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A Marine corporal accused of killing a pregnant colleague and then fleeing to Mexico has exhausted his extradition appeals and is expected back in the United States this week, a district attorney said.
Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson said authorities at Camp Lejeune advised him that the highest Mexican court had denied the appeals of Cpl. Cesar Laurean, 22, who has dual citizenship. He is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, 20.
Her charred remains were found in January 2008, buried in Laurean’s backyard near Camp Lejeune. She had accused him of rape and was pregnant when she was killed.
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