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Since Tuesday, when her remains were found and a suspect killed himself in front of police, questions about the Army& #39;s competency and urgency grew even more.
Court documents raised some shocking details, some hard to believe. Here are a few.
Court documents raised some shocking details, some hard to believe. Here are a few.
Spc. Aaron Robinson killed her with a hammer inside an arms room at Ft Hood, said an alleged accomplice who helped bury the body, leaving massive amounts of potential evidence.
Witnesses saw Robinson load a tough box in his car after. Army CID didn& #39;t learn that for a month.
Witnesses saw Robinson load a tough box in his car after. Army CID didn& #39;t learn that for a month.
On May 19, Robinson, who worked with Guillén and had already been interviewed, consented to a search of his phone. They saw several late night calls to his girlfriend the night of the murder.
Another month passed before CID talked to her. They found she lied about her activity.
Another month passed before CID talked to her. They found she lied about her activity.
Investigators found a place where their phones both pinged: off the Leon River. On June 21, they searched and found a burn pit, scorched trees, an odor of decomposition but no body.
The remains were feet away. They stood on them. Fence-builders found the remains *9* days later.
The remains were feet away. They stood on them. Fence-builders found the remains *9* days later.
BOLO out for Robinson. He is "confined" to his barracks, court records say. A Guillén lawyer says it was for coronavirus.
He "absconded," the docs say. Army barracks typically have 24/7/365 staffing at entrances, monitoring who comes and who goes.
At some point, he gets a gun.
He "absconded," the docs say. Army barracks typically have 24/7/365 staffing at entrances, monitoring who comes and who goes.
At some point, he gets a gun.
Police track down Robinson late into the night, confront him, and he killed himself, they said. His alleged accomplice, Cecily Aguilar, was picked up, charged and provided details about how they allegedly dismembered Guillén& #39;s body.
The big breakthrough, witnesses who saw Robinson struggle with a box, load it into his car, and drive away, was on May 18. Aguilar said it was the box that contained Guillén& #39;s body.
43 days more days passed until police confronted Robinson.
43 days more days passed until police confronted Robinson.
Her family, meanwhile, is left to pick up the pieces.
“She felt if she spoke, something would happen,” her sister Mayra Guillén said. “I now realize everything leads back to them harassing her at work.”
“They broke her spirit,” sister Lupe Guillén added.
“She felt if she spoke, something would happen,” her sister Mayra Guillén said. “I now realize everything leads back to them harassing her at work.”
“They broke her spirit,” sister Lupe Guillén added.
