The Marine coporal who has been on the run after being named a suspect for murdering his wife has been captured in Mexico. Corp Cesar Laurean












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Maria Lauterbach


Maria Lauterbach

RALEIGH, N.C. - The FBI says it has taken a North Carolina-based Marine wanted in the brutal murder of a pregnant colleague
into custody.


The FBI office in Charlotte said Thursday night that special agents and Mexican authorities have arrested Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean,
who is charged with murder in the slaying of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.


The FBI said Laurean is still in Mexico and is awaiting extradition back to the U.S.


The Marines first began searching for Lauterbach on Dec. 17, after Lauterbach failed to show up for work. Local authorities took up
the case Dec. 19, after her mother reported her missing. Three weeks later, officials found Lauterbach's burned remains in a fire pit in Laurean's back
yard.


Lauterbach had earlier accused Laurean of rape. Laurean left a note for his wife, Christina, that said Lauterbach slit her own throat
with a knife, and he then buried her in the woods near their home.


An autopsy found that Lauterbach died of blunt force trauma to the head.