylonsister]

48. Be on the lookout (for), I think. nt

[Solly Mack]

51. Be On (the) LookOut BOLO

[babylonsister]

4. I wonder if the JAG is shielding the officer? Do marines have JAGs? nt

[MyNameGoesHere]

6. The marines belong to the Navy so yeah. Sorry to all the jarheads bu read your paycheck if you have

any grief.

[Solly Mack]

15. They do have a JAG...he probably has civilian attorneys

but I don't know

The sheriff did say the suspects lawyers had been shielding him...keeping the suspect from talking to civilian authorities.

[rodeodance]

18. so, it seems the LOCAL authorities will be cut out.

[Solly Mack]

21. Not necessarily

He can be charged by both...usually it is one or another

Also, one can charge the rape and the sheriff can charge the murder

If the body is off base..and it seems it is...it's the sheriffs call

Marine guy just said primary jurisdiction remains with the sheriff

[rodeodance]

32. Her mom says she is a compulsive lier.

Mary Lauterbach has confirmed reports that her daughter is a compulsive liar. Last year, she alleged that she had been raped by a superior officer at Camp Lejeune. On Thursday, The Marine Corps Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that she had withdrawn the allegation and may have left the base and gone into hiding to avoid answering questions.

Other news reports said that Lauterbach said the investigation into her allegation “had gone sour.” Please check back for more on this developing story.

[blondie58]

41. technically, it was her STEPmother

I am a stepmother myself, and I love my grown stepkids and my step grandchildren, although I never think of them as STEP children. But depending on the age that they both were when she married her father, they may have clashed in a lot of ways.

And I have not read one thing about the father. Has anyone heard anything?

[Fierce]

49. 'Course, she's not lying about being dead.

nt

[TahitiNut]

30. Just "A Few Good Men."

:evilgrin:

[babylonsister]

36. Duh!

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

8. fuck, i was so hoping she took off on her own.

[adadem]

10. Me too. So sad.

[LiberalHeart]

9. Gee, just this morning I was hearing reports that she's bipolar and a liar.

Now who will they blame, if not her?

Hate this stuff.

[EOTE]

19. I heard the same thing, that made me sick.

I was yelling at the TV and just hoping she was alright. How will those asses sleep at night?

[gratuitous]

24. Her own mother, apparently

Wouldn't it be nice to go missing, and have your own mother telling the cops that you're a liar? Thanks, Mom. Of course, it fits in so nicely and on so many levels with media narratives that preggos are nuts and women can't be trusted.

[NOLALady]

29. Stepmother, I think.

[meow2u3]

11. She apparently got whacked

for reporting the gang rape. I'm going to have to trust my intuition on this--this was an act of retaliation against her.

[babylonsister]

12. I didn't know it was a 'gang' rape, I thought only one officer was involved.

:wow: :cry:

[Der Blaue Engel]

16. There are so many assaults against women by their fellow officers

that it's hard to keep track. :(

[babylonsister]

22. I've heard that, sadly. Seems like it's a well known fact that's

swept under the rug. I've heard that in regards to women soldiers overseas though it doesn't surprise me it's happening stateside.

This goes far beyond assault; I'm glad someone will be punished.

[sam sarrha]

23. here is a really sad report from iraq.. >Link>> so much for Bu$h and his

butt licking generals supporting the troops..


http://www.vermontguardian.com/dailies/022006/020806.shtml

[Der Blaue Engel]

27. Eh, they were probably all just bipolar habitual liars

:sarcasm:

(Thanks for the link. I hadn't heard about this.) :(

[rucky]

42. A murder trial is one way to get out of a rape trial...

I suppose.

Hope he rots.

[helderheid]

13. Link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22608032/

God damnit this just infuriates me.

[babylonsister]

14. Thanks. nt

[seafan]

17. Sheriff: Major announcement expected today in missing Marine case

Sheriff: Major announcement expected today in missing Marine case

Raleigh, NC News & Observer


By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press Writer

January 11, 2007

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - The sheriff investigating the disappearance of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine said he expected a major break in the case today, after detectives finish interviewing the woman's roommate.

"He's going to answer some questions that I think will shed a lot of light on this case," Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown said.

The roommate, Marine Sgt. Daniel Durham, isn't a suspect in the case. But authorities believe Durham to be the last person to speak with the missing woman, who is due to give birth in mid-February, and may have been monitoring the case while on a training mission in California.

.....

The Marine, who vanished last month before she was to testify in a military probe, had said she was sexually assaulted by a senior officer but that the investigation had gone sour, according to court documents.

.....

The documents state Naval investigators had struggled to investigate the woman's allegations because of inconsistencies in her account. Still, the court papers said the anticipated birth of the baby "might provide evidentiary credence to charges she lodged with military authorities that she was sexually assaulted by a senior military person."

