Murder of Vanessa Guillén
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The murder of Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old United States Army soldier, took place inside an armory at Fort Hood, Texas, on April 22, 2020, when she was bludgeoned to death by another soldier, Aaron David Robinson.[2] Guillén had been missing for over two months when some of her dismembered remains were found buried along the Leon River on June 30.[3] Upon hearing about the discovery, Robinson fled Fort Hood and fatally shot himself when law enforcement attempted to apprehend him in nearby Killeen, Texas.[3][4][5]
Murder of Vanessa Guillén | |
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Location | Fort Hood, Texas, U.S. |
Date | April 22, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-22) |
Attack type | Murder by bludgeoning, murder-suicide |
Weapon | Hammer |
Deaths | 2 (including the perpetrator two months later) |
Victim | Vanessa Guillén |
Perpetrator | Aaron David Robinson |
Motive | Cover-up of Robinson’s harassment and sexual assault of Guillén |
Convicted | Cecily Anne Aguilar |
Convictions | Aguilar: Accessory after-the-fact, making false statements (3 counts)[lower-alpha 1] |
Outcome | Executive order signed by Joe Biden establishing sexual harassment as an offense in the UCMJ |
Sentence | Aguilar: 30 years in prison |
Cecily Aguilar, a local woman identified by authorities as Robinson's girlfriend, was taken into custody and is alleged to have assisted him in dismembering and burying Guillén's body. On July 2, 2020, Aguilar was charged with one federal count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence.[3] On July 13, 2021, she was indicted on eleven counts by a federal grand jury.[6] On November 29, 2022 Aguilar pleaded guilty to accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of making a false statement.[7] On August 14, 2023, Aguilar was sentenced to the maximum of 30 years for her role in covering up the murder of Guillén.