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Blanca Laurean defends her brother, Cesar, after he was convicted of killing a pregnant Camp Lejeune Marine and burying her body in his backyard.
After Cesar Laurean was convicted of killing her daughter, Mary Lauterbach says the military needs to provide more protections for armed services members who have been sexually assaulted.
A jury finds Cesar Laurean guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, and he is sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson questions arguments raised by the defense in the murder trial of Cesar Laurean.
Defense attorney Dick McNeil sums up his case and questions the prosecution's case in the murder trial of Cesar Laurean.
Onslow County Chief Assistant District Attorney Ernie Lee sums up the prosecution's case in the murder trial of former Camp Lejeune Marine Cesar Laurean.
Superior Court Judge Osmond Smith ruled against a defense request to allow jurors to consider convicting Cesar Laurean of second-degree murder in Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's death.
Cesar Laurean says he won't testify in his own defense.
Marine Chief Warrant Officer Caroline Bier testifies without the jury present that Lane Cpl. Maria Lauterbach stole money and made up a cover story about a dead brother.
Medical examiner Dr. Thomas Clark testifies about the injuries Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach suffered and what caused her death.
FBI agent Steven Kling testifies that Mexican police identified Cesar Laurean at the time of his arrest by a distinctive tattoo on his arm.
Mary Lauterbach testifies that her daughter, Maria Lauterbach, had occasional problems with telling the truth.
Mary Lauterbach tells jurors of the day she learned her pregnant daughter was missing from Camp Lejeune.
Sharon Hinton, an SBI DNA expert, testifies that blood found in Cesar Laurean's garage and a crowbar he gave to a friend matched the DNA of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.
Jenny Elwell, an SBI blood expert, testifies that spatters found in Cesar Laurean's garage and on a crowbar he gave to a friend were human blood.
Former Marine Dennis Ward testified that he was with Cesar Laurean when Laurean built a fire pit in his backyard when the charred remains of another Marine were later found. Ward also said that Laurean gave him a crowbar that he later saw had blood spatter on it.
SBI Special Agent Steve Combs testified that stains of what appeared to be blood were found throughout Cesar Laurean's garage, including large stains on a pink, inflatable raft that was folded up and stored there.
SBI Special Agent Matthew Clifton testifies that authorities weren't able to examine the fire pit in Cesar Laurean's backyard for footprints because Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown walked all over the crime scene.
SBI Special Agent Matthew Clifton compares a T-shirt found in Cesar Laurean's home to one depicted in ATM security camera photos of a man trying to use Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's bank card after her disappearance.
Marine Chief Warrant Officer Joel Larsen testifies that Cesar Laurean was a "stellar" Marine, while Maria Lauterbach had a reputation for not always telling the truth.
Randy Dulay, a computer forensics expert with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, testified that Cesar Laurean visited websites on his military computer for information on homicide investigations and available jobs in Mexico.
Richard Alander, who lived next door to Cesar Laurean, said he remembers Laurean having a bonfire in his backyard in December 2007.
Frank Davis, the security chief for Marine Federal Credit Union, testifies that a man tried to use Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's bank card at an ATM more than a week after she went missing in December 2007.
Rashaun Hames said he sold Maria Lauterbach a bus ticket to El Paso, Texas, and she told him she thought she was going to be with the father of her child.
Marine Lance Cpl. Blake Costa testified that Cesar Laurean told him he had had consensual sex with Maria Lauterbach and wanted to send her to Mexico to end her rape allegation and salvage his military career.
SBI agent Chip Coble describes the fire pit in a Jacksonville yard where the charred remains of Maria Lauterbach and her fetus were found. (WARNING: Contains a graphic image)
Marine Sgt. Daniel Durham testifies that he found a note from his roommate, Maria Lauterbach, in December 2007 that she was going AWOL.
Defense attorney Dick McNeil delivers his opening statement in the murder trial of Cesar Laurean, a former Camp Lejeune Marine accused of killing a pregnant comrade in December 2007.
Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson delivers his opening statement in the murder trial of Cesar Laurean, a former Camp Lejeune Marine accused of killing a pregnant comrade in December 2007.
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