JACKSONVILLE, N.C., Jan. 10, 2008
Missing N.C. Marine Claimed Rape
Roommate Of Pregnant Marine Who Vanished Last Month Is Ordered To Return To N.C.
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Pregnant Marine Is Dead
"CBS News Raw:" Sheriff Ed Brown announces that a missing pregnant Marine is dead. A fellow Marine she accused of sexual assault is a suspect but Brown says he cannot yet call her death a murder.
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This undated photo provided by the Onslow, N.C., County Sheriff's Department shows Maria Frances Lauterbach, a pregnant Marine based at Camp Lejeune who has been missing since before Christmas. Authorities say 20-year-old Lauterbach was reported missing Dec. 19, 2007 by her mother. (AP)
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The Marine Corps said Wednesday it is cooperating fully with the Onslow County Sheriff's Office in the disappearance of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach, who is about eight months pregnant.
Lauterbach made the allegation to her stepmother, who also told investigators looking for the 20-year-old lance corporal that her stepdaughter was bipolar and had a history of compulsive lying, the documents filed this week state.
Military officials said Thursday they had ordered the Lauterbach's roommate, Sgt. Daniel Durham, to return from training in California to answer questions about the case.
Durham is believed to be the last person to speak with Lauterbach. He was to return to Camp Lejeune as soon as possible, Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown said.
Brown did not describe Durham as a suspect, adding that the case remained a missing persons investigation.
"We do feel like he has answers and importance in being back here," Brown said.
According to search warrant affidavits filed this week, the stepmother has told investigators that her stepdaughter "claimed she had been raped by a senior officer at her command, and that the investigation had gone sour."
"We pray that she's alive," Brown said. "We don't just hope, we pray that she's alive. We're searching for her all over the United States. And out of the United States."
Brown declined to comment on the rape allegations detailed in the search warrant, as did officials at Camp Lejeune.
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See all 70 CommentsI hinted as such, in the 1st article, that I posted on.
Sad state of affairs in this country!
she''s a little brat who didnt like being in the military and made up a story to get out. was in myself, worked legal - seen this many times. this is how this story will unfold. she got preg''ed 8 months ago probably just being drunk... no rape. even the military could see that. someone will report finding her... when she has the kid. hopefully, she does not hurt the baby.
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Posted by mari1963 at 04:01 PM : Jan 10, 2008
The father of te baby is so cocerned that he has to get rid of her and the unborn baby.
Posted by tomanyt at 04:32 PM : Jan 10, 2008
You better reread the story,,too many coincidences for my money.
Let''s see, The Facts; she was about to testify in legal proceedings,, against a high ranking officer,,,,she''s pregnant, and now she''s missing.
I dunno,,looks clear to me!
Does this ever look like a "plant". So, we assume that she''s a liar and seriously mentally ill. Why''d they take her in the first place with a mental condition that includes the ability to place officers and other''s under needless scrutiny? Unless of course, the statements published are supposed to make us think she was way mental instead of acceptably under treatment.
Hope you''re not refering to me!! I don''t who "you" or the other person is answering to.
Maybe you can clear it up.
I dunno,,looks clear to me!
Posted by slim1h2o
Yep, that''s it! Let''s send everyone home because slimyho has it all figured out!!! Do you ever notice how many people are laughing at you morons behind your back as you walk around spewing your stupidity??
LOL,,,Like I,, with you? ROFLMASO
All the facts need to be in before any judgments can be made. So far, Marine Corp officers and the girl are equally being savaged in the press and the comments/blogs with scarcely a trace of hard evidence!
Posted by tribe at 05:44 PM : Jan 10, 2008
Actually, she was an E-3 when she went UA. She''ll be an E-1 when she is found and returned for desertion.
The question is still a good one.
I''ve not read of co-ed barracks.
Really a strange story. Don''t know the facts, don''t know nuthin! Hope our dear marine corps is not covering up something. The fact that the woman saying she''s her stepmother and saying she''s bi-polar and lies...lots of stuff to be speculated there.
