A possible motive has been identified in the murder of U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, whose remains were found along a river in 2020, KTRK-TV reports. Authorities say Spc. Aaron Robinson murdered Guillen at a U.S. Army base in central Texas and then asked his married girlfriend at the time, Cecily Aguilar, to help dismember …
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order making sexual harassment an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and other provisions of the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act. The act is part of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, passed by Congress and sent to Biden’s desk in December. The executive …
A Texas woman accused of dismembering Army soldier, Vanessa Guillén, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 11 counts, including old and new charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported Cecily Aguilar, 22, is accused of helping her boyfriend, soldier Aaron Robinson, dismember 20-year-old Guillén, who had filed reports of sexual harassment on base. Robinson …
Cecily Aguilar, the girlfriend of murder suspect Aaron Robinson, asked in March to throw out the confession, saying she was not read her Miranda rights at the start of an interrogation about the whereabouts of Robinson, who was also a Fort Hood soldier. The judge ruled against the motion, saying Aguilar, 22, volunteered the information. …
S.B 623, also known as The Vanessa Guillén Act, was signed in Texas law over the weekend by Governor Greg Abbott. According to Texas Senator Cesar Blanco, who proposed the bill, the act will allow victims of sexual assault “in any military service” to step outside of the Texas military change of command for help, …
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to toss out the confession by the woman accused of helping dismembered the body of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen. Cecily Aguilar, the girlfriend of murder suspect Aaron Robinson, asked in March to throw out the confession, saying she was not read her Miranda rights at the …
– Guillen’s fiancé Juan Cruz speaks out for the first time about her death.
– “They failed us,” Cruz says, recalling his interaction with Army officials.
– Watch the full story Friday night on ABC’s 20/20.
A slain Texas soldier told her mother she was being harassed and now, an investigation into the incident determined that Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen also reported the harassment to her superior. The U.S. Army released the detailed report on Friday, which concluded that Guillen’s supervisor and leaders failed to take action after she reported two …
A Texas woman behind bars for allegedly helping her boyfriend dispose of soldier Vanessa Guillen’s remains, now claims that her rights were violated when authorities questioned her. On Wednesday, Cecily Aguilar’s defense attorney, Lewis Gainor, filed a motion in court, claiming that the investigators who interrogated Aguilar did not read her the Miranda Rights. The …
An independent panel’s investigation into the ongoing issues at Fort Hood has resulted in firings and suspensions after leaders allowed a “permissive environment,” particularly surrounding sexual assault and harassment. The Hill reports that Maj. Gen. Scott L. Efflandt, the commander of Fort Hood at the time of soldier Vanessa Guillén’s death, was previously dropped down …
The re-arraignment court date for a woman accused of dismembering slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén, previously scheduled for November 10, has been postponed. The Houston Chronicle reports that a U.S. District Judge Alan Albright approved the postponement for 22-year-old Cecily Aguilar to January 19, 2021, after the defense requested additional time. The prosecution did not …
The sister of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen says she doesn’t think her sister was murdered in an armory room on base, as officials have suggested. Myra Guillen joined Nancy Grace for the special “A Fort Hood Investigation with Nancy Grace,” airing on Fox Nation, to discuss the death of her sister, Vanessa, who …
