TX VANESSA GUILLEN: Missing from Fort Hood, Killeen, TX - 22 April 2020 - Age 20 *Found Deceased*

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MISSING: 20-year-old Fort Hood soldier hasn’t been seen since Wednesday

A 20-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, is missing, and Army investigators are reaching out to the public for help finding her. Pfc Vanessa Guillen was last seen earing a black T-shirt early Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of her Regimental Engineer Squadron Headquarters, 3rd...
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A 20-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, is missing, and Army investigators are reaching out to the public for help finding her.

Pfc Vanessa Guillen was last seen wearing a black T-shirt early Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of her Regimental Engineer Squadron Headquarters, 3rd Cavalry Regiment. Her car keys, barracks room key, identification card and wallet were found in the armory room where she was working, Fort Hood said.

Mayra Guillen, the soldier’s sister, posted on Facebook that her sister’s phone was last pinged near Belton, about 20 miles east of the Army post. “Something is not right,” she wrote, “please help me find her.”


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‘Extensive search’ continues for missing soldier in Texas after keys, wallet found

KILLEEN (NBC News) — Agents at a U.S. military post in Texas are searching for a soldier who has been missing for three days. Private First Class Vanessa Guillen, 20, was last seen Wednesday aftern…
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‘Extensive search’ continues for missing soldier in Texas after keys, wallet found

Agents at a U.S. military post in Texas are searching for a soldier who has been missing for three days.

Private First Class Vanessa Guillen, 20, was last seen Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot at Fort Hood, where she’s stationed, wearing a black T-shirt.

“Her car keys, barracks room key, identification card and wallet were later found in the armory room where she was working earlier in the day,” officials said in a press release.

Friends and family of Guillen have flooded their social media accounts with pleas to the public to contact the authorities if anyone has any information.

Mayra Guillen wrote on a Facebook post that her sister’s phone was last tracked on Belton, Texas, about 20 minutes away from where she was last seen. Neither her boyfriend or relatives have heard from her since she disappeared, she said.

“Please help me find my girlfriend,” Guillen’s boyfriend, Juan Cruz, tweeted on Friday. “Please anything helps.”

“An extensive search is underway by military members, as well as civilian and military police,” authorities said. Special agents from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command are also involved in the search.


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It just occurred to me how quiet this and Fort Hood cases and news have become. Last I knew a few people were let go, etc. and ever since, not another word that I'm aware of. In fact, I don't think I would have even thought of it today but something I was reading unrelated led me to the thought.
 
Lewis Gainor argues Aguilar's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when he says she was illegally detained. The motion also says Aguilar was not advised of her Miranda rights which give her the right to remain silent and ask for an attorney. It goes onto say she was not told that anything she said could be used against her in a court of law.

Aguilar is charged with tampering with documents or proceedings and conspiracy to tamper with documents or proceedings for her alleged role in the death and disappearance of Guillen on April 22, 2020.
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Defense files motion to throw out confession made in Vanessa Guillen murder

The attorney for Cecily Aguilar says her entire confession should be suppressed because she was never mirandized and was illegally detained.
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A year after Vanessa Guillén’s murder, family and advocates say not enough has changed in the military - El Paso Herald Post

Guillén told her family she was being sexually harassed by several fellow soldiers at Fort Hood before she went missing, which happened one year ago Thursday.
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A year after Vanessa Guillén’s murder, family and advocates say not enough has changed in the military​

Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s murder at Fort Hood in Killeen last year exposed a pattern of violence and abuse against soldiers at the U.S. military’s largest active-duty base and sparked national outrage over federal officials’ handling of sexual harassment and noncombat deaths.​

Guillén told her family she was being sexually harassed by several fellow soldiers at Fort Hood before she went missing, which happened one year ago Thursday. In the year since her death, lawmakers have filed bills aimed at strengthening responses to sexual harassment, and the military has launched investigations into the base’s culture. Fourteen U.S. Army leaders, including commanders and other leaders at Fort Hood, were fired or suspended.

But even as the U.S. Army rolls out new policies, including some announced last week, her family, advocates and lawmakers are still calling for more changes to how military officials respond to sexual harassment and violence against soldiers.

“My frustration, my anger is the same, because it’s not fair my sister was murdered the way she was,” Guillén’s 17-year-old sister, Lupe Guillén, said at a press conference Tuesday. “She had to be murdered for everyone to realize all of these issues. … This has happened for decades.”

The U.S. military overall has also faced patterns of sexual abuse within its ranks. According to a 2015 RAND analysis, requested by the military, 15% of women and 2% of men said they were sexually assaulted at least once since joining the service.