The Associated Press had identified the missing Marine before the allegations of sexual assault became public. The AP generally does not identify people who allege they are victims of sexual assault.

Authorities said Thursday they planned to question the superior officer at Camp Lejeune she accused of rape. Her stepmother said the officer threatened the missing woman's career, and search warrants filed this week state the woman was facing a possible discharge from the Marine Corps. No reason was provided.

.....

Edited to add:

CNN, January 11, 2008



Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach last spoke to relatives in the Dayton, Ohio, area on December 14.

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) -- Missing pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach is dead, Onslow County sheriff said Friday.

The suspect in the case is Cpl. Cesar Armando Lauren, a fellow Marine whom Lauterbach had accused of sexual assault, Sheriff Ed Brown said at a news conference Friday.

Lauren is not in custody, Brown said, and a search is on for him.

He said investigators are looking for Lauterbach's body in a residential wooded area in Onslow County.

Brown said investigators just learned of Lauterbach's death Friday morning and he had expected a positive outcome in the case earlier in the day.

.....

Durham told police that Lauterbach was confined to bed most of the time because of her pregnancy and that she "was in no shape for extended outings," according to the reports.

.....

The police reports, however, said she was due on February 14 and did not show up for a prenatal medical appointment December 28.
Lauterbach's cell phone was found on a roadside near Camp Lejeune on December 20. Her car was found Monday in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, Brown said, and apparently had been there since December 15. The car was processed, he said, but nothing of value was found.

Investigators have said a withdrawal from Lauterbach's bank account was made on December 14 and there was "suspicious activity" on the account 10 days later. Police reports said Lauterbach's ATM card was used at a Marine Federal Credit Union by a man who attempted to cover the surveillance camera with a rag while he withdrew money from her account.
A search warrant released with the other documents Thursday seeks Western Union records, saying authorities have reason to believe Lauterbach may be receiving financial support through money transfers.

.....

Stories like this fill me with such despair.

[NOLALady]

20. Link

http://cbs2chicago.com/national/pregnant.missing.Marine.2.627680.html

[Enrique]

25. is this getting as much attention as Laci Petersen?

I just saw Scott's picture on a tabloid the other day.

[LostinVA]

26. God -- this AFTER her mother slammed her publicly as a liar

And, she and the local cops said her daughter was apparently just in hiding.

UGH.

[Blue Diadem]

28. Did you know that was her stepmom?

I had no idea until I read it last night. I wonder where her Mother and Father are at and why we haven't heard from them.

http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=7608139

snip:
Lauterbach made the allegation to her stepmother, who lives in Ohio. Her stepmother also told investigators looking for the 20-year-old lance corporal that her stepdaughter was bipolar and had a history of compulsive lying, the documents filed this week state.

[LostinVA]

34. OMG no -- that makes it worse

[Sydnie]

38. I hope her father reevaluates

his mate choice at this point. What a slimy thing to have said in public and to have published while a search was going on for this poor woman.

I hope there are more than just a few sleepless night to remind her of the carelessness she showed for her stepdaughter.

[malaise]

37. What a scumbag

Hope she's happy now.

[blondeatlast]

31. Very, very sad. Damn. Sadly expected, though. nt

[supernova]

33. Just announced this on the radio

here.

Sad. Sad. :-(

[Fleshdancer]

35. I had hoped for the best but....

...well women who are about to give birth don't ususally run away from all friends and family. I would think it goes against the nesting instinct.

[HughMoran]

39. Wow, that sucks

:(

[Sydnie]

40. They say they have a tangible piece of evidence

Leads me to believe they have an identifiable body part ... a head or a hand already in their possession. Just a guess but it seems plausible.

How sad for all concerned.

[femrap]

43. I've heard stats on the death of

young women that say Homicide (during pregnancy through the first year of the baby's life) is number either the first or second cause of death. I can't remember....and I think the other cause was car accidents???

Anyone know for sure?

Pregnancy can be dangerous to your health if papa isn't into responsibility.

[Stinky The Clown]

44. The other fact that came out today is that it was NOT an officer who raped her

It was a Corporal ..... one rank above her rank of Lance Corporal.

[Bitten]

46. reports say they had a "friendly" relationship after she made the charges

how f'ing stupid is that? they didn;t bother to question him and now he's dispapeared.

[Stinky The Clown]

50. It all still seems foggy

And Sheriff Goober hardly inspires confidence.

I heard that story about them still being friends.

[dave123williams]

45. Gee, I wonder if it was terrorists that did this? Or, perhaps the jarhead that knocked her up?

Just sayin'.