DAYTON , Ohio ( CNN ) -- Early on , Maria Lauterbach knew exactly what she wanted to do in life . Dressed in her high school soccer uniform , Maria Lauterbach said she wanted to be a Marine , then a cop . `` After high school , I am going into the Marines , '' a smiling Lauterbach , dressed in her high school soccer uniform , says in a video made available exclusively to CNN . `` I 'll probably be doing that for 20 or 25 years , and then hopefully after that , becoming a cop . '' Lauterbach became a Marine , but her dreams were cut short . Her body was found buried in the backyard of a fellow Marine , Cpl . Cesar Laurean , near Camp Lejeune , North Carolina , in January . Watch Lauterbach talk about her future plans » . Mary Lauterbach , Maria 's mother , wants to know why the Marines did n't do more to protect her daughter from Laurean , whom Maria Lauterbach had accused of rape in May 2007 . `` My concern is I want women to be better protected , '' Lauterbach , of Dayton , Ohio , told CNN . Watch how mother wants answers from Marines » . Laurean now faces murder charges . He fled the Camp Lejeune area on January 11 . The FBI says he went to his native Mexico , and a cousin of Laurean 's reported seeing him in Zapopan , Mexico , in mid-January . Mary Lauterbach has sent a list of more than 30 questions to the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps , Gen. James Conway , through her congressman . She says she 's unconvinced her daughter 's rape allegation against Laurean was treated seriously . Maria Lauterbach was 20 years old and eight months pregnant when she was reported missing after she failed to report for duty at Camp Lejeune in mid-December . Her body was found nearly a month later beneath a fire pit in Laurean 's backyard . It is unclear whether he was the father of her unborn child . After Maria Lauterbach accused Laurean of rape , she was moved to another office , and military protective orders were issued to keep the accused from the accuser . But Mary Lauterbach and her congressman , Rep. Mike Turner , say the Marines did n't do enough to protect her . `` My daughter wanted to be transferred to another base , '' her mother said . She said her daughter told her in phone conversations that she would occasionally see Laurean at meetings and that it traumatized her . The questions Turner , an Ohio Republican , sent to Conway include what steps were taken to protect Lauterbach after she accused Laurean of rape ; why no search was launched immediately after she failed to report for duty ; whether she requested a transfer to another base before her death ; and whether Laurean was asked for a DNA sample after her pregnancy was confirmed . A Marine Corps spokesman told CNN the service would respond to all of the questions submitted through Turner and would not comment further until those answers were complete . Merle Wilberding , Lauterbach 's family attorney , said the military protective order `` really was n't very effective . '' Wilberding also questions the length of the investigation . The next step would have been an Article 32 hearing , the military 's equivalent of a open grand jury proceeding . Lauterbach disappeared in mid-December when she failed to show up for work . `` May 11 to December 14 is a long time for resentment to fester , if that 's what it was , '' Wilberding says . `` The longer these cases go on , I think the more difficult it is for the victim , '' he adds . After Maria Lauterbach first leveled her charges , she changed her story but later continued to claim she was raped by Laurean . `` The problem is when someone has perceived credibility issues , you still must protect the person who is making those claims , '' her mother said . The Marine Corps has said it reviewed its handling of Lauterbach 's rape allegations . Turner says a general told him everything was done appropriately . `` I disagree that the review is complete , '' Turner told CNN . `` This is a matter where clearly there is a tragic death , there is a national interest in other women that are serving , and this is a matter that deserves higher scrutiny . '' Laurean denied the rape allegation or any other sexual contact with Lauterbach . In a statement issued after her death , the Marine Corps said Laurean 's denial `` was believed to significant evidence . '' During a press briefing after Lauterbach 's body was found , the Marines described her as a `` solid Marine '' and the fugitive Laurean as a `` stellar Marine . '' Turner called the latter statement `` really unexplainable . '' `` I do n't know how you can be a stellar Marine and have another Marine buried in your backyard , '' he said . `` And when that statement was made , those Marines already knew of the tragedy that had befallen Maria . '' Mary Lauterbach said her daughter would be proud of her persistence : `` I do this totally for her and for the protection of everyone else 's daughter . '' E-mail to a friend .
Maria Lauterbach wanted to spend career in Marines , she says in interviews . She accused fellow Marine Lt . Cesar Laurean of murder . Laurean faces murder charges in Lauterbach 's death . They should have transferred Lauterbach to another unit , her mother says .