I believe this early report within days after VG missing best sums up what we know about the investigation:
VG's boyfriend and her sister were immediately suspicious that something was wrong by 9 pm on April 22 when VG had not responded to any calls/texts. They actually traveled to Fort Hood and got a Hotel room.
The Sgt Maya says she was getting in touch with is not identified here. From the beginning, the family alleges they were not receiving information from Army officials, and they also did not respond to Reporters requests for information.
Army offers $15,000 reward to help find missing Fort Hood soldier
April 27, 2020
Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was last seen at 1 p.m. April 22 in the parking lot of the Regimental Engineer Squadron Headquarters at Fort Hood, officials said.
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Mayra Guillen, the soldier’s older sister, said she sat anxiously in a hotel room near the base on Monday as she waited for any news regarding her sibling’s disappearance. She said officials planned to search the base for her sister.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Fort Hood earlier this month closed three of its gates to help control the spread of the virus and limit base access.
However, it’s still unknown whether officials believe the soldier left base using one of the gates that remained open.
“I’m just hoping someone speaks out,” Mayra Guillen told the American-Statesman on Monday.
“This is already day six and nobody has said anything.”
Mayra Guillen said the last text conversation she had with her sister was the night before she disappeared. The pair talked about Vanessa’s plans to buy a new car, she said.
However,
Mayra Guillen suspected something was wrong the next day when her sister’s boyfriend said she was not answering texts or phone calls.
“As soon as I saw the clock strike 9 p.m. I knew she wouldn’t be working from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m.,” she said. “That’s when I started getting in touch with her sergeant.”
Mayra Guillen said she and Vanessa’s boyfriend have been in Killeen since her sister was listed as missing.
A Facebook page called “
Find Vanessa Guillen” was also created by her family to provide updated information on the search.
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“I feel completely lost right now. I don’t know what to do.”
Mayra Guillen said officials have yet to release any clues to the family regarding the circumstances of her sister’s disappearance.
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command officials, who are leading the investigation, also
have not returned requests for comment regarding possible leads in the case.
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