Laurean pleads not guilty to killing pregnant Marine ; Tentative trial date in the Vandalia woman's slaying is set for March 2010.

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A former Marine accused of killing pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach of Vandalia pleaded not guilty Monday, June 8, in a Jacksonville, N.C., courtroom to first-degree murder. March 15, 2010, was set as the tentative date for trial.

Cesar Laurean also pleaded not guilty to robbery with a dangerous weapon, financial transaction card theft, attempted misdemeanor financial transaction card fraud and obtaining property by false pretenses. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

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Laurean pleads not guilty to killing pregnant Marine ; Tentative trial date in the Vandalia woman's slaying is set for March 2010.

"While it will be almost two years from the date of the murder until the date o...

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