Praying that they find her and the child alive.
Posted by slim1h2o
Ah, you must be the funniest kid in your 4th grade play group.
Jamie Lee Jones, who was gang-raped by Halliburton contractors will probably not see justice done.
Maybe a harsh, cruel message is being sent to women who want to be in the military.
I was addressing their intellect, or the lack there of.
Posted by bunnysabers at 06:12 PM : Jan 10, 2008
Have you read my posts? And the story? Go back and read,,OK?
Posted by bunnysabers at 06:14 PM : Jan 10, 2008
OK Cool. Thank you!
Jamie Lee Jones, who was gang-raped by Halliburton contractors will probably not see justice done.
Maybe a harsh, cruel message is being sent to women who want to be in the military.
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Posted by logicanada at 06:05 PM : Jan 10, 2008
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First, rape goes on everywhere. Look at your local newspaper sometime. Second, Halliburton is NOT the US military. Get your facts straight.
Posted by logicanada at 06:05 PM : Jan 10, 2008
And could be that they are false, as well. If they are false, she had good reason to disappear rather than face charges of falsely accusing an officer.
As it is, she''s already a deserter.
Posted by logicanada at 06:05 PM : Jan 10, 2008
And could be that they are false, as well. If they are false, she had good reason to disappear rather than face charges of falsely accusing an officer.
As it is, she''''s already a deserter.
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Posted by formrusmcsgt at 06:36 PM : Jan 10, 2008
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Only proving that non-legal people shouldn''t practice law. Since you don''t know what has happened to this marine, anymore than I do, your supposition that she has deserted is a scurilous accusation. As a marine you should have a higher standard of behavior then to make such accusations against a fellow marine.
FYI, I spent 5 years in JAG and no one at this point has any evidence of her being AWOL and nothing in this article gives me any idea what might have happened. This is the worse kind of reporting. It''s pure salacious suppositions and innuendo. I can hardly believe the wild jumping to conclusions that I''ve read posted here. I am expecially disgusted by the comments of those who once took the oath to serve their country as I did.
Differnet, it''s "than" not "then"
And take no notice of ScarletPhd...she''s a TPT wacko.
FYI, I spent 5 years in JAG and no one at this point has any evidence of her being AWOL and nothing in this article gives me any idea what might have happened. This is the worse kind of reporting. It''''s pure salacious suppositions and innuendo. I can hardly believe the wild jumping to conclusions that I''''ve read posted here. I am expecially disgusted by the comments of those who once took the oath to serve their country as I did.
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Posted by differnet at 06:42 PM : Jan 10, 2008
Get off your high horse.
Did you read anywhere that foul play is suspected?
No.
So shove your arrogance sideways.
Posted by differnet at 06:42 PM : Jan 10, 2008
And I didn''t serve as you did JAG in an office, I served in combat.
Something happened to this Marine, and expectant mother. For the fact she was going to testify against her commander, and now has disappeared, should suggest something sinister has occurred. And given the fact that, she has not called her stepmother, and her cell phone was found abandoned, or thrown out at the main gate, should indicate foul play.
The evidence is there,,circumstantial as it is.
That''s how the civilian system works, right?
Looking at a woman and dreaming of her is not a crime. Most normal men do.
Making loud remarks is not acceptable.
Rape is a crime and there is no excuse.
Posted by slim1h2o at 06:54 PM : Jan 10, 2008
Not necessarily. IF the rape charges were fabricated, she may well have decided to flee rather than face the consequences of making false charges against an officer.
She could have tossed her phone on the way out of the gate.
Everyone knows that a cell phone will lead police to your location. Same for not contacting her family.
Posted by papabc at 06:59 PM : Jan 10, 2008
True, but at this point, it''s only an allegation.
