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Search Tightens For Marine Sought In Death Of Pregnant Marine

[meinnv]

Circumstantial evidence are a collection of facts that, when considered together, can be used to infer a conclusion about something unknown. Circumstantial evidence is usually a theory, supported by a significant quantity of corroborating evidence.

The distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence is important because, with the obvious exceptions (the immature, incompetent, or mentally ill), nearly all criminals are careful to not generate direct evidence, and try to avoid demonstrating criminal intent. Therefore, to prove the mens rea levels of "purposely" or "knowingly," the prosecution must usually resort to circumstantial evidence.



(taken from wikipedia)

[meinnv]

The cops may only be letting out what they need to bring him in so as not to jeopardize their case.

If they let everything out in the media, there would be no reason for a trial, as any potential jury would know what the "facts" were in advance of a trial, so there would be nothing to argue in court.

[meinnv]

Brown declined Monday to discuss in detail what authorities had learned from Laurean''s family, but did confirm he and his wife have an 18-month-old daughter. He again said that Laurean''s wife is cooperating with authorities, and confidently predicted that Laurean will be caught.

Laurean''s in-laws, Bruce and Debby Shifflet, told The Early Show that their daughter Christine spoke with Laurean. They say she asked him to turn himself in for the sake of the family.

"He said, he didn''t want to go to the pen for this," Bruce Shifflet told The Early Show. "He was remorseful, but he left anyway."
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If his wife authored the note, she is taking a big chance in involving her family and working with the police.

And, why would he worry about going to the pen for this? What''s the "this" Cpl. Laurean is worried about?

[meinnv]

Still the questions remain...

Supposing for one moment that Cpl. Laurean was innocent (as I previously stated), why not call the police after this alledged suicide? If not to try and save Maria (thus proving once and for all and documenting some kind of mental illness), but the innocent baby she was pregnant with?

Those are the questions we need Cpl. Laurean to answer. Without him, we have to drawn our own conclusions as the DA''s office would do. They often present cases based on theories created around evidence.

If all military personnel are trained in self-defense why didn''''t he subdue the young lady, restrain her and call for assistance if she were mentally disturbed?

Again, we need Cpl. Laurean to answer that one as well.

If Miss Lauterbach''''s rape claims were unsubstantiated (though she was set to testify prior to her disappearance) then Cpl Laurean should not have had anything to worry about--if no one believed her claims about him, then his credibility should have remained intact.

Either way, we need to find this man.

[meinnv]

If he can not be found, his disappearance could also indicate his guilt.

If we were truly "proven innocent until guilty", why would we be arrested as suspects in a crime before we are tried? Is that not being presumed guilty until innocent?

We are arrested based solely on "circumstantial evidence" that has not yet been determined by a jury as to our guilt.

"Circumstantial evidence is used in criminal courts to establish guilt or innocence through reasoning."--from Wikipedia.

Just a thought...

[meinnv]

Now that Cpl. Lauterbach''s remains have been recovered, let''s focus on finding Cpl. Laurean.

As with any investigation you go back to the last person who saw her alive. According to a note, Cpl. Laurean admitted as much.

Whether or not the note is fake is irrelevant. The man is missing, and we need to find him to get the answers to this case. He can either vindicate or incriminate himself.

But he needs to be found.

[meinnv]

''Dr. Charles Garrett, the Onslow County medical examiner, said Lauterbach, who was eight months pregnant when she vanished, died from "traumatic head injury due to blunt force trauma."''

Not a typical suicide method I''d say.

Supposing for one moment that Cpl. Laurean was innocent, why not call the police after this alledged suicide? If not to try and save Maria (thus proving once and for all and documenting some kind of mental illness), but the innocent baby she was pregnant with?

If all military personnel are trained in self-defense why didn''t he subdue the young lady, restrain her and call for assistance if she were mentally disturbed?

If Miss Lauterbach''s rape claims were unsubstantiated (though she was set to testify prior to her disappearance) then Cpl Laurean should not have had anything to worry about--if no one believed her claims about him, then his credibility should have remained intact.

Was she diagnosed as Bi-Polar from a medical doctor prior to her entering the military or after? Was she on medication for this? Is that the reason she was supposedly going to be discharged from the military? Or, is that diagnosis something her step-mother was throwing out there.

The known facts are:

Lauterbach was pregnant
She went missing
Her body was burned/buried in Cpl Laurean''s backyard
Her baby''s body was burned/buried in Cpl. Laurean''s backyard

Cpl. Laurean is missing--whereabouts unknown

[mercyme884]

What kind of mental condition do you jerks have? this is supposed to be about a female Marine(pregnant) who was murdered by the marine who raped her and then murdered her after she accused him of fathering her unborn child. Can''t you morons stay on a subject. Nothing about OJ murdering his wife and getting away with it.

[iceman_1960]

"Again and again on these comments you declare Maria Lauterbach "insane" on nothing more than her stepmother"s statement to investigators that her daughter was "bipolar."

And don"t even start to say "it"s in the court records," because that merely records what the stepmother told investigators.

That does not make it sworn testimony by a medical expert.

So don"t even start to say that.

[iceman_1960]

"There is no evidence at all to support the claim he is guilty, demonstrating your opinions rely solely on rumors and emotions."
- Posted by tuckerndfw at 08:29 PM : Jan 15, 2008

I"m sorry, but you are a first class hypocrite.

Againn and again on these comments you declare Maria Lauterbach "insane" on nothing more than her stepmother"s statement to investigators that her daughter was "bipolar."

Is this "evidence" ? Is her stepmother a licensed clinical psychologist qualified to make this diagnosis ?

Or is "bipolar" something she heard tossed around by Dr. Phil on TV and said, "Hey, that sounds like Maria" ?

Did you even bother to ask that question ?

No, because that particular piece of hearsay evidence, that rumor, works in Laurean"s favor.

But when I draw logical inferences from the fact that he has disappeared, you say, "Oh that"s unreliable. How do you know he isn"t dead ?"

You are a total freaking hypocrite.

Case closed.