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Did those people testify? No but I have no doubt they will when the trial commences. Jenna Renner said that LE had already been in touch with her months ago and interviewed her and I am sure they have done the same with the rest. That part of the investigation would be done by the MC/NCIS and they are assisting OCSD in this case.
I think most likely these witnesses are connected to the USMC in someway by either being active, finished contract by now or was a wife of a Marine or girl friend that knew CL and Maria well. Although I guess it is possible that a motel clerk may have remembered seeing them together if they met somewhere outside of Jacksonville. There were also others that said that she told them she knew she had to get out of a relationship she was in and also when asked was the pregnancy a good thing or bad thing. Maria said, she would have to wait and see.
They would not have been arrested if they saw each other discreetly and not on base and neither party told on the other one or if their friends knew but they weren't going to out them knowing they could get in trouble because of having MPO in place. I am sure Laurean never approached Maria while they were on the base where the MC had jurisdictional control over the MPO.
I do believe there was a relationship though and that is why Maria felt comfortable coming to his home on her own free will and piercing the MPO wall of protection herself. Sutherland said all charges have been filed that are going to be filed by them. He has had no kidnapping charges lodged against him the entire time.. I believe they have now extensively talked with Laurean's family about what they knew about CL and Maria's relationship and that is how they found the connection to Maria and El Paso imo.
I do believe Maria came there twice that day. The first visit I think everything went fine but when she came back later in the evening something ignited a firestorm that resulted in this horrific crime. I hope we learn what the argument was about but that may never be known if CL doesn't talk when he returns unless he testifies on his own behalf in his trial.
Imo this crime was no where a premeditated one.....it was chaotic and disorganized. If he had planned to kill her there were hundreds of places to do it instead of his own home with his wife expected any minute.imoo
exactly...this is my line of thinking also.....