Published October 12, 2021 9:28pm EDT. Pv2 Gregory Wedel Morales, who was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, had been missing since Aug. 20, 2019. A witness told investigators that Specialist Guillen left the arms room where she had been working and went to the arms room controlled by Specialist Robinson to confirm serial numbers for weapons and equipment, the complaint said. Specialist Robinson later said he read her the serial numbers and gave her paperwork, according to court documents. She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and purple fitness-type pants.. Specialist Guillen was last seen around noon on April 22, 2020, in the parking lot of her squadrons headquarters at Fort Hood. PFC Anthony Peak was a valuable member of this team and his loss is felt by his friends and the soldiers of the Saber Squadron and Greywolf Brigade. 24, 2021 KILLEEN, Texas Spc. Thousands of soldiers searched in buildings, barracks, fields, training areas, lakes and trails at Fort Hood. Vanessa Guilln was sexually harassed by another soldier at Fort Hood -- but not the one who killed her last year, military officials said in a report released Friday. Spc. When Morales remains were found, Wedel said was told her son decomposed in the field, with dust and debris covering his remains as they sank over time into the ground over time. (U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command). "[46] Among those disciplined by McCarthy were Major General Scott L. Efflandt, Colonel Ralph Overland and Command Sergeant Major Bradley Knapp. By Johnny Diaz,Maria Cramer and Christina Morales. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. I was kind of ignored.. On June 5, at a special court-martial convened at Fort Hood, a private (E-1) assigned to 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade was convicted by a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of larceny in violation of Article 121, UCMJ. [2][23] Aguilar told police that Robinson had confessed to her that he had killed a female soldier at Fort Hood. An apparent bullet hole was found in the back passenger door, the news station reported. Additionally, his only known vehicle was located on base at his units parking lot.. Stars and Stripes November 12, 2021 Fort Hood soldier Cpl. Army officials confirmed on Saturday that the sergeant had been the alleged victim of abusive sexual contact, NBC News reported. [45] The investigation found that there was a "permissive environment for sexual assault and sexual harassment at Fort Hood. The woman accused of helping her Fort Hood Army soldier boyfriend dismember and dispose of Spc. Investigators who searched her phone found that the last person she texted was Specialist Robinson. Aaron Robinson, who took his own life when confronted by police after her remains were discovered, authorities said at the time. Army investigators detained Specialist Robinson in the killing of Specialist Guillen just hours after her remains were found, but a series of missteps allowed him to flee, then fatally shoot himself, according to an Army report released on April 30, 2021. [9] Her car keys, identification card, bank card, and barracks key were found inside the armory where she worked. Spc. KCEN-TV reported that Mortas colleagues remembered him Wednesday at a memorial service held on Fort Hood. Fort Hood soldier found dead behind barracks, investigation underway Officials identified the soldier as 26-year-old Spc. Ms. Aguilar said she helped Specialist Robinson dismember the body with an ax or hatchet and a machete-style knife, according to the complaint. SPC Jovino Jamel Roy, also 22, has been charged with murder in the case. Tips can also be submitted anonymously on the Crime Stoppers website or at cid.army.mil/report-a-crime.html. Rosecrans entered the Army in May 2018 as a quartermaster and chemical equipment repairer, according to Fort Hood officials. [23] According to a criminal complaint filed in the Western District Court of Texas, Aguilar allegedly helped Robinson dismember and dispose of Guilln's body on April22, 2020, after Robinson told her he had bludgeoned Guilln to death with a hammer inside the armory. [15] On June 23, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, in whose district Guilln's family resides, met with Fort Hood officials to discuss the ongoing search. He had been assigned to the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since November 2018. [22], On June30, 2020, Army investigators were called in when contractors discovered partial human remains along the Leon River in Belton. [35] Another mural is dedicated to her at Taqueria del Sol in the Park Place neighborhood. By May Jeong Photography by Devin Oktar Yalkin July 6, 2021 PART ONE: THE MYSTERIES The numbers are distressing. They just assumed the worst and let it go., Gregory Morales Pv2 Gregory Wedel Morales, who