UPDATE: Eyewitness News 9 talked with Onslow County Sherrif’s Office Captain Rick Sutherland this morning and he says, at this point, he does not anticipate Christina Laurean facing any charges.
To see the full raw interview with Southerland, click the Video link on this article.
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Affidavits attached to warrants obtained by Nine On Your Side this morning show that Cesar Laurean’s wife knew about the death of Maria Lauterbach at least a day before she reported it to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office.
The affidavits attached to the warrants show that on January 10th, the day before Christina went to law enforcement about Lauterbach’s death, she went with Cesar Laurean to visit one of his civilian attorneys.
On the way to the attorney, Cesar told her that Maria Lauterbach visited their home on December 15th. Cesar Laurean claimed that Maria told him that she had a plan to leave the area and demanded money from him. Cesar also told his wife that he went to the bus station and helped Lauterbach purchase a ticket.
According to the claim in the affidavits attached to the warrants, Lauterbach went back to Laurean’s residence that night and began arguing with Cesar.
Cesar claimed Lauterbach slit her own throat, but Onslow County Sheriff’s deputies say they don’t believe that’s the case.
Cesar Laurean goes on to claim that he buried her body in a wooded area adjacent to his house.
The affidavits attached to the warrants go on to say that Laurean had obtained legal counsel and explained the facts to his lawyers.
They told him that he could be facing the death penalty.
Laurean was last seen at around 4AM on January 11th. That same day, Christina Laurean turned over a note to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office that detailed Cesar’s claims about how Lauterbach died.
We will have more on these breaking developments on Eyewitness News 9 at Six.
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