Posted by cdfoxtrot at 06:45 PM : Jan 10, 2008
The comment about Bipolarism in the military may or may not be real, If she was being treated for bipolarism when she joined, I doubt that she would be allowed in. Bipolars can be a loose cannon if their meds are missed. if she was diagnosed after joining, she would have been given a medical discharge. the only way she could stay in would be to not tell,
Posted by formrusmcsgt at 07:13 PM : Jan 10, 2008
And this from someone says she''s a deserter, while overwhelming evidence says, foul play is involved.
She called her mother, prior to her disappearance, 12 times a week!
Posted by cdfoxtrot at 06:45 PM : Jan 10, 2008
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Two weeks ago, the Pentagon announced the "good news" that the army had met its recruiting goal for October, the first month in a five-year plan to add 65,000 new soldiers to the ranks by 2012.
But Pentagon statistics show the army met that goal by accepting a higher percentage of enlistees with criminal records, drug or alcohol problems, or health conditions that would have ordinarily disqualified them from service.
In each fiscal year since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, statistics show, the army has accepted a growing percentage of recruits who do not meet its own minimum fitness standards. The October statistics show that at least 1 of every 5 recruits required a waiver to join the service, leading military analysts to conclude that the army is lowering standards more than it has in decades.
Sheriff''s department officials said evidence causes them to be concerned about Lauterbach''s disappearance, WITN reported.
The Marine''s car was found Monday at Jacksonville''s bus station, Brown told the Daily News, and her cell phone had been found at Camp Lejeune''s front gate on December 20.
Her mother reported her missing on December 19, and told the sheriff''s department "that she was very suspicious that something bad may have happened to her daughter," the department said in a news release."
http://2164th.blogspot.com/2008/01/lance-cpl-maria-lauterbach-usmc.html
She called her mother, prior to her disappearance, 12 times a week!
Posted by slim1h2o at 07:19 PM : Jan 10, 2008
There is no report of ANY evidence of foul play, much less "overwhelming".
If she''s on the lamb, she knows they''ll tap the family''s phone and surveil them as well.
Her own family characterizes her as a chronic liar. Her own family for pete''s sake!
I sincerely hope that nothing has happened to her and that she is simply a deserter.
Posted by formrusmcsgt at 07:12 PM : Jan 10, 2008
Some phones do, some don''t. But more importantly, most 911 centers, and police agencies, do not have the equipment to track people that way.
The technology is just too new, thus far.
Posted by slim1h2o at 07:27 PM : Jan 10, 2008
All towers record hits from cell phones. How do you think they charge you for airtime?
I was talking about GPS, not triangulation, yes I am familiar with what you are talking about.
Related:
"Pentagon Won''t Probe KBR Rape Charges"
"DoD IG Says the Justice Dept. Is Still Investigating the Alleged Gang-Rape"
www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4099514&page=1
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".....14-year-old Abeer Qassim Al-Janabi was stalked, gang-raped, shot in the head and her corpse burned in her own home in Mahmoudiya, Iraq. Four U.S. soldiers and one former soldier are charged since been convicted with the crimes committed March 12, 2006."
"The soldiers were so confident of their abilities to achieve their intended crimes that they rounded up the Al-Janabi family from their daily chores in broad daylight. Pfc. Stephen Green allegedly shot Abeer%u2019s parents and 5-year-old sister to death in the room next to where she was being raped by Sgt. Paul Cortez. His buddy, Pfc. James Barker held the struggling, crying teenager down while two other soldiers, Pfc. Jesse Spielman and Pfc. Bryan Howard, reportedly stood watch."
http://thehollytree.blogspot.com/2007/03/one-year-ago-today-us-soldiers.html
Related:
"A 2003 report financed by the Department of Defense revealed that nearly one-third of a nationwide sample of female veterans seeking health care through the VA said they experienced rape or attempted rape during their service. Of that group, 37 percent said they were raped multiple times, and 14 percent reported they were gang raped."
www.dissidentvoice.org/Apr07/Zeese14.htm
Maybe she''s not bipolar, maybe she''s just another female member of the military who REALLY was raped. The stats are pretty shocking.
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