"Investigators analyzed Robinson’s phone and found that at 1:59 a.m. on April 23, Robinson’s cellphone was in the vicinity of FM 436 and West Main Street in Belton around a bridge. His phone tracked along the Leon River going north and was in the area for roughly two hours, the complaint says.
Investigators analyzed Aguilar’s phone as well. It revealed that she and Robinson were near the Leon River together on April 23 and April 26.
Based on the phone data, Army investigators searched Leon River on June 21. A “burn site with disturbed earth was identified.” The burned remains of what appeared to be a plastic tote or tough box were found near the area where Robinson’s phone was, but no remains were found."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/06/vanessa-guillen-case-cecily-aguilar-tied-killing-shows-court/5386086002/
"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."
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So the sergeant was notified that Vanessa was missing around 9 pm. And somewhere it was posted that 2 people saw AR loading a pelican box into his car with difficulty thought to be around 8:30pm. And CA and AR were around the river around 2 am.
I don't understand why a full fledged search and investigation didn't begin for her immediately. The earliest I can see a search start is April 25th.
Why wasn't AR questioned and watched immediately? Why wasn't an immediate alert put out so the 2 people who saw AR having trouble loading the pelican could put 2 +2 together?
If this was a civilian case it would have gone much differently.