The I Am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020 was introduced last year, which would create a confidential reporting system for sexual harassment in the military and explicitly list sexual harassment as a crime in the military law constitution, the Uniform Code of Military Justice. U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-California, plans to reintroduce the bill this year and hopes it will pass now that there Democrats narrowly control the Senate. Last year, then-majority leader Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell refused to bring the bill to a vote in the Senate, although it passed in the House, according to a spokesperson in Speier’s office.

The would also require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process so service members can lodge confidential complaints and would move legal decisions outside the military chain of command to a new outside office in order to add external accountability.

The Texas House voted unanimously Wednesday in passing a resolution to urge the U.S. Congress to take action on the bill.
 
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Cecily Aguilar defense wants all charges dropped for her alleged role in Vanessa Guillen's death

Cecily Aguilar's defense says the indictment against her includes no alleged factual basis or allegations.
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Cecily Aguilar defense wants all charges dropped for her alleged role in Vanessa Guillen's death​

The defense attorney for Cecily Aguilar, the woman charged in connection with the death of Fort Hood soldier Spc. Vanessa Guillen, filed a motion Tuesday to have her indictment dismissed.

The motion argues the July 14 indictment lacks specificity, fails to state an offense and charges the same offense in more than one count.

The indictment charges Aguilar with one count of conspiracy to destroy records, documents, or other objects and two counts of destroying records, documents, or other objects.

Aguilar's defense argues the indictment includes no other alleged factual basis or allegations.
 
A key change will separate the Army Criminal Investigation Command, or CID, from the Office of the Provost Marshall General, and instead of being run by a general officer it will be overseen by a yet-to-be-named civilian director. The intention is to improve the capabilities of the command and address the findings of the Fort Hood commission.
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Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes, add staff

The Army is putting a civilian in charge of its criminal investigations, adding staff and freeing up more agents to work on cases, in a plan to address widespread failures that surfaced last year after a string of murders and other crimes at Fort Hood, Texas.
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A key change will separate the Army Criminal Investigation Command, or CID, from the Office of the Provost Marshall General, and instead of being run by a general officer it will be overseen by a yet-to-be-named civilian director. The intention is to improve the capabilities of the command and address the findings of the Fort Hood commission.
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Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes, add staff

The Army is putting a civilian in charge of its criminal investigations, adding staff and freeing up more agents to work on cases, in a plan to address widespread failures that surfaced last year after a string of murders and other crimes at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Even though it comes too late for so many, at least it shows that they are willing to change their ways. Time will tell if that's really gonna change something.
 
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San Antonio journalist continues ABC's 20/20 investigation into Vanessa Guillén's brutal murder

John Quiñones says it's 'incredibly enlightening.'
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ABC's 20/20 to air exclusive special on Vanessa Guillén's murder this week​

On Friday, June 11, ABC's 20/20 is airing an exclusive special on Houston-born Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old who was murdered by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood in 2020.

San Antonio's John Quiñones, an ABC correspondent, is calling the latest investigation "incredibly enlightening," and inviting viewers to tune in at 8 p.m. to watch the 2-hour special.
 
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Woman accused of aiding in Vanessa Guillen's death indicted by grand jury

Cecily Ann Aguilar was indicted on 11 federal charges including accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence Tuesday in the death of Vanessa Guillen.
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Woman accused of aiding in Vanessa Guillen's death indicted by grand jury​

A woman accused of helping Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen's suspected killer dismember and dispose of Guillen's body last year has been indicted by a grand jury.

Cecily Ann Aguilar was indicted Tuesday on 11 federal charges including accessory after the fact, destruction of records in a federal case, conspiracy to tamper with documents, tampering with documents and issuing false statements in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

The Tuesday indictment stated Aguilar "did unlawfully and knowingly combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with another person to corruptly alter, destroy, mutilate, and conceal any record, document and other object," such as Guillen's body, "with the intent to impair its integrity and availability for use in an official proceeding."

The documents stated she and Robinson dismembered Guillen’s body, destroyed some of it and concealed what was left of her remains. They further said she made false statements "to prevent" Robinson and herself "from being charged with and prosecuted for any crime."
 
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Killeen woman pleads not guilty to federal charges related to Guillen murder

A Killeen woman officially entered a not-guilty plea on an 11-count federal indictment related to the murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen last year.
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Killeen woman pleads not guilty to federal charges related to Guillen murder​

A Killeen woman officially entered a not-guilty plea on an 11-count federal indictment related to the murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen last year.

Cecily Aguilar, 23, initially was indicted on July 14, 2020, on one count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence and two counts of tampering with evidence. Nearly a year later, on July 13, Aguilar was re-indicted by a federal grand jury on eleven counts: four counts of false statement or representation; three counts of accessory after the fact; two counts of tampering with documents or proceedings; and one count each of conspiracy to tamper with documents or proceedings, and destruction, alteration or falsification of records in a federal investigation.

