Raleigh, N.C. — Maria Lauterbach's mother wants to keep the case of her slain daughter in the public eye. On Monday, the family released new home video of the Marine.
Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach was murdered almost three months ago in Onlsow County. Her body and that of her unborn baby were found in a burn pit in a fellow Marine's backyard.
Mary Lauterbach said she spends many days at the grave of her daughter and unborn grandson, mourning the promise for the future that was lost with their deaths. She shared video of Maria playing high school soccer and planning her career in the Marines.
Mary Lauterbach is on a mission to find her daughter's killer and to protect other military women.
An autopsy showed Lauterbach died from a blow to the head. She was burned and buried in the back yard of a fellow Marine, Cpl. Cesar Laurean, whom she claimed was the father of her unborn child.
Mary Lauterbach wants Laurean brought to justice and wants other military women to feel safe in reporting threats.
Maria Lauterbach reported that Laurean had raped her in May. The two were still waiting for the case to be heard at the time of her death.
"My concern is, I want women to be better protected," she told CNN. "If there are perceived credibility issues, you still must protect the person who is making those claims."
North Carolina Governor Mike Easley is offering a $5,000 reward for the capture of Laurean, who is believed to be on the run in Mexico. The FBI has put up a $25,000 reward. A new artist's picture of what Laurean might look like with a beard and longer hair was released over the weekend.
Lauterbach's Mom Speaks, Shares Home Video
- Reporter: Mike Charbonneau
- Web Editor: Jodi Leese Glusco
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April 8, 2008 8:52 a.m.
April 7, 2008 9:12 p.m.
At some point last week, Maria's myspace page was changed from "ii love beer" to "i love soccer". Now it has been changed again to read " She's been in heaven with her baby since December 15, 2007". Is this yet another attempt to rewrite history too?
April 7, 2008 8:58 p.m.
Remember this???
Mary Lauterbach said that when an Onslow County, N.C., sheriff's investigator asked for an e-mail telling everything she could about her daughter, "I said she had problems with occasional compulsive lying." and"compulsive liar". and However, characterizations about her daughter seemed to indicate that Mary Lauterbach might not have, either. An incident report filed by an investigator with the Onslow County Sheriff’s Department on Dec. 19, 2007, states that Mary Lauterbach said “her daughter had a history of being a compulsive liar” ...
Then MOM(Mary Lauterbach)changed her "story" about her daughter, when she found out she was dead...
Now Mary Lauterbach was on ABC,CBS,NBC,FOX in the last days. Life Changes...it's got to the point that she is close to say "MY DAUGHTER WAS A PERFECT DAUGHTER!!!"
April 7, 2008 8:19 p.m.
April 7, 2008 7:11 p.m.