was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, had been missing since Aug. 20, 2019. Last year, at least 39 Fort Hood soldiers vanished or died, including 13. Guillens remains were found June 30, buried in multiple shallow graves about 30 miles from the base. In 2014, five years after Hasans killing rampage, Iraq War veteran and Army veteran SPC Ivan Lopez opened fire on the base, killing three soldiers and injuring another 16 before killing himself. Specialist Shelby Jones was a highly valued member of the Brave Rifles team, and his loss is profoundly felt by all of his friends and fellow troopers in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, regiment commander Col. Ralph Overland said. Army CID officials said foul play was not suspected in Sawyers death but that an investigation was being conducted. [18] CID reported that they found no evidence that Guilln was assaulted, but said investigators believed foul play was involved in her disappearance. Harker Heights police officials said officers were called around 10:16 a.m. to the 2100 block of Fuller Lane, where Rosecrans was found dead. Robinson died by suicide before his arrest, preventing him from facing charges. He was taken into custody and transported to the Killeen City Jail.. He was an outstanding trooper, Lt. Col. Steven E. Jackowski, commander, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, said in a statement. Robinson, 20, was identified as a suspect in the disappearance of Guillen as an attorney for the victims family claimed he also attacked Guillen with a hammer and dismembered her body with a machete. A string of suicides, homicides, fatal accidents and criminal behavior has left residents at. Specialist Guillens family has raised allegations that she had been sexually harassed before she was killed. An investigation is ongoing and officials did not say whether foul play was suspected. [3] Guilln's family felt she disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Original: Fernandes, 23, was last seen by fellow soldiers on Aug. 17 at a civilian home in Killeen, Texas. He had no money and hes not answering the phone. LONDON (AP) A painting by Wassily Kandinsky that spent decades in a Dutch museum after its Jewish owner was murdered in the Holocaust has sold at auction for 37.2 million pounds ($44.9 million). A body believed to be the missing 23-year-old soldier was discovered hanging from a tree Aug. 25 in Temple, about 30 miles from the base. The command wishes to express its condolences to the families and friends of Specialist Jakob Aton, and all who have been affected by this tragic accident. According to Fox 7, police and firefighters found that the passenger seat in the soldiers Jeep was reclined all the way. Prosecutors announced a charge in the case on July 2, 2020, detailing accusations that Specialist Guillen was killed by another soldier who then tried to dispose of her remains. Killeen man sentenced to life in prison in murder case over 'weed . Two more who had separated from. His awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. Aaron Robinson escape custody and kill himself. We can confirm there is an open investigation of abusive sexual contact involving Sgt. On June 30, Fort Hood officials announced that partial human remains were found close to Leon River in Bell County, Texas. Natalie Khawam, a lawyer for the family of Specialist Vanessa Guillen, said in early July that her remains had most likely been found and that a suspect in her disappearance had killed himself. Foul play is not suspected in his disappearance. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Satanist neo-Nazi sentenced to 45 years for plot to kill fellow US soldiers, US Army vet, 28, dies fighting in Ukraine: family, Famed military school alumni at war with superintendent over his diversity policies, Live Civil War artillery shell found at Gettysburg, could have killed a dozen people: report. Robinson killed himself as authorities tried to arrest him. They used my sons phone after they killed him to ask his friends for money for gas, Berg said. Jones, 20, died March 1 after he was shot at a strip club in Killeen, several miles from the base, the Army Times reported. Mortas awards and decorations include the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. Guillen, 20, was slain April 22, 2020, at Fort Hood, the Texas military base where she was stationed. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time, said Col. Kevin Capra, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. For more on the string of violence at Fort Hood, subscribe now to PEOPLE or. She said the reason for his hospital stay was unclear. Last year, at least 39. [6] [8] [9] The shooter, 34-year-old Army Specialist Ivan Lopez, died of a self-inflicted gunshot . The Texas military installation, on which Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and injured 32 others in a 2009 mass shooting, has seen more than its share of bloodshed. But the only among the victims may be the institution that them all. Vanessa Guillen Army Pfc. Additionally, soldiers have visited local hotels and hospitals throughout central Texas and continue to expand their search efforts.. An automatic rifleman, he had been assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since December 2017. Spc. Military officials have said foul play is not suspected in his disappearance. 6 min read. Specialist Robinson worked in a building at Fort Hood that was adjacent to where Specialist Guillen worked, according to Special Agent Damon Phelps of the Criminal Investigation Command. It was not until Guillens disappearance, and a subsequent reward for information on her whereabouts, that Fort Hood offered an identical reward in Morales disappearance. Officers in the area located the suspect at a nearby convenience store. Rosecrans, 27, was found dead from gunshot wounds May 18 on the side of the road in Harker Heights, Texas three miles away from where his Jeep was discovered engulfed in flames. Guillen, 20, was bludgeoned to death with a hammer in an arms room on April 22, 2020, authorities said. Her disappearance nonetheless prompted multiple investigations into sexual harassment on the base, as well as calls for a congressional probe into the way her disappearance and death were handled. He has black hair and brown eyes. Sawyer entered the Army in October 2017 as a wheeled vehicle mechanic and had been assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since May 2018. The unit sexual assault response coordinator has been working closely with Sgt. In one of those two cases, the person charged with murder was an active-duty soldier based at Fort Hood. Morales entered the Army in June 2015 as a motor transport operator and had been assigned to the 1st Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division since November 2016. A body believed to be the missing 23-year-old soldier was discovered hanging from a tree Aug. 25 in Temple, about 30 miles from the base. We look at its origins, how it operates and how it affects the lives of everyone. The proof is he disappeared. Vanessa mysteriously disappeared on April 22, 2020, according to The New York Times. He was assigned to the 9th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since May 2019. [2] Minutes later, police and firefighters were called to a different location about four miles away, where they found Rosecrans Jeep burning, the news station reported. Authorities have said Robinson bludgeoned Guillen to death in an arms room on the base and carried her body away in a heavy-duty plastic case. Hernandezvargas, 24, was discovered dead Aug. 2 after he disappeared underwater while being pulled on an inner tube behind a motorboat at the same lake where Mortas body was recovered. . 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April Rubin, Michael Levenson, Bryan Pietsch and Christopher Mele contributed reporting. In addition, no fewer than five Fort . He was a patriot who volunteered to serve our great country and we will always be grateful for his steadfast dedication to family, friends and fellow Soldiers. In 2007, 20-year-old Specialist Kamisha Block deployed to Iraq with a military police unit from Fort Hood but was shot and killed just weeks later by Staff Sgt. Activists called for systematic changes in how the military handles reports of sexual harassment and assault. Burned pieces of the case were found near the burial site along the Leon River. Twenty-eight soldiers died at the base in 2020 from homicides, suicides and accidents. We believe that the suspect had killed himself in the morning, and that unfortunately doesnt provide us much information about how this happened, why this happened. Once dismissed by cynics as a "conspiracy theory the New World Order is rapidly becoming a reality. The military failed him by not looking, Wedel told The Washington Post. At this time, there is no connection between the disappearance of Sgt. We are deeply saddened by the loss of any member of our IRONHORSE team and we will mourn this loss as an organization, said Col. Michael Schoenfeldt, commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. Disciplinary measures were also taken against soldiers and leaders assigned below brigade level, however the Army does not, as a matter of policy, "release the names of the battalion level and below commanders and leaders who received administrative action. [5], Later that evening, at around 8:30p.m., authorities re-interviewed Cecily Anne Aguilar, a local woman who was the estranged wife of a soldier at Fort Hood. FORT HOOD, Texas -- The Army is putting a civilian in charge of its criminal investigations, adding staff and freeing up more agents to work on cases, in a plan to address widespread failures.