The murder of Vanessa Guillen, a United States soldier, took place inside an armory at Fort Hood, Texas, on April 22, 2020.
Her body was later discovered mutilated and burned before it was placed in three different holes, according to federal prosecutors.
Who was Vanessa Guillen?
Born to Mexican immigrant parents in Houston, Vanessa Guillen was a 20-year-old Houston native and Specialist in the Army.
She first started Army training in June 2018 and was later stationed at Fort Hood.
According to her family she had dreamed of serving her country since she was a child and would always make the three-hour drive back to Houston every weekend to see them.
Guillen was last seen alive in the parking lot at Regimental Engineer Squadron Headquarters, 3rd Cavalry Regiment on the Fort Hood base on April 22, 2020.
Her car keys, ID card, wallet, and barracks key were later found at her work.
What happened to Vanessa Guillen?
Human remains were found on June 30, 2022, in shallow graves, and it was later confirmed to be Vanessa Guillen.
Her dismembered remains were buried along Leon River – close to the Fort Hood military base in Texas where the soldier was last seen.
It was later confirmed the victim had been bludgeoned to death with a hammer inside the armory, with the Army identifying Aaron David Robinson as the suspect.
Police were dispatched to the 3400 block of Florence Road in Killeen, Texas, after witnesses reported seeing unknown remains, according to KTRK-TV.
Detectives with the Killeen Police Department’s homicide unit recovered the new remains and turned them over to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas for examination.
Her remains were reportedly found dismembered in cement, with the evidence leading Texas Equusearch’s Tim Miller to call off the search for the 20-year-old’s body.
Miller revealed that the spot where the remains were found was well-concealed.
He told KHOU 11 News: “It appears he buried her, put lime on her, mixed up concrete, put that over her, put dirt over her, rocks and stuff.”
Who was Aaron David Robinson and did he kill Vanessa Guillen?
Following the discovery of Guillen’s body two months after her disappearance in April 2020, Crime Online reported that a military suspect, identified as Aaron Robinson, was connected to the case.
Authorities interviewed Cecily Aguilar as she was reported to be Robinson’s girlfriend at the time.
She told police that Robinson had confessed to killing Vanessa, and officers asked her to phone him so that they could record the call.
Aguilar told him: “Baby, they found pieces.”
Robinson escaped custody on June 30, 2020, and fled Fort Hood after hearing his victim’s remains had been found.
On July 1, 2020, Killeen police found the suspect but before they could apprehend him, he fatally shot himself with a handgun.
It is believed he killed Vanessa after he feared he would be caught for sexual harassment and assault after violating Army fraternization rules.
Robinson allegedly killed Guillen with a hammer in the army base’s armoury in April 2020.
It is claimed that he did so after she found out he was having an affair with a married woman, Aguilar, when she saw a picture of the woman on his phone.
He then enlisted the help of Aguilar to hide her body – with Aguilar alleging that Robinson forced her to help at gunpoint, according to ArmyTimes.
Who is Cecily Aguilar?
Cecily Aguilar, 24, was the only suspect arrested in the death of Vanessa Guillen, who was killed at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas.
Authorities say Guillen was killed by Aguilar’s alleged boyfriend – army specialist Aaron Robinson – after she saw a photo of the then 20-year-old on his phone.
Aguilar, who was married to another soldier, helped Robinson dispose of Guillen’s dismembered body after he bludgeoned her to death, burying her remains in a rural area near the base.
Robinson committed suicide on the day Guillen’s body was found, after escaping officers who had detained him for her murder.
Aguilar last year pleaded guilty to a single count of accessory to murder and three counts of making false statements.
She was sentenced to 30 years in prison for her part in the crime, with Guillen’s killing.
“Our hope is that today’s sentence brings a sense of relief and justice to the Guillen family, who have endured such pain throughout these past few years,” U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said in a statement.
“Ms. Aguilar’s actions were indefensible, and she will now face the maximum penalty for the choices she made. I’m grateful for our law enforcement partners who worked tirelessly on this case, as their dedication was essential in bringing this defendant to justice.”
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