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military. Her father Victor was mostly absent from family appearances during the disappearance of and search for Maria. For the most part, the absence was explained as avoiding the observation that the parents' insistence was a conflict of interest with Victor
Lauterbach's position in the Ohio National Guard as a Senior Master Sergeant in the
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Laurean's desperation to save his career led to the incident. He initially conspired with Lauterbach to run to Mexico, supposedly with the intent of destroying her credibility with the desertion and continuing his career in the Corps, but reverted to killing her with a crowbar when that failed.
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Sheriff Ed Brown reported the death of
Lauterbach. Brown stated that authorities "had gotten physical evidence of the woman's death that also linked Laurean to the death." Laurean claims in a note found by his wife that Lauterbach committed suicide by cutting her own throat during an argument at the
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we never met the mother. Maria's history was one of constant trouble—calls from the principals at her schools, arguments at sports activities, and a disrespectful attitude. We felt that enlisting in the
Marines would be a turnaround for her, but it was a continuation of a problematic life." Her
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On August 24, 2010, Laurean was convicted of murder, as well as theft and fraud charges relating to using
Lauterbach's ATM card after the murder, and sentenced to life in prison. The jurors dismissed the defense's theory that Christina was in fact the real murderer, favoring the prosecution's
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Lauterbach, LCpl. Lauterbach was preparing to testify that she was raped by a fellow Marine. Mary Lauterbach told police that her daughter "claimed she had been raped by a senior Marine at her command, and that the investigation had gone sour." Her father, Victor
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might involve at least two years of legal proceedings, considering the relationship between the United States and Mexico. In
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Corporal Cesar Laurean (SEH'-sahr LOHR'-ee-uhn), the 21-year-old prime suspect in the case, is the man whom Lauterbach accused of sexually assaulting her. A federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued for his arrest on January 12, 2008. The
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Laurean home. However, authorities found evidence that pointed to murder in the initial investigation, which was further supported by the autopsy results released in March 2008, which classified the neck wound as
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also issued an international wanted notice for Laurean. A cousin of the corporal informed reporters that Laurean visited family in the area of
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