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Podcast: Mountain Murders
Episode: Slain Marine: The Murder of Maria Lauterbach
Description: Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach was a United States Marine who disappeared from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on December 14, 2007. In the months before her disappearance, Lauterbach had made sexual assault allegations against a colleague. After a botched investigation, Maria vanishes. All eyes point to Corporal Cesar Laurean, the Marine accused of sexually assaulting her. Authorities eventually discover the remains of Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child in Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean's backyard. Laurean goes on the run, disappearing for months before capture. Listen to the true crime story of a military on...