NEWS FLASH: Cesar Laurean Captured in Mexico

BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS***BREAKING NEWS

CNN and Fox News is reporting that U.S. Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean, the main suspect in the killing of a 20-year-old pregnant Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach has been captured in Mexico.

Click here for the Fox News story and here for the CNN story.

My previous posts on this story can be accessed by clicking here.

Mexico Orders the Arrest of Cesar Armand Laurean

Mexican officials have ordered police to arrest a U.S. Marine suspected of killing his pregnant colleague and fleeing to Mexico, a U.S. Embassy official said Tuesday. That could lead to his extradition or deportation to the United States.

The Embassy official, who wasn't authorized to give a name, said Mexican officials issued a provisional arrest warrant for Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, which means authorities can take him into custody, on Monday at the request of U.S. officials. The order was first reported by CNN.

Mexican authorities have been working with the U.S. for weeks on the assumption that Laurean was likely in Mexico. A cousin told reporters last week that Laurean visited his liquor store outside the western city of Guadalajara in mid-January, but left without saying where he was headed.

Laurean is being sought on an indictment charging first-degree murder of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who had accused Laurean of rape. Lauterbach's charred remains were found this month with those of her fetus in a fire pit in Laurean's back yard in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Both were stationed at nearby Camp Lejeune.

Laurean left a note for his wife, Christina, saying Lauterbach slit her own throat and that he buried her in the woods near their home. But an autopsy found that Lauterbach died of blunt force trauma to the head.

For much of the 1980s and 1990s, Mexico was hesitant to extradite foreigners, but U.S. officials have praised increased cooperation in recent years. State Department officials said Mexico extradited 73 suspects to the U.S. in 2007, most to face drug or murder charges.

Previous posts on Laurean can be read by clicking here.

"Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life." - Daniel Webster

Wanted Poster for Cesar Armando Laurean

Below is a copy of the wanted poster from the FBI website for Cesar Armando Laurean.

Dial 1-800-CALLFBI if you have any tips regarding this fugitive.

You can view the official wanted poster by clicking here.

UNLAWFUL FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION - MURDER

CESAR ARMANDO LAUREAN

Aliases: Cesar Gudino, Cesar Sanchez, Cesar Armando Laurean Ramirez

DESCRIPTION

Date of Birth Used: November 13, 1986 Hair: Black
Place of Birth: Unknown Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'9" Sex: Male
Weight: 160 pounds Race: White (Hispanic)
NCIC: W653665173 Nationality: Unknown
Occupation: United States Marine Corps Corporal
Scars and Marks: Laurean has a tattoo of a skull on one of his upper arms, and a tattoo of a black widow spider, including an hourglass on the spider's abdomen, on the other upper arm.
Remarks: Laurean is a United States citizen. He is also a United States Marine Corps Corporal currently assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

CAUTION

Cesar Armando Laurean is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of 20-year-old Maria Lauterbach, who was pregnant at the time of her murder. Lauterbach was a United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal assigned to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. She had been missing since December 14, 2007. The charred remains of Lauterbach and her unborn baby were recovered in a shallow grave in the backyard of Laurean's Jacksonville, North Carolina, residence.

A state arrest warrant was issued on January 12, 2008, in Onslow County, North Carolina, after Laurean was charged with murder. That same day, Laurean was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution by the United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.

REWARD

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the location and arrest of Cesar Armando Laurean.

SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT THE FBI TIPLINE AT 1-800-CALLFBI (1-800-225-5324), YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IN MEXICO SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ATTACHE, U.S. EMBASSY IN MEXICO, FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M., AT 011-52-55-5080-2177; OR AFTER HOURS CALL 011-52-55-5080-2000, AND REQUEST TO SPEAK WITH AN OFFICIAL FROM THE LEGAL ATTACHE.

ROBERT S. MUELLER, III
DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535
TELEPHONE: (202) 324-3000

Laurean Headed to Mexico?

Marine Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean, suspected of killing a pregnant comrade, told friends that he would flee to Mexico to avoid being convicted of raping her, and investigators said Wednesday that they are working with Mexican authorities to track him down.

A manhunt for Laurean began last week after authorities said he fled the state and left a note in which he admitted burying the body of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach, who had accused him of rape. Laurean said in the note that she committed suicide.

What a piece of trash. If he gets to Mexico and they won't extradite him because he might face the death penalty, I say hire some good old boys to go to Mexico and bring him back. But they better be careful. Remember what happened to Duane "Dog" Chapman.

Another thing they could do is offer some illegal immigrants a chance for full American citizenship. If they go home, bring him back in one piece, I would support their receiving citizenship, along with a big, fat reward.

In the immortal words of Captain Renault in "Casablanca" "Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects."

Murderer/Rapist Cesar Laurean May Be Headed for Texas

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Marine Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean, who is the key suspect in the brutal slaying of Marine Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach was spotted in Louisiana and could be headed into Texas.

I would be willing to bet he is headed to Mexico. If I were the authorities, I would be staking out all bus stops on said bus's route.

It is a matter of time until this homicidal rapist is caught. This is a guy that I bet the police hope would resist.

Onslow County (North Carolina) Sheriff Ed Brown,said earlier that evidence in the case "leads us to believe that he would be a dangerous and violent person if put in a corner."

I hope they quickly get this animal and give him what he deserves.

Arrest Warrant Issued in Maria Lauterback Murder

An arrest warrant has been issued for Marine Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean in the death of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. Laurean is charged with first-degree murder. Authorities have positively identified the remains found in a shallow pit in Laurean’s back yard as Lauterbach’s.

They need to catch this animal FAST and punish him severely. I wonder how many other skeletons this guy has in his closet. I do not believe this was an "act of passion." His wife may also be involved.

What a piece of trash. He is hiding out like the chicken little puck he is. If he was such a man, why is he hiding?

For months after a pregnant 20-year-old Marine accused a colleague of rape, her family says, she continued to work alongside her attacker and endured harassment at Camp Lejeune.

As authorities recovered Maria Lauterbach's remains Saturday from a fire pit where they suspect Laurean burned and buried her body, her family asked why authorities didn't treat her case with greater urgency.

My question is why her superiors allowed her to remain in such a hostile environment? It seems to me the Marines should have removed her from to a more secure environment and possibly arrested Laurean a bit sooner.

A great number of people need to answer questions on the tragic death of this young woman.