She didn't die because God had a purpose for her. The family held protests outside the post in Killeen and inHouston and Washington, demanding answers because they said they were consistently left in the dark. "[Robinson] was like, 'Oh, I kept it professional; didn't say too much to her.' The Guillen family's lawyer is pushing for the evidence to be published to see if any more information could be gleaned from Robinson's final moments. "She told me, 'I love you. Robinson died by suicide Guillen received a posthumous promotion from Private First Class to Specialist. The Guillens pleas for help spread nationally after #IAmVanessaGuillen went viral on social media this month. How would Robinson be able to commit the perfect murder in 43 minutes? President Trump even found time to meet and speak with this family and yet McCarthy is still doing press conferences without a single call to this poor family whose daughter they sent to serve in his Army, Khawam added. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has yet to personally call and offer condolences to the family of Spc. A Fort Hood soldier who authorities identified earlier Thursday as another suspect in Guillen's disappearance, E-4 Specialist Aaron David Robinson, allegedly told At 10:23 a.m., Guillen sent a text message confirming the serial number of a machine gun. Military investigators said Guillen was bludgeoned with a hammer. After police issued a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert for Robinson in July, Robinson fled and killed himself as police approached.Police arrested his girlfriend, Cecily Aguilar, who told police that Robinson had killed Guilln with a hammer in an armory room on base and enlisted her help to bury her body in April. Lupe Guillen, the sister of Spc. "We need to know exactly what went on in that arms room. "Nothing really can bring her back at all but as long as we know how to honor her name and how to make this change, I feel like that would be some closure for us," Mayra Guillen said. ", "On my way there, I was just crying because I couldn't understand it," Mayra Guillen said. It is unclear whether the person who harassed Guillen will be prosecuted at this time. Phelps on Thursday said, as reported previously, that Guillens identification card, wallet and the keys to her car and post apartment were later found in the armoury room where she had been earlier in the day. She hadn't been responding to texts or calls from family, either, and as day turned to night, Cruz and Vanessa's sister, Mayra Guillen, drove to Fort Hood. We drove the route she [would] usually run up the road on base which was 2 miles away from the barracks. He told investigators that he and Guillen exchanged paperwork for a .50 caliber machine gun that needed to be serviced and she left the arms room. Khawam said the family revealed those allegations to investigators late last month. The criminal case against Aguilar is ongoing. She reports, writes and produces stories for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com. Those wretches took her life away. Immediately, Vanessas dad said, Thats not something Vanessa would do, Khawam said. Aaron David Robinson of Illinois, who was assigned to a building adjacent to where Guillen worked, first ran away from Fort Hood on Tuesday night after officials said Aaron David Robinson 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. However subsequent interviews have failed to [confirm] this allegation," Phelps said. Investigators brought a cadaver dog, which signaled that a body might have been thrown in the water. Robinson was one of the last people to see Guilln alive at Fort Hood and he had been interviewed by investigators when Guilln's initial disappearance was reported but They were like, 'Maybe you did go hiking with her, and maybe you did actually rape her and leave her out there. -- Matthew Cox can be reached at matthew.cox@military.com. Vanessa Guillen, who has been missing from the Texas post since April. This pretty much gave an instant alibi to the suspect. Justice will be done.. I was just checking, but nothing. [emailprotected]. Aaron David Robinson, 20, died by suicide Wednesday morning as investigators were closing in. He didnt leave for the rest of the night, except to use a government computer to enroll in training, according to this account. At first they tried to set her on fire, but she wouldnt burn. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The Army said leadership failed to take appropriate action. And there was none," Martin said. On July 30, Khawam and the family will push for a law to allow a third-party investigative team to look into reports of sexual harassment within the military. Landy said he found out his friend's remains had been found from a news article. Vanessa Guillen was killed April 22, the day of her disappearance, by Spc. Suspect in Vanessa Guillen disappearance identified "We been knowing since when it first happened because nothing makes sense. 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Daryl Fields, spokesman for the U.S. attorneys office,said he could not provide answers to the list of questions: Thank you for your latest inquiry, but our office is not commenting on this investigation beyond the information provided in the federal criminal complaint., She didnt have to go to war to die, she had to die here at the hands of those wretches, Gloria Guillen said. The #IAmVanessaGuillen hashtag made its way to lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Cecily Aguilar, 22, was charged in connection to the disappearance of Spc. Her family is still looking for answers as to why she was killed, and how her murderer escaped justice. Law enforcement officials attempted to make contact with Robinson, 20, on Tuesday in Killeen, Texas, but he displayed a weapon and took his own life, Phelps said during the news conference. July 2, 2020 / 10:25 PM So, I feel like they should've came to that conclusion way earlier than they had. The Army's Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Forces Command.Maj. Aaron David Robinson, of Calumet City, Ill., admitted early last week during a phone call to Aguilar, as an investigator listened in, that he killed Guillen. ", Time magazine unveils list of '100 Most Influential People', SF apartment residents recap ordeal with days-long power outage, CA influencer convicted of lying about kids' attempted kidnapping: DA. Read Next: Military COVID-19 Cases Spike 41% in June, With Upticks in Hotspot States. He joined the army in The family has maintained that Guillen was sexually harassed by superiors at Fort Hood. It said it was gonna rain.". Aaron Robinson. I want an investigation into what happened.. The League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation's oldest Latino civil rights organization that has been helping the Guillen family, added an additional $25,000 to the reward the following day. They filled out affidavits that said they had seen Vanessa at a different time from when she had actually departed the other arms room [controlled by Robinson], Secretary of the U.S. Army Ryan McCarthy has reportedlysaid. Investigators suspect a fellow soldier, Spc. Guillen's loved ones say she had always been a fitness fanatic. The remains of Spc. Woman charged with helping get rid of body of Vanessa Guillen, Cecily Aguilar, 22, a civilian, told investigators Robinson asked her to help hide a body. Vanessa Guillen also spoke about it with her friends. Cruz said he thinks often about his late fiance. The familyquestioned how Robinson could have killed the soldier, stashed her ina case, cleaned up the blood and toted her body off base without being found out. Robinson shot himself in the head early She's no longer here.' However, U.S. army officials on Thursday would still not release a timeline of the events before and following her disappearance, citing an active investigation. While the remains had been mostly obscured, there was a lock of hair that was sticking out. But it wasn't too much I can do.". Just why?" ", Maj. Gen. Gene LeBoeuf, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army Forces Command, however, insisted that "Specialist Robinson was a person of interest early on in the investigation. "I went to her room and her roommate answered the door," he said. Aaron David Robinson, who was assigned to A. Fort Hood soldier slain, dismembered on post, family attorney says The two suspects returned to the site with hairnets and gloves on April 26, according to cell phone records. In the last year, her name has become a rallying cry for women's safety and military reform. The family deserves these answers.". Army investigators believe Guillen, a Texas soldier missing since April, was killed by another soldier on the Texas base where they served, the attorney for the missing soldier's family said Thursday. Khawam said Robinson hid Guillens body in a Pelican case a hard-sided, watertight storage in common use in the military stored in the armoury room before later dumping her body near the Leon River. Authorities said three soldiers accidentally gave Robinson an alibi, leading investigators away from the real killer. Vanessa Guillen suffered mental anguish, fear, emotional distress, physical injury, and death as a result of sexual harassment, rape, sodomy, and physical assault., Nothing is going to bring her back, Vanessas sisterMayra Guillen said, according to KHOU.