Marine Fights Extradition From Mexico
Attorney Says Marine Accused Of Killing Pregnant Colleague Is Appealing To Mexican Court
-
-
Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean (pictured here following his arrest in Mexico last April) has filed an appeal against his extradition back to the U.S. to answer charges in the murder of a pregnant colleague. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
-
Laurean (right) is suspected of killing Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, a fellow Marine had accused him of rape. She was eight months pregnant at the time of her death. (CBS/AP)
-
Personnel with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations and Onslow County Sheriff's Department examine the site in the backyard of Cpl. Laurean in Jacksonville, N.C. on Jan. 12, 2008, where the burned remains of Lauterbach were found. (AP Photo/David Melvin)
-
-
Play CBS Video Video Marine Could Fight Extradition Authorities arrested Cesar Laurean in a town 150 miles west of Mexico City. But as Jeff Glor reports, the U.S. Marine suspected in the murder of a pregnant colleague could fight extradition.
-
Video Missing Marine Captured Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, the alleged killer of a pregnant marine, was found in Mexico where authorities caught him after a three-month manhunt. Jeff Glor reports.
-
Video Marine Manhunt Intensifies A nationwide manhunt is underway for Marine Cesar Laurean, who is charged with the murder of fellow Marine Maria Lauterbach, who was eight months pregnant at the time of her death. Jeff Glor reports.
-
Timeline Marine Murder Key dates in the case of a murdered, pregnant Marine and the search for the fellow Marine wanted by the FBI.
Dick McNeil says 21-year-old Cpl. Cesar Laurean has filed an extradition appeal in a Mexican court.
In September, North Carolina officials said a Mexican court approved returning Laurean to the U.S.
Police arrested Laurean in April in Tacambaro, Mexico, after a three-month manhunt. He is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach of Vandalia, Ohio, who had accused him of rape.
She was eight months pregnant when she was killed.
Lauterbach's burned remains were found in January in the backyard of Laurean's home near Camp Lejeune. Both were stationed at the coastal North Carolina base where they served as clerks.
Born in Mexico, Laurean is a dual citizen, so an extradition fight could mean it may take up to two years to bring him back to the U.S.
Authorities in Mexico had issued an arrest warrant on the condition that Laurean not face the death penalty if he were tried in the United States, a condition to which the district attorney in charge of the case had to agree because it would otherwise be a treaty violation.
Onslow County D.A. Dewey Hudson told The Early Show in April that the toughest penalty Laurean could face is life in prison without parole.
Hudson said he has seen many cases where fugitives have fled to Mexico in order to avoid the death penalty if they are extradited.
© MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
More From U.S.
Best-selling author Mitch Albom on his first nonfiction work since "Tuesdays with Morrie."
- 1
- 2
- next
See all 26 CommentsSee, putting quotes around it does not make it true or relevant.
Posted by guadalcanal3 at 12:35 AM : Oct 13, 2008
Absolutely agreed, and disgusting as well.
My opinion on the rest is put the *** in a women''s prison and see how long his marine training keeps him safe!!
YOU ARE A VERY SICK PERSON
Posted by mypatch
Guess we wouldn''t have seen you at a Suffragette rally... moron....
Make a deal, the Mexicans agree to keep him in prison for life and we drop our request to bring him back to the USA. Life in a Mexican prison would be a death sentience ...
Women should stay out of the armed forces period
Posted by mypatch at 11:14 AM
You need to get your head on straight. Nobody should ever rape anyone! The issue is not where the victim of rape was at the time, or what career path the victim has chosen. It has nothing to do with the armed forces. There are men at the mall, in bars, at college, and at church. Should women stay away from those places as well, because there are men around and they are just a bunch of pigs who rape women? Might I also point out that there are thousands of men who serve our country who act like the honorable men they are supposed to be. There are criminals everywhere, should all good citizens hide from them? No, women should serve our country if that is what they choose to do.
- 1
- 2
- next
See all 26 Comments