On Aug. 11, Aguilar’s defense attorney submitted a waiver of arraignment to the court in which Aguilar pleaded not guilty to the charges. In his order filed the next day, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffrey C. Manske accepted the plea.

As of Monday, no hearings or a new trial date have been set by the court in Aguilar’s case.
 
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'I Am Vanessa Guillén Act' passed by U.S. Senate as part of National Defense Authorization Act

The landmark NDAA bill that takes away the military's authority to prosecute sexual assault and harassment cases now heads to President Biden's desk.
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Historic 'I Am Vanessa Guillén Act' passed by U.S. Senate as part of National Defense Authorization Act​

Nearly 18 months after the Fort Hood murder of a young Houston soldier, the U.S. Senate has passed the I Am Vanessa Guillén Act in her name.

The bill was passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act and now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.

The landmark NDAA bill takes away the military's authority to prosecute sexual assault and harassment cases after accusations of ignoring complaints and sweeping them under the rug.

"... this is a bittersweet feeling," Guillén's sister Mayra tweeted. "The loss of my sister created the biggest military law change in history. I awaited so long for this day. All our work [paid] off. There's more to come. Amen."
 
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New bill introduced on 2nd anniversary of Vanessa Guillen's murder; aimed to remove sexual harassment from military chain-of-command

The SHIIP Act will help fix a "massive oversight" in last year's National Defense Authorization Act, which included provisions of the "I Am Vannessa Guillen Act."
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New bill introduced on 2nd anniversary of Vanessa Guillen's murder; aimed to remove sexual harassment from military chain-of-command​

On the second-year anniversary of Spc. Vanessa Guillen's death, Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced a bi-partisan bill aimed at removing sexual harassment from the military's chain-of-command.

In a news release, Speier explained how the Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations and Prosecutions Act, or SHIIP, will help fix a "massive oversight" in the recently approved National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -- which included provisions of the "I Am Vanessa Guillen Act."

Speier explained that thanks to the NDAA that was signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year, cases of sexual assault, murder, kidnapping and other serious crimes were removed from the chain of command. She also said it included the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which makes sexual harassment a standalone offense.

"Shockingly, however, [SHIIP] was not included in the jurisdiction of the independent military prosecutors. Our bill fixes that massive oversight," she said.


If passed, the SHIIP Act, which is supported by Guillen's family, will extend protections against sexual harassment in the military in the NDAA. More specifically, it would:
  • Move prosecutorial decisions regarding sexual harassment from commanders to a new special trial counsel that's created by the NDAA. This will help independent military attorneys decide which sex-related offenses go to court-martial
  • Require that the independent sexual harassment investigators be outside the chain of command of the victim and person accused, as well as make sure they are properly trained in investigating sexual harassment
 
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Family of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén seeking $35 million in damages

In April 2021, the U.S. Army released a report saying officers at Fort Hood ignored Guillén's complaints of sexual harassment.
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Family of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén seeking $35 million in damages​

The family of a Texas soldier who was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government.

The family of 20-year-old Vanessa Guillén is seeking damages on the basis of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, rape, sodomy and wrongful death.

An investigation by military officials into the death of Guillén, who was killed by a fellow soldier at U.S. Army base Fort Hood, found that she was also sexually harassed and that leaders failed to take appropriate action. The lawsuit describes two instances in which Guillén was harassed during her time as a soldier and Guillén's suicidal thoughts as a result of coping with the harassment, which she told family that she did not report for fear of retaliation.

"This will be an opportunity for every victim to feel not only like they have a voice but that they can be made whole," said Natalie Khawam, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Guillén's family.

The lawsuit follows a decision Thursday by a three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stating that an Army colonel could proceed with a lawsuit against a former Air Force General over a sexual assault allegation. The court found that a law barring service members from seeking damages over injuries during service did not apply.
 
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‘I Am Vanessa Guillen’: Netflix announces documentary about U.S. soldier murdered on Fort Hood base

The popular streaming service Netflix has announced an anticipated film depicting the life and tragic death of U.S. Army Soldier Vanessa Guillen while she was stationed at Fort Hood back in 2020.
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‘I Am Vanessa Guillen’: Netflix announces documentary about U.S. soldier murdered on Fort Hood base​

The popular streaming service Netflix has announced an anticipated film depicting the life and tragic death of U.S. Army Soldier Vanessa Guillen while she was stationed at Fort Hood back in 2020.

According to Netflix.com, the documentary will take a deep dive into Vanessa’s life, including her childhood dream of always wanting to join the military and her transition to the Fort Hood army base.

“At the core, this is a story about overcoming the greatest odds imaginable in the name of family, love, and justice. This is David vs. Goliath on steroids. Taking on the U.S. military, one of the largest, most powerful institutions in America, is no easy feat. In making the film, it was incredible to witness a family, in the most tragic moment of their lives, put their grief aside, step out into the public arena and fight for the greater good,” Director Christy Wegener said.

Vanessa’s family, particularly her sisters Mayra and Lupe, have been at the forefront of helping to change rules and policies on military bases around the U.S., demanding superior leaders take the complaints of those on base seriously and continue to investigate after claims of abuse have been made.

The documentary is expected to be released on Nov. 17, 2022.
 
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Suspect in Vanessa Guillen case pleads guilty to multiple federal charges

Cecily Aguilar, who was accused of helping Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen's suspected killer dismember and dispose of her body, pleaded guilty to four charges.
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November 29, 2022, 6:24 PM

A woman accused of helping Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen's suspected killer dismember and dispose of her body pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges on Tuesday, weeks before her trial was scheduled to start.

Cecily Aguilar, 24, was indicted last year on 11 federal charges. She pleaded guilty to four of them in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Waco -- one count of accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of false statement or representation.

Aguilar faces a maximum possible penalty of 30 years in prison, plus three years of supervised release and a $1 million fine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas.

A sentencing date has not yet been set.
 
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Defense team asks to delay sentencing hearing for woman guilty in connection to Vanessa Guillen's disappearance, murder

In November 2022, Aguilar pleaded guilty to four counts in connection to the disappearance and murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen.
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Published: 4:17 PM CDT March 29, 2023
Updated: 4:17 PM CDT March 29, 2023

In November, 2022 Aguilar pleaded guilty to four counts in connection to the disappearance and murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen.

WACO, Texas — New court documents show Cecily Aguilar's defense team is asking the court to delay the sentencing hearing that is scheduled for 9 a.m. on April 5 at the federal courthouse in Downtown Waco.

According to the documents, Aguilar's defense team had brought in an expert psychiatric witness to testify at the sentencing hearing.

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The judge has not yet ruled on the motion to delay the sentencing hearing.

Aguilar faces up to 30 years in prison, plus three years of supervised release and a $1 million fine, according to the Department of Justice.
 
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Judge reschedules sentencing hearing for Cecily Aguilar to August 2023

Cecily Aguilar was scheduled to learn her punishment for her role in Vanessa Guillen's murder on April 5, 2023.
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By KWTX Staff
Published: Mar. 29, 2023 at 1:51 PM EDT

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - United States District Judge Alan D. Albright on March 3 granted a request to delay the sentencing date for Cecily Aguilar, the woman who pleaded guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, to a single count of accessory after the fact, and three counts of making a false statement, in the brutal on post murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén, court documents obtained by KWTX reveal.

Albright rescheduled the sentencing hearing for August 14, 2023, at 9 a.m. Aguilar was originally scheduled for a sentencing hearing on April 5, 2023.
 
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Judge reschedules sentencing hearing for Cecily Aguilar to August 2023

Cecily Aguilar was scheduled to learn her punishment for her role in Vanessa Guillen's murder on April 5, 2023.
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By KWTX Staff
Published: Mar. 29, 2023 at 1:51 PM EDT

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - United States District Judge Alan D. Albright on March 3 granted a request to delay the sentencing date for Cecily Aguilar, the woman who pleaded guilty on Nov. 29, 2022, to a single count of accessory after the fact, and three counts of making a false statement, in the brutal on post murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén, court documents obtained by KWTX reveal.

Albright rescheduled the sentencing hearing for August 14, 2023, at 9 a.m. Aguilar was originally scheduled for a sentencing hearing on April 5, 2023.
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Outrageous, she pled guilty and it is just a sentencing hearing not a trial so what need to go so far out??

Isn't there a saying that justice delayed is justice denied? I guess we don't hear it any longer as they don't want it said because it would apply to almost EVERY case.
 
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She's in jail now, isn't she?
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Even if she is, the victim's family sits and waits. They think something is about over and find out it isn't. They likely rearrange lives and schedules to see it through and be there and prepare, if such will be allowed, their impact statements and bear that stress of it all.

Lori Vallow is in jail too but Larry and Kay have had it with the delays and continual issues.

It all needs to change and victims need more rights by far.

I believe the woman here is in jail, was last I knew. He is dead. I still think that was a bit convenient with all the b.s. in this case.

Like I said this is a sentencing hearing, not a trial, they can all do their jobs and get it done. Or at least not put it out so far.
 
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